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From From 8 to 11 July 2024, the Ghana Health Service (GHS), with funding from The Global Fund, hosted a Trainer of Trainers (ToT) workshop on event-based surveillance (EBS) in Accra. This critical workshop brought together dedicated staff from national and regional levels to equip them with the necessary knowledge and facilitation skills needed to promote EBS implementation across all districts and train staff at district level. Six regions—North, North East, Savannah, Upper East, Upper West and Oti—were represented, along with staff from the Disease Surveillance Department (DSD), the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI), the Public Relations Unit (PRU), the…

Chinese electric car maker BYD is investing $1 billion in a Turkish factory to produce 150,000 vehicles a year. Photo: Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP/FileSource: AFPTurkey plans to use its geographic location and an EU customs deal to attract Chinese investors keen to access European markets duty-free, as it recently did with carmaker BYD.The Chinese electric vehicle giant signed a billion-dollar deal with Ankara on Monday to open a factory in western Turkey, promising to create 5,000 jobs, a move that will help it avoid new EU tariffs.The country, at the crossroads between Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia, is…

Professor Kwaku Asare, Democracy and Development Research Fellow at CDD-Ghana, has called for the removal of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Ms Gertrude Turkounou. This came after Mr Turkoulnu submitted in a letter to President Akufo-Addo the names of five candidates for Supreme Court justices. The Chief Justice cited heavy workload and large number of pending cases, among others, as reasons for his demand. But despite support from a majority in Congress and other government officials, her actions have come under heavy criticism. Explaining his reasons for calling for her removal from the position to the Upfront, Raymond…

SpaceX has started selling its new variant, the Starlink Mini, to early adopters last month. The company has now opened sales to the general public. The new Starlink Mini is small enough to fit in a backpack and is designed to be portable to provide access to Starlink’s satellite Internet service for users on the go. With its small size, the Mini can be a perfect device for African users, especially in rural environments. Details The Starlink Mini is designed for use on the go, easily fitting into a backpack. Its portability is matched by its performance, with its reported…

Dr. Louisa Satekla, wife of dance music musician Stonebwoy, has released a video on how she managed to fix the smile of downtrodden socialite Shatta Bandle.He showed on a laptop, the 3D view of Shatta Bandle’s teeth and explained the process, the process of fixing his teeth in the surgery and then where he showed off his new lookMany people in the comment section applauded Dr. Satekla and admired how talented she was at her jobDr Louisa Satekla, wife of dance music musician Stonebwoy, has shared a video of how she fixed the teeth of socialite Shatta Bandle.Dr Louisa Satekla…

The Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, has described the younger generation across Africa as the catalyst for the development of a new economic frontier for the continent. Abiodun stated this when he received members of the Royal African Young Leadership Forum, an initiative of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi for young men and women of the African continent in Abeokuta on Thursday. While commending Oba Ogunwusi for ushering in an evolving leadership movement for Africa, the governor said the energy and creativity of members of the forum would help reposition the continent. He said: “I see young…

Pakistanis have already protested the tax and bill hikes introduced in last month’s budget — prepared with IMF oversight — and more protests are planned. Photo: Arif ALI/AFP/FileSource: AFPThe International Monetary Fund has announced it has reached a new $7 billion loan deal with Pakistan in a bid to shore up its faltering economy.Islamabad has agreed in return to carry out further unpopular reforms, including broadening the South Asian nation’s chronically low tax base.Pakistan last year teetered on the brink of bankruptcy as the economy shrank amid political chaos, disastrous 2022 monsoons and decades of mismanagement — as well as…

Accompanied by the Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko Mensah, National Organising Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye and some NPP Parliamentary Aspirants in Wassa Region, the Vice Presidential candidate of the NPP Flagbearer, Dr Matthew Opoku Preme, paid a visit on the Chairman of the Western Regional Council of Chiefs, Tetrete Okuamoah Sekim II, at Omanhene in the Wassa Amenfi Traditional Area today, Wednesday, July 10, in the early hours of the morning. He said the visit was part of efforts to intensify the quest for new partnership between traditional rulers and politicians as articulated…

A wise man once said, when someone gets their hands on a group photo, the first question they ask themselves is, “Where am I? When it comes to photographing a person, a famous Swiss American Photographer, Robert Frank said, “There is one thing that photography must contain, the humanity of the moment.” This seems to be the guiding principle of Kwesi Arko, Ghana’s meteoric rise Sport photographer. Kwesi Arko ensures that the subjects of a particular photograph, do not just admire that work of art in their hands, but fall in love with what they see of themselves in the…

ESPN to reveal the draw for team play NBA today (Friday, 7 p.m. ET) new York – The National Basketball Association (NBA) today unveiled the new logo for the Emirates NBA Cup and announced game dates for the second annual in-season competition, which will begin on Tuesday, November 12 in NBA team markets and culminate with the T -Mobile Arena in Las Vegas hosting both the Semi-Finals on Saturday, December 14th and the Championship on Tuesday, December 17th. The Emirates NBA Cup logo celebrates the league’s new global marketing partnership with Emirates, announced in February. The logo features an image…