Dr. Kwegyir Aggrey "Only the best is good enough for Africa."
Kwame Nkrumah "The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of Africa."
With her bag slung over her shoulder and an orange sweater tied tightly around her waist, 10-year-old Rokia Koumaré heads for the banks of the Niger River in Bamako, Mali. Every morning, at around 7:00 am, she and dozens of her classmates take to their school on Dialogun Island, a small pirogue with a straw […]
ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS Kangaroo care received a ringing endorsement in a study published in the British Medical Journal this week. It’s the latest affirmation of skin-to-skin care for small and preterm babies to reduce the risk of infection and mortality. Reviewing 31 trials that involved over 15,000 infants, the new study noted a reduction in childhood […]
When it comes to in-flight meals, no one knows better than the flight attendants who work on the aircrafts day in and day out. ANNA RAHMANAN Every type of traveler — from occasional to frequent flyers — has an opinion about food served on planes, whether they’re appreciative of the fare or starkly opposed to […]
MIKE STOBBE Racial bias built into a common medical test for lung function is likely leading to fewer Black patients getting care for breathing problems, a study published Thursday June 1 suggests. As many as 40% more Black male patients in the study might have been diagnosed with breathing problems if current diagnosis-assisting computer software […]
FRED OLUOCH & AGGREY MUTAMBO The African Union’s proposal to expand the peace search in Sudan has received early backing from the West, suggesting mediation will now go beyond warring generals and rope in civilian groups. After Ugandan leader Yoweri Museveni chaired a meeting of the African Union Peace and Security Council last week, the […]
The Gold for Oil policy introduced by Vice President Dr. Muhamudu Bawumia last year is described as the first policy to address the balance of payments crisis facing Ghana. According to the vice president it is the “most important macro-economic policy to deal with the exchange rate depreciation, and fuel and food inflation crises.” Oil […]
When it comes to in-flight meals, no one knows better than the flight attendants who work on the aircrafts day in and day out. ANNA RAHMANAN Every type of traveler — from occasional to frequent flyers — has an opinion about food served on planes, whether they’re appreciative of the fare or starkly opposed to […]
GLORIA DICKIE Lion and leopard populations in Zambia’s Kafue National Park are showing signs of a modest comeback following decades of poaching, helped by expanded protection strategies, including an innovative vulture early-warning system. Big cat densities across Kafue, measured broadly for the first time by global conservation organization Panthera, remained stable and in some cases […]
NAOMI GRIMLEY & CAMILLA HORROX The recruitment of nurses by high-income countries from poorer nations is “out of control”, according to the head of one of the world’s biggest nursing groups. The comments come as the BBC finds evidence of how Ghana’s health system is struggling due to the “brain-drain”. Many specialist nurses have left […]