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Parliamentary Committee on Health Urged to Visit Health Training Institutions

Bolgatanga: Mr. Williams Sebil, the Principal of the Nursing Training College in Bolgatanga, Upper East Region, has appealed to the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health to undertake regular visits to Health Training Institutions across the country. He emphasized that such visits would provide the Committee with firsthand insight into the operational realities of these institutions, […]

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Ghana Integrates E-Waste Recycling into Education to Promote Sustainability

Accra: Ghana is set to integrate e-waste management and recycling into its technical and tertiary education curricula, aiming to formalize the informal sector and enhance sustainability. Dr. Vincent Nartey Kyere, E-waste Team Leader at the Ministry of Environment, Science, and Technology, announced this initiative, which seeks to equip young people with necessary skills in sustainable […]

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Eric Danquah Foundation Awards Scholarship to Final-Year University of Ghana Student

Accra: The Eric Danquah Foundation (EDF), through its flagship programme, The Highflyers in Plant Breeding and Genetics Programme, has awarded a scholarship to Mr Mohammed Sani Mohammed. Mr Mohammed is a final-year student at the University of Ghana studying for a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (Crop Science). According to Ghana News Agency, the EDF […]

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Government Launches Steering Committee to Enhance Private Sector Role in Power Distribution

Accra: The government has inaugurated an eight-member Steering Committee to oversee the reintroduced Multiple Lease Model (MLM) aimed at enhancing private sector involvement in electricity distribution. This initiative seeks to segment electricity distribution into regional units managed by private operators, thereby attracting investors, improving efficiency, reducing losses, and enhancing customer satisfaction. According to Ghana News […]

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Prof Danquah Appointed to Serve on UKUDLA’s International Steering Committee

Accra: A new African-German research initiative designed to strengthen food systems and advance applied data science has been officially launched with the goal of equipping the next generation of African scientists to tackle pressing agricultural challenges. Known as the African-German Centre for Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems and Applied Agricultural and Food Data Science (UKUDLA), […]