Ghana: Dr Bawumia Shows Love to Cured Lepers, Lists Govt's Interventions Against Disease
[GhanaToday] The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has reiterated his call for an end to stigmatisation against cured lepers, as he assures of the government's unwavering commitment to supporting them and also ending the disease. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 30, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Ghana Health and Medicine West Africa Source Type: news
Ghana: Obey GMetHarmattan Advice
[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has advised Ghanaians to be aware of the health risks posed by the harmattan. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 30, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Ghana Health and Medicine West Africa Source Type: news
Ghana: GMet) Cautions Ghanaians About Harmattan-Related Diseases
[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has advised Ghanaians to take cognisant of the health risks posed by the harmattan which has the ability to worsen allergies such as asthma. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 30, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Ghana Health and Medicine West Africa Source Type: news
Ghana: Upper West Regional Hospital Plans to Establish Cancer Unit
[Ghanaian Times] Wa -- The Medical Director of the Upper West Regional Hospital, Dr Robert Amesiya, has said plans were advanced for the establishment of a cancer unit at the facility, to help treat cancer patients. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 30, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Ghana Health and Medicine West Africa Source Type: news
Why sweet treats are increasingly expensive
W invaded Ukraine in 2022, the arrival of war in one of the world’s breadbaskets sent the price of foodstuffs soaring—with one exception, sugar. But last year was worse for folk with a sweet tooth. As grain prices fell, sugar prices jumped (see chart). Although they have fallen more recently, they…#ukraine #cocacola #kitkats #elniño #thailand #brazil #spain #florida #ghana #ivorycoast (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Africa in debt spiral as restructuring efforts drag on
While the explosion of debt is throwing a shadow over global economic growth, experts warn that Sub-Saharan Africa, where several countries are already in default, is experiencing its worst-ever crisis. The rise in interest rates and over-indebtedness is already crimping the ability of countries…#africa #african #worldeconomicforum #davos #globalsouth #kenyan #attiyawaris #unitednations #worldbank #ghana (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ghana: 'Ghana Poised to Eliminate Malaria by 2028'
[Ghanaian Times] Ghana is poised to eliminate malaria deaths by 90 per cent and case incidence by 50 per cent in the year 2028. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 18, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Ghana Health and Medicine Malaria West Africa Source Type: news
Ghana: 'Let's Protect Children From Mercury Exposure'
[Ghanaian Times] The government has been called upon to introduce stringent measures to protect children from their exposure to mercury in illegal mining activities, popularly known as "galamsey". (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 18, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Children and Youth Ghana Health and Medicine West Africa Source Type: news
Sources: African neobank Kuda raised $20M in 2023 at a $500M valuation, same as its 2021 valuation; it has 7M retail and business users, short of projections
Earlier this month, Kuda co-founder and CEO Babs Ogundeyi told users that the Nigerian online challenger bank had reached almost ₦56 trillion (~$60 billion) in transaction value since its 2019 launch. Ogundeyi also said that Kuda had achieved a notable milestone, with 7 million retail and business…#nigerian #africa #nigeria #african #ghana #uganda #tanzania #nigerians #monzo #revolutandstarling (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
African American Film Critics Awards: ‘American Fiction,’ ‘Origin’ & ‘The Color Purple’ Lead Honors
Ava DuVernay’s time-hopping drama Origin, debut filmmaker Cord Jefferson’s American Fiction, and Blitz Bazawule’s musical take on The Color Purple lead the winners at the 15th annual African American Film Critics Awards. Scroll down for the full list. Origin, DuVernay’s first feature since 2018’s…#blitzbazawules #colorpurple #origin #duvernay #bestfilm #duvernays #americanfiction #bestcomedy #ghanaian #bestmusical (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ghana Gets Debt-Relief Terms, Enough to Unlock IMF $600 Million
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Source: Reuters: Health - January 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
SAP to pay $222 million to settle US bribery charges
SAP, the German software company, agreed to pay about $222 million to resolve investigations into bribery schemes in seven countries, U.S. authorities said on Wednesday. The U.S. Department of Justice said SAP has entered a three-year deferred prosecution agreement to resolve criminal charges that…#sap #indonesia #southafrica #azerbaijan #ghana #kenya #tanzania #jessicaaber #easterndistrict #virginia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The US DOJ says SAP will pay over $220M to settle investigations into worldwide “recidivist” foreign bribery practices
Christian Klein, CEO of the software company SAP, stands on the podium looking at his cell phone before the start of the company's Annual General Meeting. SAP , the $192 billion German enterprise tech company, will pay more than $220 million to settle investigations into worldwide "recidivist"…#christianklein #sap #indonesia #southafrica #justicedepartment #nicoleargentieri #azerbaijan #ghana #kenya #indonesian (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Jeffrey Epstein list: What we know —and what we don't
For nearly two decades, journalists, police detectives, FBI agents, lawyers and amateur sleuths have pried into the depraved world of Jeffrey Epstein. Yet even after the release of thousands of pages of court records in recent days, some questions about the millionaire pedophile remain unanswered.…#fbi #jeffreyepstein #epstein #africa #billclinton #kevinspacey #christucker #ghana #nigeria #rwanda (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Magnitude of self-reported intimate partner violence against pregnant women in Ghana's northern region and its association with low birth weight - Kpordoxah MR, Adiak AA, Issah AN, Yeboah D, Abdulai N, Boah M.
This study assessed the magnitude of IPV a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 8, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
