Climate finance in Ghana
An analysis of climate finance flows in Ghana shows that an annual average of USD 830 million was tracked in 2019 and 2020. This is a meagre 5-9% of its required investment — estimated between USD 9.3-15.5
Ghana
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Anti-galamsey task force arrests 108 illegal miners
At least 108 people have been arrested by the 400-member Galamsey Taskforce dispatched across the country last week. The men were arrested at their mining sites during regular patrol conducted by the
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Northern Region records 136 maternal deaths
Dr Braimah Abubakari, the Deputy Regional Director in charge of Clinical health of the Ghana health Service (GHS), has said the region recorded 132 maternal deaths last year due to maternity related issues.
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Government must scale up HIV/AIDS funding – Report
The government has been asked to scale up its funding of HIV/AIDS prevention programmes to sustain the fight against the spread of the infection. Ghana has been relying heavily on donor support for
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Parliament Approves USD 48.85 Million Sanitation Loan
Parliament has approved a Forty-Eight-Point-85 Million US Dollar agreement between the Government of Ghana and the African Development Fund to finance the Greater Accra Sustainable Sanitation and Livelihood
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Ghana: Government Deploys 400 Security Personnel to Fight Galamsey
Government has deployed a task force of 400 security personnel to carry out an operation to put an end to all forms of illegal mining activities, popularly known as 'galamsey' in the country. The operation
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Ghana: Malaria Indicator Survey Launched
The overall goal of the Malaria Control Programme (MCP) in the country is to reduce malaria morbidity and mortality by 75 per cent by the year 2020, Mrs Gloria Quansah Asare, Deputy Director-General of
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Agro-climatic and hydrological characterization of selected watersheds in Northern Ghana
This paper provides the climatic and biophysical context of three watersheds in northern Ghana - Anyari and Zanlerigu in the Upper East region and Bihinaayili in the Northern region. The objective of the
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Scientists warn of looming mango bacterial black spot disease
There is a looming epidemic of Bacterial Black Spot disease in Ghana, according to leading scientists. Already the disease has been reported in Kintampo in the Brong Ahafo Region. Bacterial Black
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Galamsey fight: Military deploys 10 platoons to mining sites
The government has stepped up its fight against illegal mining activities as the Military prepares to deploy ten platoons to protect mining sites from the menace on Monday. The deployment today is the
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Coastal dwellers more prone to viral, bacterial infections – Research
An NGO, New Vision Foundation International, has revealed that residents who live in coastal communities in the country are prone to more viral and bacterial diseases than urban dwellers. According