Is COVID-19 Exacerbating Inequality in Ghana? An Interrogation of the Evidence
Author: Siapha Kamara, founding CEO of SEND West Africa Source | Africa ProActive Online Blog | 20 April 2021 | https://www.africaproactive.com/blog/is-covid-19-exacerbating-inequality-in-ghana-an-interrogation-of-the-evidence-1 “…COVID-19 has negatively affected the poverty and living standards ...
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COVID-19 Seven lessons from the reopening of schools for senior students in basic, secondary and university to write final examinations
Government has started to ease off the COVID-19 restrictions to reopen the education sector. In an address to the nation on 31st May, 2020, Mr. President announced plans to reopen ...
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Empowering CSOs to Participate in the Implementation of ‘CARES’ will be Good for Ghana (Edition-7)
The Minister of Finance in the mid-year review presented to parliament on 23rd July announced Ghana’s CARES ( a.k.a. “Obaatan ) Program costing 100 billion Ghana cedis in 3 and ...
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Empowering CSOs to Participate in the Implementation of ‘CARES’ will be Good for Ghana (Edition 7)
The Minister of Finance in the mid-year review presented to parliament on 23rd July announced Ghana’s CARES ( a.k.a. “Obaatan ) Program costing 100 billion Ghana cedis in 3 and ...
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THE SIX THINGS UNDERMINING GHANA’S FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19 (Edition 6)
This is a sequel to the editorial highlighting the strengths of Ghana’s approach to the prevention and mitigation of COVID-19. I assured our readers of this editorial pointing out the ...
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What is Ghana doing right in the fight against COVID-19? (Edition 5)
The first confirmed cases and death to COVID-19 were recorded in Accra 12th March, 2020, and 21st March, 2020 respectively in Ghana[1]. Two months later, by 27th May, 2020, the ...
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COVID-19 Alleviation Incentives: Ghana’s Poor Are Being Shortchanged (Edition 4)
The All Ghana Approach to the fight against COVID-19 of Mr. President elaborated in the 7 speeches to the nation emphasized the need to protect the poor and vulnerable against ...
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COVID-19: All Health Workers are Frontline Staff (Edition 3)
The announcement by Mr. President in the 5th COVID-19 address to the nation on 5th April, 2020, a package of incentives for so called frontline health workers provoked controversy between ...
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The burden of COVID-19 should not weigh heavily on the poor (Edition 2)
Nearly three weeks into COVID- 19, one key lesson has been learned: Government of Ghana (GOG) should put in place adequate measures to ensure that the burden of COVID-19 does ...
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