Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong  is a Pharmacist and Biomedical Scientist. He became Provost of the College of Health and Allied Sciences after completing his three year term as the Dean of School of Biological Sciences, all in the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. He headed the Department of Biomedical and Forensic Sciences for five years prior to becoming the Dean. He led the Department to establish the following programmes; Certificate in Herbal Medicine, B.Sc. Biomedical Sciences, B.Sc. Forensic Sciences and, MPhil and PhD in Drug Discovery and Toxicology. He also promoted the establishment of functional Laboratory to advance research in the School of Biological Sciences. As Dean, he ensured the renovation and refurbishment of other laboratories, planting of new seedlings in the Botanic garden and enhanced International collaborations. As Provost, he has enthusiastically championed the establishment of the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences which will run Doctor of Pha...

Another government official, the Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has tested positive for Covid-19. Dr Lydia Dsane-Selby who has gone into self-isolation said she got to know her status this Sunday. According to her, contact tracing has began immediately she got to know of her status. So far, she said all those tested have tested negative. The NHIA CEO said she immediately contacted doctors at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital and others for assistance and she has been put medication. Sources told Joy News the staff of the Authority have been made aware of Dr Dsane-Selby's status and those close to her have gone for a test. The former Medical Officer at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Achimota Hospital and in the UK said she considering where she works and the number of people who stream through her office, it is not surprising she caught the virus. According to her, she has been adhering to all the WHO protocols but believes perhaps working at the...

Majority of doctors and nurses working at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi have been asked to self-quarantine for 14 days following exposure to a COVID-19 case. A memo from the Head of Directorate to the Medical Director of the facility and sighted by  Citi News  said the health workers asked to stay home were found to have had "high-risk exposure" to the case. The directorate said the ICU will therefore not run at full capacity for the next 14 days due to the reduced number of staff. "Most of our Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Doctors and Nurses got exposed to Polytrauma patient on admission in the ICU who tested positive for COVID-19. The risk assess puts most of them at high-risk exposure and have self-quarantined for 14 days," the memo said. KATH in the memo said in view of that, an urgent management meeting was held and the duty has been modified such that: The remaining Doctors will do cover for emergencies and ob...

The Sector Commander of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) Customs Division, Majeed Amandi is of the view that the 100.1 grams of suspected cocaine that mysteriously went missing may have been stolen by officials of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) or swept away. The Director-General of NACOC, Francis Torkornoo had earlier indicated Customs officers had refused to allow the transportation of the substance which was concealed in a vehicle impounded by NACOC, to Accra. "When they dropped the fuel tank, there was this false compartment under the vehicle containing various parcels and an amount of $200,000. After the inventory, as expected, NACOC wanted to the bring the vehicle to Accra for investigations to start, but the Customs officers refused, saying that they need to hear from their superiors from Accra," he said. Mr Amandi, however, dismissed this explanation in a statement, intimating that, it was intended to discount the Custom officers' handling of the interc...

Thieves have broken into the Wa Municipal COVID-19 isolation centre in Wa and made away with a mattress and a 32-inch television set. The Upper West Regional Health Promotion Officer, John Makpeh, confirming the incident to Citi News said: "it was reported to me by the Wa Municipal Health Promotion Officer." "Saturday, we were there with another team that came on monitoring with World Health Organisation to monitor the facilities that we are using to house the COVID-19 patients in the region. We took them there and upon getting there, I realised that thieves had broken into the facility." "We went there and realized that the thieves broke the back door of the centre and made away with a TV and a mattress." The Wa Municipal COVID-19 centre was constructed by ActionAid Ghana and handed over to the Ghana Health Service about two months ago as a support in the fight against the pandemic. Mr. John Makpeh, however, could not confirm if the matter has been report...

Contrary to some held perception that the Member of Parliament for Assin Central made his wealth on the back of drugs, Kennedy Akompreko Agyapong says he has never peddled drugs not to talk of making money from it. According to him, the source of his wealth which many people struggle to fathom is as a result of his active work in the 1980s processing amnesty documents for undocumented immigrants in the US. Speaking on  Citi TV's  lifestyle variety show, Upside Down, Kennedy Agyapong said together with his boss at the time, Kwadwo Afram Asiedu, they processed 2,500 applications for $2,500 each. "In 1989, [US President] Ronald Reagan had introduced an amnesty program so I was fortunate to work with a lawyer. He is called Kwadwo Afram Asiedu. He recruited me and I started working with him. That is the cocaine money. That is where I made the money. I made a lot of money. We did about 2,500 applications and everybody paid $2,500. I did all the documentation and my boss, because he ...

Beyond the lockdown, actress Ahuofe Patri is here to remind us she is an amazing style freak on the streets, and she is serving it with ease. The actress shared her new weight through stunning photos of herself in a leopard print swimwear outfit. Coupled with her lovely hair locks, Priscilla is flaunting her amazing physique with a beautiful smile. Check photos below Our darling Priscilla Opoku Agyeman, popularly known as Ahuofe Patri decided to flaunt her new bod with eye pooping pictures on Instagram.