Japan To Fund New Bridge Over Volta River

The Japanese government will fund the construction a new bridge over the Volta River on the Eastern Corridor Road Development Project. This follows the signing of a loan agreement amounting to 11.239 billion Yen (about $100 million) between Ghana and that country under the Japanese Official Development Assistance (ODA, popularly referred to as the Yen … Read more

JICA Signs MoU With Two Health Bodies

The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on Tuesday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Ghana Health Service (GHS) for the continuous support of health interventions in the north. The agreement, which marks the beginning of the second phase of JICA’s Technical Cooperation Project would within five years, … Read more

JICA Intervention Boosts Rice Production In Northern Region

The Japan International Cooperation Agency’s (JICA) Project for Sustainable Development of Rainfed Lowland Rice Production has led to a boost in rice production in the Northern Region. Mr William Boakye-Akyeampong, the Northern Regional Director of Agriculture, said comparisons between Project Farmers and Non-Project Farmers confirms the effectiveness of the project. He said while project farmers … Read more

Teacher Training In Ghana … The Contribution of Private Partners

While the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (6th edition) defines a teacher as a person whose job is teaching, especially in a school, it describes teacher training as the process of teaching or learning the skills you need to be a teacher in a school and teaching as the work of a teacher. The Report of … Read more

GHS Training on Ebola and Cholera Surveillance Ends

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has held an Ebola and Cholera surveillance and contact tracing training for health workers from all the Regions. The three-day training was to equip participants with additional knowledge and expertise to effectively maintain surveillance, manage any Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak and trace contacts to control the epidemic should any … Read more