The Deputy Environmental Health and Sanitation Director at the Northern Region, Hajia Fati Baba Sibdow has hailed waste management experts Zoomlion Ghana Limited(ZGL) for its efforts in ensuring the waste generated from the ongoing second nationwide vaccination exercise by ensuring that the waste generated is disposed properly and again advised …
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One confirmed dead in Techiman from rabies
The Techiman Health Directorate within the Bono East Region has pressed the alarm bell following a recent outbreak of rabies which has since left one person dead. With the region now considered a hot spot for COVID-19, with six persons dead and readied to be buried by the Environmental Health Directorate …
Read More »PAC sitting at Sunyani turns dramatic
• PAC is in Sunyani to investigate portions of the Auditor-General’s report on schools • Two persons who had been scheduled for Friday were called impromptu to respond to some concerns • PAC is sitting for a week on the matter This past Monday, there was drama at the Public …
Read More »Dr. Kubio Endorses Government and Zoomlion Covid-19 vaccination Medical waste management
The Regional Director for Ghana Health Service at Damongo in the Savannah Region, Dr. Chrysantus Kubio has praised the collaboration between Zoomlion Medical Waste and Public Health Department of the Ministry of Health, School of Hygiene and School of Public Health, Korle-bu, to properly manage the Covid-19 vaccination waste across …
Read More »2nd jab of AstraZeneca in Bono East: Zoomlion Assures Ghanaians Of Proper Management of Covid Waste
Amidst the ongoing nationwide second jab of the AstraZeneca vaccine, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, handling the management of Covid-19 waste, has assured Ghanaians of correct and safe disposal of Covid waste that will be generated at the various vaccine centres. The Zoomlion Bono East Regional Manager, George Menu, gave the assurance …
Read More »Apremudo: Traditional Council rejects body of man who killed mother-in-law
There has been controversy surrounding the burial of a 33-year-old Ghanaian who was based in Spain, Emmanuel Kwofie, and committed suicide after he shot and killed his mother-in-law Elizabeth Nkrumah, 66 at Apremudo in the Effia-Kwesimintim municipality of the Western Region on August 15 this year. Reports coming from the …
Read More »Nurses were asleep while I experienced panic attack at COVID-19 treatment centre – Hammer
• Hammer tested positive for COVID-19 • He said while at the treatment centre he had a panic attack at 1 am when nurses at the hospital were asleep • He described his COVID-19 period as being through “hell and back” Ghanaian music producer, Edward Nana Poku Osei, popularly called Hammer, has been recounting his ordeal …
Read More »45-year-old painter allegedly defiles KG2 pupil
• A KG2 has been defiled • The suspect, a 45-year-old painter, has denied the act • Police have arraigned him even as investigations go on The Accra Regional Police Command is investigating a defilement case involving a painter and a KG2 pupil. John Arthur, 45, who resides at Race …
Read More »German Government supports Ghana’s health system
The Ministry of Health (MoH) on Tuesday received medical equipment and consumables from the German Government through the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), as part of its contribution towards efforts to strengthen Ghana’s health system. The items were made up of 45 ventilators, 5,000 pulse oximeters, and consumables valued …
Read More »Over US$38m worth of medical equipment rot away in abandoned Afari Military Hospital
Ultra-modern oxygen cylinders and medical equipment worth over US$38 million are left to rot at the abandoned Afari Military hospital in the Ashanti Region. The hospital is a 500-bed facility which according to media reports was expected to be completed in December 2018. However, the expectation was not met. In …
Read More »Six teenagers arrested for attempting to sell ‘stolen’ taxi
Six youngsters alleged to be residents of Effiakuma in the Effia Kwesimintsim Municipality in the Western Region have been arrested by the Adum Banso Unit Committee in the Mpohor District for attempting to sell a “stolen” taxi to an unsuspecting man in the area. Narrating events leading to the arrest …
Read More »Bus veers off, enters Upper West Akim MP’s sister’s shop
Ad • An accident has happened at Adeiso • One of the persons affected is a sister of the MP for Upper West Akyem • The number of injured is yet to be ascertained A sister of the Upper West Akyem Member of Parliament, Frederick Obeng Adom, has escaped unhurt …
Read More »I birthed him at 10 months – Mother of ‘Volta Giant’ recounts
Mrs Comfort Agbafufu, the Mother of Charles Sogli, the tallest man in the Volta Region of Ghana, looks okay, but walks with some difficulties. She said her intermittent waist pain started after she gave birth to the giant. The mother of five, told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that, that …
Read More »One dead, over 20 injured as satchet water truck fails brake
A shop attendant is feared dead while over 20 persons including a pregnant woman have been injured in a multiple vehicular crash at Adeiso in West Akyem District in Eastern Region. Three of the injured including the pregnant woman are in critical condition hence referred to Nsawam government hospital. “About …
Read More »Police arrest two suspected armed robbers at mosque
Two suspected armed robbers who had gone to the Mosque to pray after successfully robbing the Wapco Fuel station at Wiasi, a suburb of Kwame Danso in the Bono East region have been arrested by the Police. The Suspects – Mustapha Selemana (27yrs) and Muali Seidu (42yrs) made away with …
Read More »Germany Trip: Akufo-Addo hired luxury VIP jet at $14,000 per hour – Ablakwa
North Tongu lawmaker Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has claimed that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo hired an ultra luxury VIP jet at US$14,000 per for his trip to Germany last week. He accused the President of wanton abuse of discretion in the decision to hire the jet at this rate. President Nana Addo Dankwa …
Read More »Zoomlion Medical Waste to arrest public health problems associated with COVID-19 2nd jab vaccination
Mr. Emmanuel Volsuuri, the Upper West Regional General Manager of Zoomlion Ghana Limited, has announced the battle readiness of his outfit to ensure that, the collection of medical waste generated from the ongoing nationwide second phase of the AstraZeneca vaccine for the Covid-19 vaccination exercise to enhance public health promotion …
Read More »PHOTOS: Adebayor gives “Funny Face” another car after his accident
Funny Face was reported to have survived a near-fatal accident on the Accra- Kumasi Highway, Bonsu Junction specifically. This is the third time the comedian has survive an accident on the roads of Ghana. After he got out of the car, he made a Facebook Live video describing how the …
Read More »Akufo-Addo blows Ghc3.46m on another luxurious private jet – Ablakwa reveals
The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has once again revealed that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has spent a whopping Ghc3.46 million on a private jet on his recent trips to England and Germany. After massive public outrage over the president’s decision to spend over 2.4 …
Read More »Akufo-Addo finally releases cash for conjoined twins’ surgery at Ridge Hospital
President Akufo-Addo has paid the full cost of the surgery of the conjoined twins at the Ridge Hospital in Accra. The Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Opare on Tuesday presented a cheque of Gc 14,394, 397.58 to the management of the Gt. Accra Regional Hospital(Ridge Hospital). This follows concerns about …
Read More »‘Even if I’m given 1,000 cows, I won’t contest in 2024’ – Why Ken Agyapong is quitting Parliament
• Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong has announced he will quit Parliament when his current term ends • He will have served the constituency for 24 years consecutively • He is bitter that his efforts have not been recognized by most of his constituents Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong has announced that he …
Read More »Drunk soldier in viral video demoted
The soldier who was filmed drunk in Pretoria has been demoted. Image: Screengrab A soldier who was filmed in a drunken stupor in Pretoria earlier this month has been demoted, the SA National Defence Force said on Tuesday. A video of the officer surrounded by shocked community members while he struggled …
Read More »VIDEO: Fans excited as Okomfo Kwadee stages comeback with 3 solid bangers
Okomfo Kwadee tops Twitter trends as he stages comeback with 3 solid bangers • Ghanaians are extolling Kwadee after the release of his three bangers • Kwadee disappeared from the music scene following rumours of health challenges • In one of his new songs, he collaborated with an international artiste …
Read More »Otchere-Darko drops stunning photos to mark daughter’s birthday
New Patriotic Party (NPP) stalwart, Gabby Otchere-Darko, has stunned social media users with adorable photos to mark his daughter’s birthday. His daughter, Gabriella Westlund Darko, turned 31 on Sunday, August 29, 2021. The proud father, who could not keep calm over the milestone, took to his Facebook page to celebrate …
Read More »4th Phase of Managing Covid-19 Vaccine Vials Underway In Ashanti Region
The fourth (4th) phase of the waste management of used Covid-19 vaccine vials is underway in the Ashanti Region. The six-day (August 31, 202 – September 5, 2021,) operation which begun Tuesday at the Adum Pampamso Maternity and Child Health Hospital, is a collaboration among waste management company, Zoomlion Ghana …
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