KNUST Vice-Chancellor designate calls for genotype awareness and national action to combat sickle cell disease

[ad_1] The Vice-Chancellor designate of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Professor Christian Agyare, has called for urgent national action to strengthen awareness, improve genotype testing, and expand healthcare access in the fight against sickle cell disease in Ghana. Speaking at the national climax of World Sickle Cell Awareness Day 2026 held…

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Gender Minister leads call for coordinated action to reduce maternal deaths

[ad_1] The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dr. Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, has participated in a high-level Maternal Mortality Roundtable aimed at fast-tracking Ghana’s efforts to reduce preventable maternal deaths. The roundtable was convened by the Office of the President, through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Advisory Unit, in collaboration with the United…

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MPs call for deliberate national action to promote Highlife music after UNESCO recognition

[ad_1] Members of Parliament have renewed calls for deliberate national action to preserve and promote Ghana’s Highlife music following its recognition by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The calls come after the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, announced on the floor of Parliament on Friday, December…

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NDC In Disarray: Officers Missing In Action

[ad_1]   The National Democratic Congress (NDC) faces internal turmoil as certain executive members voice grievances against the party leadership, citing neglect and unilateral decision-making prior to the crucial December 2024 general elections. One vocal member within the party pointed fingers at the flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, alleging a lack of regard for the executive…

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NAPO is the ‘action man’ to help NPP break the ‘8’

[ad_1] Greater Accra Regional Minister, Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover has described the running mate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh as a results-driven individual who will contribute to the party’s success in the upcoming polls. Titus Glover, speaking at the unveiling event of the NPP’s running mate, popularly known as NAPO,…

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CDD demands action against NPP Wassa Amenfi East PC for inciting violence against military

[ad_1] Dr John Osae-Kwapong, a research fellow at the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), has called for punitive measures to be taken against the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Parliamentary Candidate (PC) for Wassa Amenfi East, following allegations of incitement. Mr Frimpong is accused of rallying illegal miners, colloquially known as ‘galamseyers’, to resist military…

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AMA launches Youth Climate Action Fund, calls for proposals

[ad_1] The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has officially launched the Youth Climate Action Fund programme and called for proposals. The initiative, powered by Bloomberg Philanthropies and in collaboration with United Cities and Local Governments as well as the Bloomberg Centre for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins University, aims to empower young individuals in cities to…

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