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Eastern Region: Rare insect invades 4 districts

July 3, 2024 8:17 am Add a Comment

Malaria and cases of skin abrasions are on the rise in several districts of the Eastern Region as rare insects invade farms. Richmond Kofi Amponsah, the Dean of Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCE’s) in Ghana and also the Achiase … Read more →

18 Die in deadly crashes in Eastern Region

March 27, 2023 7:42 am Add a Comment

Eighteen persons have been reported dead in two separate accidents that occurred at Bunso Junction and Kpong in the Fanteakwa North District and Manya-Krobo Municipality in the Eastern Region respectively. At Bunso-Junction, on the Accra-Kumasi Highway, the gory accident reportedly … Read more →

Eastern Region: 17 suspected robbers arrested at Donkorkrom

August 30, 2021 7:26 am Add a Comment

A joint exercise between personnel of the recently formed anti-armed robbery task force and the Donkorkrom police has led to the arrest of 17 persons who unlawfully had weapons in their possessions. These suspects were arrested upon a tip-off in … Read more →

684 Students get Covid in Eastern Region

June 22, 2021 2:35 pm Add a Comment

A Medical Report from the Eastern Regional Health Directorate sighted by DGN Online indicates that a total number of 684 Senior High School students have been infected with Covid-19 in all the 33 Districts and Municipalities in the Region. According … Read more →

Eastern Region: 246 patients detained for inability to settle medical bills

March 16, 2021 9:18 am Add a Comment

Some 246 patients of the Eastern Regional Hospital in Koforidua, who have been treated of their ailments and have recovered, are being detained for their inability to settle their medical bills totalling GH¢281,092. The management of the hospital has expressed … Read more →

73 Students, 9 staff test positive for coronavirus in Eastern Region

February 9, 2021 5:56 pm Add a Comment

At least 73 students have tested positive for Coronavirus in the Eastern Region. The Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, made this known to the media at a press briefing held in Accra on Tuesday, … Read more →

Eastern Region: 3 Babies recover from coronavirus

June 24, 2020 9:00 am Add a Comment

The Kwahu West Municipal Health Directorate has confirmed that three babies who tested positive for Coronavirus have recovered. The babies aged six-months, one and two years, tested positive but their mothers were negative. The Kwahu West Municipal Health Director, Celestine Asante … Read more →

Eastern Region records first case of COVID-19 + Regional breakdown

April 1, 2020 2:33 pm Add a Comment

One case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in the Eastern Region. This means that five out of the country’s 16 regions have recorded Coronavirus cases. According to the Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman Manu the case was confirmed at Kpong … Read more →

Eastern Region: Corpse disappears from grave after 3 months of burial

June 13, 2019 1:27 pm Add a Comment

The corpse of the late Kwadwo Oduro a man buried three months ago at Moseaso Public Cemetery, near Anyinam in the Eastern Region has disappeared from the grave. The corpse is suspected to have been stolen together with the clothes … Read more →

Kwahu East: Six Killed After Minister Calls For Anger Against Fulanis

October 27, 2017 5:28 pm Add a Comment

At least six people have died in a feud between Fulani herdsmen and residents in some farming communities in the Kwahu East District of the Eastern region. The clashes occurred after residents of the communities retaliated at the killing of … Read more →