Officials of the Regional Hospital of the Upper East Region are expecting to receive consumables to commence the operations of the dialysis centre. A Physician Specialist, Dr. Emmanuel Akatibo disclosed that the hospital has completed processing for purchasing the consumables and are only expecting the arrival of the items. All things being equal, he revealed, […]
By Gayheart Anahor The Regional Communication Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the Upper East Region, Abdallah Jonathan Salifu has quizzed critics of the 24-hour economy policy proposed by former president John Dramani Mahama to salvage and turn Ghana’s economic fortunes around. In an interview, Abdallah Jonathan described those against the policy
By Gayheart Anahor, Bolgatanga, Ghana The Upper East regional chapter of Human Rights and Sustainable Development for all , RISE Ghana has launched their project on the adolescent-led sexual and reproductive health in the Upper East Region, focused on 6 districts , Bawku West , Kassena-Nankana West , Bongo , Builsa South ,Talensi and Nabdam.
This shocking video appeared on social media. It’s a town in the Upper East region of Ghana. The video depicts the hardship locals go through to get to a health facility. According to the commentary in the video, there is actually a health facility in the town which has not been commissioned yet due to
At least 669 persons have died from HIV/AIDS with 698 new infections recorded in the Upper East Region, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced. A report compiled in 2015 and cited this month by the Upper East Regional Health Directorate has also revealed that 6,397 people are living with the disease with 3,886 persons-
Three years after the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) declared the Upper East Region as leading in the country in open defecation, it appears the situation is still the same― or probably even worse. This is because all thirteen municipalities and districts in the region have been awarded zero in the bad practice on the
A teacher on remand at the Bolgatanga Police Station in the Upper East region has committed suicide. The body of Alex Timbil who was standing trial for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old girl was found hanging on a rope tied to a bar within the bathroom of the cells. Narrating the incident to media, the Bolgatanga
