By Evelyn Amoako Ghana established the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) by ACT 650 in the year 2003 for financing health services, provide residents with accessible, equitable ,affordable and quality health care. This laudable initiative aimed at universal health coverage…
Whose crisis is it really?
By Entle Dambuza Cape Town, South Africa has been headlined with having a water crisis over the past few weeks and the world has been told that the city is approaching “day zero”, a day that will entail no water…
Africa unfair to persons with disabilities- Kenyan famous Amputee
Elizabeth Achola Mange’ni is a Trade Development Officer II with the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Cooperatives in Kenya and also the Cofounder of You4She Initiative with experience in empowering young girls and women especially those living with disabilities. The…
‘The rights of African child should be protected’
Auguster Asantewa Boateng is the founder and convener of The Butterfly Effect, a registered not for profit organization and human rights advocacy initiative in Ghana. The NGO was founded with the aim of using effective and sustainable strategies to promote…
Nigeria and Ghana strength of ECOWAS-Kufuor
By Sunday Oyinloye A former Ghanaian President, John Agyekum Kufuor has described Ghana and Nigeria as the strength of Economic Community of West African Sates (ECOWAS), calling for deeper relations between the two nations. Kufuor, who was also a former…
Africa’s health sector should be strengthened- Kyeng
Kyeng Mercy Tetuh is an Epidemiologist with a Master’s Degree in Public Health and Epidemiology. She is the Founder and CEO of Value Health Africa and currently serves in public health office with the Africa Centre for Disease Control (Eastern…
Ambassador Abikoye visits Greater Accra Minister
Further to his 2017 familiarization visits to key Ghanaian government officials and institutions, Nigeria’s High Commissioner to Ghana, Ambassador Olufemi Michael accompanied by Minister III and First Secretary/Head of Chancery in the Mission has paid a courtesy call on Mr…
Manufacturers in Ghana to work with Nigerian counterparts
Manufacturers in Ghana have indicated interest to collaborate with their Nigerian counterparts even as Nigeria’s High Commissioner to Ghana, Ambassador Olufemi Michael Abikoye has played host to a former Nigerian Head of State, General Abdulsalmi Abubakar Abubakar was in Accra,…
I want to change African narrative of politics-Kyapalushi
Kyapalushi Kapatamoyo Sikwila is one of the young African women doing the continent proud. A popular grassroots politician in Zambia, Kyapalushi is the only female councillor and the youngest for Solwezi Municipal Council in the North Western part of…
Governor Lalong, do you have conscience ?
By Sunday Oyinloye I do not know the background of the Plateau State Governor, Mr. Simon Lalong and I don’t care to know at least for now, but it is not difficult to conclude that the man is not fit…