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Hoe het komt dat er elke dag 164 nieuwe diabetespatiënten bij komen
suikerziekteDe knapste koppen van Nederland vertellen deze zomer over ontwikkelingen in hun vakgebied in de Zomeruniversiteit. Vandaag deel 7: hij noemt diabetes types 2 de grootste epidemie in de samenleving. Er zijn 1,1 miljoen patiënten, en er komen er 60.000 per jaar bij. Diabetoloog Hanno Pijl: ,,Het is het resultaat van hoe wij ons leven inrichten.’’ Wanneer heeft hij voor ...
Read More »We’ve restored fiscal discipline – Akufo-Addo tells TICAD
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says his government, over the course of the last two and a half years in office, has succeeded in restoring fiscal discipline in the management of the economy, resulting in the macroeconomic indices pointing in the right direction. According to President Akufo-Addo, the favourable macroeconomic situation prevailing in the country is a firm indication of ...
Read More »Ghana not doing enough to prevent corruption – GII
The Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) says Ghana’s fight against corruption is insufficient and may not yield desired results if more targeted efforts are not made. Fundraising Manager, Michael Boadi said while there appears to be a lot of talk against the menace, the commitment needed to nip the menace in the bud is lacking. “We are not doing enough to ...
Read More »We won’t sleep with our husbands again – Women protest
Women of Ntenanko, a farming community in the Bekwai Municipality of the Ashanti Region have vowed to continue to starve their husbands from making love to them for fear of getting pregnant and not having a health facility to attend antenatal care. According to them, the only way they will rescind their decision is for their husbands to work towards ...
Read More »Most small business owners don’t understand tax laws – PEF Boss
A lot of small business owners in Ghana are unaware of the existing tax laws in the country, the Chief Executive Officer of the Private Enterprises Federation (PEF), Nana Osei Bonsu, has said. The few who are aware, he said, don’t understand the laws and what it means to comply. He has therefore, called for more education on tax laws ...
Read More »Ras Mubarak, Vicky Hammah, others were ‘not prepared’ – Otokunor
Deputy General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Boamah Otokunor, is convinced defeated parliamentary aspirants complaining of machinations in the just ended primaries ‘were not prepared’. According to him, while it is painful losing an election, it is a fact that when one neglects his or her constituents, “they will vote against you”. ‘Monecracy’ is the system ...
Read More »Resign or be sacked – Local Gov’t Service head warns staff eyeing political office
Head of Local Government Service, Nana Ato Arthur has urged staff of the service who wish to contest for various political positions to resign. He warned that the staff of the service who do not resign before contesting political positions will be dismissed. “As I am speaking now we are meeting some staff of the service have openly declared their ...
Read More »Donorkind eist identiteit van verwekker bij de rechter
Donorkind Maria (21) daagt het ziekenhuis Rijnstate in Arnhem definitief voor de rechter. Ze eist dat de gegevens van haar verwekker bekend worden gemaakt. Ondanks de afspraken in de jaren 90 liet de man zijn medisch dossier aanpassen, waardoor ze geen contact meer kan opnemen met hem Het gaat om donor ‘K34’, die minstens 57 donorkinderen heeft. Maria is één van ...
Read More »Experiment met verkoop staatswiet in 2021 van start in tien gemeenten
Tien gemeenten doen mee aan het experiment met staatswiet. Dat is het maximale aantal dat in het regeerakkoord was afgesproken. Onder de deelnemende gemeenten zijn in elk geval Tilburg, Almere en Breda. De bedoeling is dat de proef in 2021 begint. Morgen komt een commissie onder leiding van hoogleraar Knottnerus met een advies over de complete lijst van gemeenten die meedoen ...
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