The SOS Children’s Villages marked the Day of the African Child on Friday, June 16, with a call on government to guarantee a zero-tolerance approach towards child rights violations in Ghana while also committing more resources to child protection. SOS, in a statement, served notice of its drive to accelerate the protection and empowerment of vulnerable … Read more
Ghana on Friday joined the rest of the world to commemorate the Day of the African Child. The Day, which was initiated by the Organisation of African Unity, now the African Union, had been commemorated since 1991 to among other things, honour the memory of the gallant children who were killed by security forces in … Read more
The contest, named Youth Innovate for SDGs, will award USD 750 to one young African to fund their idea and will also provide expertise and advice to help the winner implement their project. Contest criteria stipulate that the idea must focus on improving children’s lives and contribute to at least one of the 17 SDGs. … Read more
Health experts and stakeholder organizations have declared a seven-point of action to be taken by government on tobacco control, the reduction of its usage and its effect on non-communicable diseases and premature deaths. The actions place emphasis on the promotion of partnerships, building of capacities of different stakeholders to advocate, support and monitor progress on … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated in New York that Ghana seeks to achieve the 2030 United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), by way of a strong industrial growth. He stressed that the country was entering a new era when industrial transformation would be the major driver of the economy. The President made the … Read more
President Nana Akufo-Addo is in New York City for the United Nations High-Level Meeting to support the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 14). Some senior government officials with him are Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey; Secretary to the President, Nana Asante Bediatuo; Deputy Chief of Staff, Francis Asenso … Read more
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says the priority of his government is to build the most business-friendly and people-friendly economy in Africa, which will create jobs and prosperity for all Ghanaians. This, the President stressed, will be done through the introduction of measures which will empower the private sector. President Akufo-Addo … Read more
The government of Ghana has reiterated its commitment to achieving an information society; a goal which will be given added impetus with the country’s hosting of the second Africa Open Data Conference in July 2017. Ghana, one of the first countries in Africa to start an open data initiative in 2012 after signing on to … Read more
More than 600 commitments have been received at the Ocean Conference underway at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York with a pledge to take action to improve the health of the ocean. The voluntary commitments, including countries, businesses and civil society groups, have been recorded and more are expected at the Ocean Conference. … Read more
Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh, Minister of Education has inaugurated a committee to advise and lead the implementation of the country’s free Senior High School (SHS). The committee constituted representatives from the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Information, Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Scholarship Secretariat, Buffer Stock Company, Auditor General’s Department, Ghana Education Service Teachers Union … Read more
Almost half of all deaths globally are now recorded with a cause, new data from World Health Organisation (WHO) show. The report highlights improvements countries have made on collecting vital statistics and monitoring progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In 2015, of the estimated 56 million deaths which occurred globally, 27 million were registered … Read more
Too early, too many Salamatu expresses her wish to have limited or spaced the number of children she had had “I work but the income I make is not enough to take care of my family,” says 20-year-old Salamatu Abubakar. Although not married, Salamatu is a mother of three children. At age 17, she was … Read more
Is education in Africa beating about the bush? It will be tough to separate Winston Churchill’s command of the English language from his wicked wit. While a lessor idiom might suggest, for example, that “It’s time to stop beating about the bush,” Churchill might capture Africa’s education dilemma thus: We must “now lay eggs instead … Read more
Mr Samuel Bentil Aggrey, the President of the Ghana Library Association, has called on the Government to create a national library to help keep relevant national information. He said a national library was important because it would help to collect and preserve all publications of the country and perform other critical roles. Mr Aggrey made … Read more
The United Nations of Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is demanding healthcare and financial accountably into the operational activities of the Ministry of Health announcing a cut in aid to the sector. Ghana’s healthcare donor partner is requesting detailed accounts of financial resources the government receives to facilities healthcare delivery in the country. “Ghana is now a … Read more
Government is under pressure to secure funds to complete over 309 stalled projects across the country being funded by the Ministry of Health including the forty-year abandoned maternity block at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. Construction works on three hundred and nine projects have stalled for a long time due to resource constraints from the government … Read more
David Pritchard, Vice President of Africa and Developing Countries of Asia for GlaxoSmithKline, outlined the company’s commitment to help Africa reach the global sustainable development goals (SDGs) by 2030. Opening this year’s Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC) held in Nairobi, Kenya, David Pritchard highlighted that “GSK is concerned about the many barriers and obstacles … Read more
Issues of the child marriage and teenage pregnancy have become foremost in the fight for equality for women in society. According to UNICEF’s State of the World’s CHILDREN 2016 Report, 21% of Ghanaian girls are married before they are 18, with the rates being as high as 39% in the past. Speaking at the 23rdF … Read more
As co-chair of SDG Advocates, President Akufo-Addo will work to promote the United Nations’ agenda of global sustainable development. United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres has announced that the President of Ghana, His Excellency Nana Akufo-Addo, will serve as co-chair of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Advocates in the stead of Former President John … Read more
Voted “Outstanding Business Sustainability” by the Karlsruhe Sustainable Finance awards in 2016, Access Bank’s outstanding CSR initiatives have yet again received wide applause with some one thousand and three hundred (1,300) volunteering employees undertaking various social intervention initiatives, and impacting over 160 communities nationwide as part of its Employee Volunteering programme (EVP) in 2016. This … Read more