Kanemasa Ito compares caring for his wife Kimiko to waging a daily war with the devil. The woman he loved has all but disappeared — lost to dementia, she can no longer eat, bathe, or go to the toilet alone. “There is a demon inside her head,” Ito told AFP, articulating the dramatic change in … Read more
Ghana’s first health insurance scheme for homoeopathic care has been launched in Accra. The scheme, launched by the C4C Homeopathic Hospital, is the set to promote access to alternative healthcare. Homoeopathy is the use of unorthodox means of treating ailments in a holistic way. The scheme so far has a subscription base of 2,000 subscribers. The … Read more
The Editor of the Spectator, Mrs Augustina Aforo-Yeboah, has declared her intention to contest for the position of Vice President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA). The seasoned journalist with over 30 years of experience said her intention to contest was to bring her experience on board to reform, revive and revitalise the association. “The … Read more
The Ghana Agricultural Insurance Pool (GAIP) is introducing a livestock insurance scheme to cushion farmers in the event of losses on their animals. With effect tomorrow the pilot stage of the programme is expected to be rolled-out to provide security for smallholder farmers. “In a bid to minimise the high risks associated with livestock farming … Read more
The minister-designate for Health, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu has said the ailing National Health Insurance Scheme will work again if given the nod as the sector minister. Responding to questions by the appointments committee of Parliament on how he was going to rescue the insurance scheme, Mr. Agyemang-Manu said he will ensure that whatever needs to be … Read more
The former Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Sylvester Mensah, has described the achievements of President John Dramani Mahama as a good dose of medicine for the country. He said the president has performed so well that he deserves a second term. Mounting the stage at the final regional rally of … Read more
President John Mahama has denied assertions that Ghana’s agriculture sector is on the decline. Addressing the 32nd Farmer’s Day Celebration at Kintampo in the Brong Ahafo Friday, Mr Mahama said despite the challenges posed by climate change and illegal mining activities on farmlands, the sector continues to witness growth. The presidential candidate of the New … Read more
More than 1,000 cocoa farmers from about 500 farming communities across Ghana received a total of $1m interest-free loans from Olam Ghana Limited, a leading supply chain manager of agri-products and one of the country’s biggest cocoa buying agencies. Mr. Eric Asare Botwe, Manager of Olam’s Cocoa Licensed Buying Company (LBC) business who made this … Read more
Olam Ghana Limited has given over 1,000 cocoa farmer $1million interest-free loans in addition to the GHS4million premium it paid them for the 2015/2016 cocoa season. Head of Business at Olam Ghana Limited, Eric Botwe revealed this at the Olam Cocoa Managers conference in Accra. The conference was held to sensitize the about 400 Olam … Read more
Head of Business at Olam Ghana Limited, Eric Botwe said the company has given over 1,000 cocoa farmer $1million interest-free loans in addition to the GHC4million premium it paid them for the 2015/2016 cocoa season. He was speaking at the Olam Cocoa Managers conference in Accra, which was to sensitize the about 400 Olam Cocoa … Read more
Star Microinsurance Services in collaboration with Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development has begun the second phase of the Fishermen Life Insurance Scheme (FLIS) from the landing beaches in the Greater Accra Region. The nationwide rollout of the scheme according to the FLIS Project Manager, Jesse Justice Asante Fordjour, will cover all the landing beaches … Read more
A Kenyan research scientist at the International Livestock Research Institute based in Nairobi has won the 2016 Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application for his work in providing insurance to livestock herders in East Africa’s drylands through innovative, state-of-the art technologies. Dr Andrew Mude developed insurance for never-before-insured communities whose livelihoods depend on … Read more