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Embassy of Denmark in Ghana

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    • After the pre-departure lunch, the Ambassador and the Government statistician answered questions from the press
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Ghana Statistics visits Denmark to exchange knowhow on data collection

The visit is part of the Strategic Sector Cooperation between Ghana Statistical Service and Statistics Denmark

A delegation of ten Ghanaians led by the Ghana Government Statistician, Professor Kobina Annim, is currently in Denmark to exchange experiences with Statistics Denmark. The visit is part of the Strategic Sector Cooperation between Ghana Statistical Service and Statistics Denmark. The aim of the visit is to for Ghana Statistics…

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    • Emmanuel Antwi Akoto (l.), Tarik Belkhiter (m.), and Thomas Raahauge Norup (r.) visited Tema Port
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Maritime visit from Algeria: "We can learn from Ghana"

For Mr. Belkhiter the visit was a great opportunity to talk to Maersk Line representatives in Ghana and hear how they see the business conditions and trends

Mr. Tarik Belkhiter from the Embassy of Denmark in Algiers visited Ghana to learn about the maritime sector and gain from the extensive maritime knowledge embedded in Ghana as an important maritime hub in Sub-Saharan Africa. “This could be the beginning of a long partnership between the maritime sector in…

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Maritime visit to Ghana

Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization, Kitack Lim, expressed his appreciation for Denmark’s effort to fight piracy in Gulf of Guinea

Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea (GOG) is on the rise. In 2018 five separate pirate attacks were reported in Ghana. Kitack Lim made it clear during a dinner on Tuesday that he was concerned about the situation in GOG. During the dinner he expressed gratitude for the maritime cooperation…

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Researchers on field trip to Ghana

The research project is titled ‘Port Efficiency and Public Private Capacity’ (PEPP) and have received a 4.997.029DKK grant under the Danida support to development research

A research delegation from Denmark visited Ghana to see the field sites of four Danida funded projects. The port of Tema is the focus point of a maritime research project between Denmark and Ghana. Representatives from a Danish research delegation visited the port on Friday for a guided tour. The…

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Handshake for a Safer Maritime Sector

Another milestone in the maritime, strategic sector cooperation between Ghana and Denmark was passed Monday 25 March 2019

In a signing ceremony the Minister of Transport, Hon. Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, along with the newly appointed Director General of the Ghana Maritime Authority, Mr. Thomas Kofi Alonsi and the Director General Andreas Nordseth from the Danish Maritime Authority, signed a contract for three-year collaboration. The contract was also signed…

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    • The launching of the Diabetes Support Centre on the 4th of December
    • Diabetes Support Centre will help provide comprehensive diabetes care under one roof; the center will improve access to diabetes care and general awareness about the disease
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Novo Nordisk opens one-stop Diabetes Support Centre in Suntreso Government Hospital

This was done to improve access to diabetes care and general awareness about the diseas

On December 4, 2018, Novo Nordisk, in line with the SDGs and together with the Suntreso Government Hospital, launched a one-stop Diabetes Support Centre to provide comprehensive diabetes care under one roof. This was done to improve access to diabetes care and general awareness about the disease. Treatment of diabetes…

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Anti-corruption conference kicks off in Denmark with strong Ghanaian team present

The first day of the anti-corruption conference in Copenhagen is over

“Now is the time to act!” That is the message of the 18th International Anti-Corruption Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, which was opened Monday by the Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen. The conference is cohosted by Transparency International and the government of Denmark and brings together more than 1,500 participants…

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Danish Smartphone App for Midwives and Future Mothers Launched in Ghana

The application downloads content whenever your phone is connected to the internet, so that people will be able to access the information even in parts of Ghana where internet connection is unstable

Every year 30,000 infants lose their lives due to complications related to birth or pregnancies – and this is in Ghana alone. A new application for smartphones aims to lower this number significantly. At an event on Wednesday 6 December hosted by Maternity Foundation, UNFPA and the Embassy of Denmark…

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The Ghanaian Heat is on in Denmark

The new Ghanaian ambassador to Denmark, H.E. Amerley Ollennu Awua-Asamoa, is excited that Her Majesty the Queen of Denmark has chosen Ghana as the destination for her first official visit to Africa

The new Ghanaian ambassador to Denmark, H.E. Amerley Ollennu Awua-Asamoa, is excited that Her Majesty the Queen of Denmark has chosen Ghana as the destination for her first official visit to Africa for 10 years. “This is the first royal visit to Ghana since HM Queen Elisabeth of UK visited…

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The Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) was the facilitator of last week’s training on Artisanal and Small Scale Mining in Accra

With the aim of helping Ghana curb the detrimental impacts of artisanal and small scale mining operations, the very first PanAfGeo Work Package 3, focussing on training in the field of artisanal and small scale mining, was held in Accra last week

The impact of mining operations – both legal and illegal - is an issue of utmost interest in Ghana at the moment. With the aim of helping Ghana curb the detrimental impacts of artisanal and small scale mining operations, the very first PanAfGeo Work Package 3, focussing on training in…