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The West Africa Conference by the Institution of Occupation Safety and Health (IOSH) focused adoption of a safe and healthy working environment as a fundamental principle and right at work The Global body’s West Africa Conference on Occupation Safety and Health held in Accra has been very successful, the chair of the Institution of Occupation Safety and Health (IOSH) Ghana, Edward Debrah has said. He said, “The conference went really well. The speakers spoke from their hearts about the need for fundamental labour rights to be respected in the country.”  Speaking on the impact of the Health and Safety Bill for the…

President Akufo-Addo has appealed to hospital authorities at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC), to as a matter of priority, ensure that they manage the facility under a prudent business model that will keep it running as one of the best health centres in the country for years to come. In his address at the commissioning ceremony of phase two of the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC), President Akufo-Addo, said the second phase of the project which has been made possible through the 217 million united states dollars’ facility secured from the Bank Leumi, in Israel, must endeavour…

Some 325 persons have died in 1177 road crashes in the Eastern Region within 10 months. This represents an eight percent decrease within the same period last year. In 2021, 357 people were killed. Eastern Regional Director of the National Road Safety Authority, Dennis Yirebu made the revelation at the opening ceremony for training of Accident and Traffic Enforcement officers and DVLA Technicians and Engineers drawn from the Central, Greater Accra, Volta and Eastern Regions. The training is being sponsored by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority in Koforidua. Addressing the media, Mr. Yirebu called for a more collaborative effort…

The Police says it has prosecuted the Member of Parliament for Madina, Francis Xavier Sosu for reckless and inconsiderate driving. According to a Facebook post by the Police, the MP was arrested on November 3 after he was spotted driving in the middle of the road around the Airport by-pass in a Toyota Land Cruiser V8 vehicle with registration number GB-9776-21. His action, the Police said was risking the lives of pedestrians and other road users. The law enforcement agency proceeded to impound the MP’s vehicle and arraigned him before the La District Court on November 4 on the charges…

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCO) is urging its workers to comply with all its safety principles in order to be able to provide quality services to the general public. The company says due to the nature of its operations, there is a need for its workers to go by their duties with the utmost regard to sound safety practices. Speaking at the 2022 Corporate Safety Durbar organized in Accra on Friday, October 28 in Accra, the Chief Executive Officer, Ing. Ebenezer Essienyi indicated that the company will continually provide all the necessary support in achieving their goal. “Compliance with…

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) says chicken and other meat products that are imported into the country are taken through internationally-accredited protocols to ensure they are safe for the Ghanaian market. A statement issued by the CEO on Tuesday, November 8, said there is a mini laboratory at the Tema Port, which is used for testing meat products before their release onto the market. “In addition, the FDA performs thorough inspection on each consignment that arrives at the ports to ascertain product’s compliance with food safety standards. “Specifically, each consignment is checked for discolouration and odour, packing integrity,” part…

The KMA Circuit Court in Kumasi has sentenced 26-year-old Robert Sei to six years imprisonment for reckless driving on the Accra-Kumasi road. He was arraigned after his actions that led to the death of one Kwadwo Boateng and the hospitalization of three others. Robert was convicted for going contrary to Section 1, Act 683 of the Road Accident Act 2004, after investigations revealed he had no license while driving. According to the facts of the case, Robert, who has been driving for some time now, is physically challenged in the arm, for which reason under normal circumstances, he must not…

The authorities in Nigeria’s Imo state have been asked to arrest a man who allegedly assaulted and broke the arm of his two-month-old baby. The 31-year-old man is reported to have assaulted his baby with a plastic cloth hanger for disturbing his sleep. His wife told the BBC that the man took her phone and locked her and the baby in a room and threatened her not to tell the neighbours. She finally escaped two days later and took her baby to a hospital where doctors amputated the arm. Dr Chiedozie Mbalewe who treated the baby told the BBC that…

Ugandan police say at least 11 people, among them students, were killed and six others are in a critical condition after a dormitory caught fire at a school for visually impaired children in Mukono, east of the capital, Kampala. The injured are being treated at Herona Hospital, police said. Investigations have started into the cause of the fire at Salaam School of the Blind which is said to have broken out in the small hours of Tuesday morning. School fires are common in Uganda, sometimes started from children lighting candles in their dormitories after lights out. Managing the fire is…

The Bank Hospital has announced that its Ambulance Service is available for the coordination and provision of emergency medical care and transportation of sick or injured persons who need immediate medical care. This was announced in a statement the hospital issued on Monday, 24 October 2022. “We provide an efficient treat by presenting conditions and timely transport of patients to the point of definitive care, most likely an emergency department of a hospital or health facilities. The Bank hospital provides world-class advanced life support (ALS) ambulances equipped with ICU medical equipment and professionally trained Paramedics who are committed to meeting…