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By Richard Adorsu- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Accra- Ghana has commenced production of nose masks as part of it’s efforts to combat the spread of the novel Coronavirus disease in the country and the Continent. The Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr. Patrick Aboagye, made this known at a press briefing in Accra. He revealed that government is set to boost the local production of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE’s) for the country and the Continent. Dr. Aboagye in his submission acknowledged that PPEs remained a major challenge for all of us not only in Ghana but a global problem and that Ghana has initiated plans to boost local production of PPE’s. That notwithstanding he said, “We will continue to provide as many as possible, then be push and...

By Abdul Rahman Bangura – NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS ( NADN ) Freetown, Sierra Leonne- One of the countries in the East and Horn of Africa – Tanzania is exists among the batch to succeed from US$ 1.5million doled out by the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) as a disaster grant to harness desert locusts. The appointed assistance that was authorized on Wednesday April 1st, 2020 will be funneled to the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), which has been instructed to muster reserves on behalf of the African Union. Steps to maintain the infestations will require around USD $147 million, of which US$ 75 million has been given by governments, donors and UN agencies, including FAO and the World Food Programme (WFP). Nonetheless, a substantial budget shortfall survives. Supplementary...

By Abdul Rahman Bangura – NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS ( NADN ) Freetown, Sierra Leonne- The World Bank Group is rolling out US$14 billion fast-track package to strengthen the COVID-19 reaction in improving nations and lessen the period to healing. The quick response encompasses financing, policy advanced technical assistance to enable countries to survive with the health and economic consequences of the pestilence. The IFC is providing US$8 billion in financing to help classified firms dominated by the pandemic and retain jobs. IBRD and IDA are making an initial US$6 billion accessible for the health-response. As countries need wider assistance, the World Bank Group will deploy up to US$160 billion over fifteen months to safeguard the impoverished and susceptible, support businesses, and...

By Richard Adorsu- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Accra, Ghana- United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) has announced a donation of over US$14 million through the UBA Foundation, to a comprehensive Pan-African response to the fight against the Coronavirus (COVID- 19) pandemic. The donation will provide significant and much-needed support to Nigeria and 19 other African countries. A statement issued in Accra by the Bank said the donation would go to supplying relief materials, critical care facilities, and financial support to Governments. The UBA support programme will be allocated as follows: US$2.8 million to Lagos State Government in Nigeria, US$1.4 million to Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and US$2.8 million to the remaining 35 states in Nigeria. The rest are US$4.2 million to...