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What is a ‘novel’ coronavirus? A novel coronavirus (CoV) is a new strain of coronavirus. The disease caused by the novel coronavirus first identified in Wuhan, China, has been named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) – ‘CO’ stands for corona, ‘VI’ for...

The statistics startling. The rate of deaths alarming. Injuries, disabilities and destruction unimaginable. A lot is said and written on this subject of road carnage year in year out. So little is done to tackle the menace head on. The number one cause...

As society advances, people’s desires for more and more consumer goods keeps being insatiable; from smart phones, to iPods, ipads, tablets, flashy cars, clothes, foods etc. With more and more consumption come challenges with managing the waste these goods...

In our rapidly urbanizing global society, solid waste management will be a key challenge facing all the world's cities. In west Africa in general and Ghana in particular, the issue of collection, management and disposal of solid waste continues to feature...

Published on June 8, 2012 The annual cost of solid waste management is projected to rise from the current $205 billion to $375 billion, according to a new, far-reaching World Bank report on the state of municipal solid waste around the world. Most cost...

Eating healthy foods to be strong, productive and live longer is synonymous to caring about waste management in our society. Sometimes the subject of solid waste management appears to be a huge monster without a face and a name – that everyone seems to...

Every season brings about new global issues to battle with. Tsunamis in Asia; swine flu battles, credit crunch in America, global economic recession and now-- climate change. Africa is making its voice heard as hard as possible in a bid to salvage some...

Following the exposure of the hazards electronic waste poses to our societies, solid waste problems also comes to mind. Metro TV carried a news item on solid waste problems in Accra. The following stood out in the report: Resources (money from the state)...

Have you thought about the impact of all the used computers, second hand fridges, televisions, mobile phones and other used appliances imported into the country and what becomes of them at the end of their life span? The West speaks a lot about global...