insert_link Local New clinical trial for oral antivenoms could transform snakebite care in Ghana’s Upper West and beyond An upcoming study exploring new oral antivenoms could significantly change how snakebites are treated in rural Ghana, particularly in high-burden communities in the Upper West Region. Snakebite envenoming remains a life-threatening but neglected public health problem, with antivenoms currently the only specific treatment available. Conventional intravenous (IV) antivenoms are difficult to deploy in remote settings, as they require cold-chain storage, trained staff, hospital-based administration, and carry some risk of severe […] todayFebruary 10, 2026
insert_link Local Dr. Victoria Hamah: Former deputy Communications Minister earns PhD Former Deputy Minister for Communications, Victoria Lakshmi Hamah, has added a new academic milestone to her career after earning a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Public Administration from the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS).Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayFebruary 10, 2026
insert_link Local Galamsey tax exposé show illegal mining has been normalised – Daryl Bosu Deputy National Director of A Rocha Ghana, Daryl Bosu, has raised alarm over what he describes as the growing normalisation of illegal mining practices, warning that it is frustrating national efforts to combat galamsey.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayFebruary 10, 2026 1
insert_link Local Gov’t to deploy advanced security technology to enhance airport safety – Transport Minister The Minister of Transport, Joseph Bukari Nikpe, says the government will introduce advanced security technologies and equipment at the airports to enhance safety, security, and passenger facilitation. Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayFebruary 10, 2026
insert_link Local KT Hammond urges Volta Region chiefs to resist KIA renaming Former Minister for Trade and Industry Kobina Tahiru Hammond has called on traditional leaders in the Volta Region to oppose the proposed renaming of the Kotoka International Airport (KIA). Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayFebruary 10, 2026 1
insert_link Local Turn Fugu Fridays into national festival – George Wiredu George Wiredu Duah, a media entrepreneur and cultural advocate, has urged the Ghana Tourism Authority and the Creative Arts Agency to build on the growing popularity of Fugu Fridays by developing it into a fully fledged Fugu Festival in the Northern Region ahead of Ghana Heritage Month in March.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayFebruary 10, 2026
International Republican House bill guts laws protecting US consumers from toxic chemicals Bill limits type of science used to determine health risks and gives industry major role in chemical review processA new Republican House bill proposes sweeping changes to US toxic chemical laws that would gut protections for consumers, workers and the environment, public health advocates mobilising against the legislation warn.Among other changes to the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA), the bill would limit the type of science that is used to […] todayFebruary 10, 2026 1
International I drove hours to see the monks walking for peace. Five minutes with them was the gift of a lifetime I glimpsed the monks on their 2,300-mile pilgrimage across America – their message of loving-kindness had me in tears“I’m obsessed with the monks,” my friend Sam told me. “It’s the only thing getting me through the violence of this second Trump administration. The monks, and my meds.”I nodded. I’d first heard about the monks walking for peace after my brother and sister-in-law traveled to hear them in Alabama, returning with […] todayFebruary 10, 2026 1
International ‘They always gave us the heaviest work’: how Maga billionaires relied on Mexican labor Trump administration seeks to remove ‘illegal aliens’ but Uline’s past employment practices reveal a different realityWhen JD Vance delivered a speech about the US economy late last year at a Uline facility in Allentown, Pennsylvania, he talked up the Trump administration’s key goals: removing “illegal aliens” from the country, rewarding companies that keep jobs in the US, and paying Americans good wages.“We’re going to reward companies that build here in […] todayFebruary 10, 2026 1
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