Society

Interrelations Within the African Diaspora

(i) remittance   In the last three decades of the 20th Century, political instability and economic decline in Africa induced substantial migrations within Africa, and between Africa and the Western countries, as people fled repressive civilian and military regimes as well as conditions of unemployment.   The immigrants included elites and ordinary people. By the …

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10 REASONS WHY CHIEFS SHOULD NOT ACTIVELY ENGAGE IN PARTISAN POLITICS

Chieftaincy is one of the oldest institutions in Ghana. It is thus the finest representation of the indigenous systems of government. In pre-colonial times chiefs were the political, executive, judicial, military, cultural and spiritual leaders of their societies. In performance of their duties, chiefs were assisted by their elders and councilors. The authority of a …

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GHANA’S HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM – HISTORY

All over the world, the way a country’s health  care services are delivered is influenced among others by economic, historical, politico- legal, socio-cultural and epidemiological factors . As to be expected therefore, the health care delivery system of the US should be different from that of Ghana to the extent that these two countries have …

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HIV/AIDS IN GHANA

AIM OF ARTICLE To provide you with general knowledge on HIV/AIDS; To provide you with insight into some of the difficulties in controlling the incidence and spread of the epidemic in Ghana/Africa.   INTRODUCTION In human history, perhaps besides the Black Death (epizoonotics of rats -1348-1894), HIV is one pandemic that has brought unimaginable catastrophe …

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