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Tema: The 2024/25 batch of national service personnel serving at the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo), with support from the management of the company, have donated essential medical equipment to the Tema General Hospital to support quality healthcare delivery. As part of their service, GRIDCo’s national service personnel are tasked with implementing a corporate social responsibility initiative annually, positively impacting society. According to Ghana News Agency, the donation, which included crank manual beds, hospital mattresses, a dental chair, and other medical instruments, aimed to enhance patient care and improve the hospital’s capacity to serve the community. Ms Keziah Ewurama Nuamah

Accra: The renowned Buz Stop Boys, a youth group committed to cleaning drains and gutters across cities and towns nationwide, took to the streets of Cape Coast on Thursday for an extensive clean-up exercise. This initiative, part of the preparations for this year’s Oguaa Fetu Afahye festival, aimed to maintain the ancient city’s cleanliness before, during, and after the celebrations of the festival. According to Ghana News Agency, the group, consisting of 33 members, received support from passersby, drivers, and local residents, who praised their dedication to serving the historic city. Armed with brooms, dustpans, and a sense of community

Sunyani: Mrs Fati Kine-Lam, the Bono Regional Director of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), says the region has recorded additional 252 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) of the Gbinyiri clash in two districts. According to Ghana News Agency, 250 of the IDPs were being sheltered in some communities in the Tain and two of them at Suma-Ahnekro in the Jaman North Districts. Speaking in an interview in Sunyani, Mrs Kine-Lam said so far about 800 IDPs, including about 500 children, had sought shelter in the region with the highest of them being sheltered in the Wenchi Municipality. Reports indicate that

Accra: The fourth edition of the Agritech West Africa exhibition is set to occur from September 19 to 20, 2025, at the Accra International Conference Centre. The event will be held under the auspices of the Ministries of Food and Agriculture and Trade and Industry. According to Ghana News Agency, the exhibition will be co-located with the Agrochem Agro Input Ghana and Agro Process Pack Ghana exhibitions. Organised by Synergice Events India, the event is supported by the West African Chamber of Agriculture (WACOA), Croplife Ghana, and the Association of Ghana Industries. Additional backing comes from the Ghana Union of

Cape Town: The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) (www.AWIEForum.org) has announced the finalists for the prestigious AWIEF Awards for 2025. Held annually as part of the AWIEF Conference, the AWIEF Awards celebrate the achievem…

Accra: ActionAid Ghana, in collaboration with UN-Habitat, Habitat for Humanity International, and the University of Twente, has launched a $2.74 million climate resilience project to safeguard vulnerable coastal communities in Ghana and C´te d’Ivoire against the mounting threats of climate change. The initiative, titled ‘Improving Resilience of Coastal Communities in C´te d’Ivoire and Ghana,’ is funded by the Adaptation Fund and was officially inaugurated in Anloga in the Volta Region. It seeks to address the pressing dangers of rising sea levels, tidal waves, recurrent flooding, and coastal erosion, which have left many communities facing destruction and displacement. According to Ghana

Accra: The Leukemia Project Foundation (LPF), a non-profit organisation, has reaffirmed its mission to eliminate preventable deaths from leukemia and related blood disorders through accessible healthcare, education, and research. According to Ghana News Agency, since its establishment in 2006, the LPF has been at the forefront of advocacy, patient support, and healthcare development for leukemia and related blood conditions in Ghana. Currently, in collaboration with the LPF, the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) is spearheading the construction of Ghana’s first Centre for Hematology and Clinical Genetics, which would provide advanced treatment options, diagnostic services, and training opportunities for medical professionals. Joining