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CETAG to meet national council today to conclude decision on strike

The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) will hold its national Council meeting on Thursday, July 25, to finalize a decision on whether to end the ongoing strike. The strike, which has lasted over a month, was initiated due to the government’s failure to implement the National Labour Commission’s Arbitral Award Orders, designed to improve teachers’ working conditions. …

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Presidential candidates can’t be forced to debate – Asah-Asante

A Senior Political Science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr Kwame Asah-Asante, has stated that since Ghana has not formalized presidential debates in its electoral process, candidates cannot be compelled to participate. He explained that, in countries where presidential debates are a standard part of the electoral process, they are institutionalized. This comment comes in response to the Majority …

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Statement from IAS President Sharon Lewin on full results from PURPOSE 1 trial of twice-yearly injectable lenacapavir for HIV prevention

24 July 2024 (Munich, Germany) – Today at AIDS 2024, the 25th International AIDS Conference, at a session beginning at 10:30 CEST, Linda-Gail Bekker presented full results from the PURPOSE 1 trial of twice-yearly injectable lenacapavir for HIV prevention. The results confirm that lenacapavir demonstrated 100% efficacy for HIV prevention in cisgender women. Following is a statement on the results from Sharon Lewin, …

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