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World Bank grant: $1.2m goes to deprived schools – Education Minister

June 2, 2022 The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has said the $1.2 million World Bank grant for digital literacy will be channelled into resourcing deprived basic schools identified across...

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June 2, 2022 / Comments (0)

GHS launches 5-day COVID-19 vaccination campaign

February 1, 2022 The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has launched a five-day national vaccination campaign as part of efforts to increase the uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine. The National Vaccination Days...

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February 1, 2022 / Comments (0)

MoH receives 2.9m more COVID-19 vaccine doses from USA, Denmark

December 9, 2021 The governments of the United States of America and Denmark have supported the national vaccination programme against COVID-19 with additional 2.9 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson...

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December 9, 2021 / Comments (0)

COVID-19: UK donates 249,000 AstraZeneca doses to Ghana

August 18, 2021 Ghana has today taken delivery of 249,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from the United Kingdom. The doses arrived this morning (August 18, 2021) at the Kotoka International...

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August 18, 2021 / Comments (0)

World Bank financing for COVID-19 vaccine rollout exceeds $4 billion

July 1, 2021 The World Bank announced today, June 30, 2021, that it is providing over $4 billion for the purchase and deployment of COVID-19 vaccines for 51 developing countries, half of which are in...

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July 1, 2021 / Comments (0)

COVAX: UNICEF signs agreement for 34million Moderna COVID-19 vaccines

June 3, 2021 The UN’s children’s agency, UNICEF has signed a long-term agreement with Moderna for the supply of COVID-19 vaccines on behalf of the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX)...

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June 3, 2021 / Comments (0)

World Bank pledges more support to Ghana’s COVID-19 response, vaccines procurement

May 27, 2021 The World Bank has pledged its commitment to providing additional resources towards Ghana’s Covid-19 response including vaccine purchase. This follows the difficulties the country ia...

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May 27, 2021 / Comments (0)

COVID-19 vaccination starts Tuesday

February 25, 2021 Ghana is set to begin COVID-19 vaccination from next Tuesday as part of measures to stop the further spread of the viral disease. This follows the arrival of the first consignment of...

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February 25, 2021 / Comments (0)

GES trains ‘Back-to-School’ taskforce to ensure children return to school after break

December 16, 2020 The Ghana Education Service (GES) has instituted measures, including the training of a taskforce, to ensure pre-tertiary school children, particularly girls, return to school in January...

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December 16, 2020 / Comments (0)

UNICEF presents US$40,000 to Ghana Health Service to fight coronavirus

December 10, 2020 The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday donated medical items worth $40,000.00 to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to help curb the spread and fight...

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December 10, 2020 / Comments (0)