MTN Ghana Foundation donates 88,000 face masks to health workers
MTN Ghana Foundation is donating over 88,000 KN95 face masks to health workers in regional and selected district hospitals across the country.
The face masks will be presented to health workers in 31 health facilities...
Social isolation causes brain circuit damage in humans – Study
As COVID-19 forces countries to implement social distancing and school closures, scientists at Icahn School of Medicine (ISM) at Mount Sinai in New York say they have discovered that social isolation impacts negatively on...
Covid-19: Parents, caregivers urged to sustain children’s education while at home
Right To Play Ghana has marked the International Literacy Day (ILD) with an urgent call on parents and caregivers to ensure the continuous education of their children at home despite the threat posed by...
Accra Human Rights Forum holds summit on Covid-19 and abuses
The Accra Human Rights Forum International (AHRFI) is organizing a summit to discuss Covid-19 and its related human rights abuses around the world.
The summit slated for September 10 to 11, 2020 at 2 pm...
MTN Ghana invest GHC100 million in COVID-19 fight
MTN Ghana CEO, Selorm Adadevoh has said the company has so far invested resources worth about GHS100 million to guarantee the safety and protection of staff and customers and to support government in the...
Vodafone pumps €100 million into COVID-19 fight
The Vodafone Group has pumped €100 million (US$118 million) into the COVID-19 fight since the pandemic broke.
Vodafone Ghana CEO, Patricia Obo-Nai disclosed this at the just-ended Bruegel Annual Meeting, which was held virtually for...
Venom from honeybees found to kill aggressive breast cancer cells
Using the venom from 312 honeybees and bumblebees in Perth Western Australia, Ireland and England, Dr Ciara Duffy from the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research and The University of Western Australia, tested the...
Sweden commits US$5.7m to IFAD to help avert COVID-19 food crisis
Sweden, through the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), has pledged funds to help avert a potential food crisis in some of the world’s most vulnerable rural communities in the wake of COVID-19, the UN’s International...
Club UK donates infrared thermometers to health facilities in Ghana
The Health Facilities and Regulatory Agency (HeFRA) in Ghana has received 165 pieces of infrared thermometers for onward distribution to deprived health facilities across the country.
The thermometers, valued at GHc33,650.00, were donated by Club...
MTN steps up COVID fight with new face mask wearing campaign
MTN is adding its voice to the global drive to raise awareness about the importance of wearing face masks with today’s launch of the #WearItForMe campaign across its 21 African and Middle Eastern markets.Â
To...