A total of 19,815 birth registrations were recorded in the Upper East Region between January and September this year, officials have revealed. The figure represents 72 per cent of the 36,670-target given to the region. Speaking at the commissioning of a refurbished regional office of the Births and Deaths Registry in Bolgatanga by the World … Read more
Letter from Africa: Why age is just a number in Ghana In our series of letters from African journalists, veteran Ghanaian journalist Elizabeth Ohene reflects on why in Ghana a person’s age is not etched in stone. Ghanaians do not particularly love numbers. We tend to be quite lax, especially with figures that have to … Read more
The automation of Ghana’s birth registration process, a programme spearheaded by the Births and Deaths Registry, UNICEF and the mobile network operator Tigo, won the ‘Changing Lives Award’ at the just-ended AfricaCom2016 Awards in Cape Town, South Africa. AfricaCom is the biggest gathering of all African telecom service providers and vendors to network, showcase and … Read more
The automation of Ghana’s birth registration process, a programme spear headed by the Births and Deaths Registry, UNICEF and the Mobile Network Operator, Tigo, won the ‘Changing Lives Award’ at the just ended AfricaCom 2016 Awards in Cape Town, South Africa. AfricaCom is the biggest gathering of all African telecom service providers and vendors to … Read more