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Mybitstore supports Korle Bu Paediatric Intensive Care Unit
• A staff of Mybitstore presenting the items to nurses at the hospital
Mybitstore, a cryptocurrency trading platform, has presented medical equipment to the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital as part of its corporate social initiative.
The supplies which were received by Senior Nursing Officer, Ms Paulina Hammond and Deputy Chief Nursing Officer (DCNO) Ms Evelyn Kumah, on Monday, included drip stands, suction units, microwaves and other medical devices.
Mr. Daniel Darko, the company’s Chief Technology Officer making the presentation, said the company was committed to ensuring the wellbeing of the next generation of cryptocurrency users, including children hence the decision to support the hospital.
Mr. David Deuces, Brand Ambassador of Mybitstore, also said the company would continue to identify pressing needs and support the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit in any possible way.
Deputy Chief Nursing Officer, Ms. Evelyn Kumah, commended the company for the initiative and encouraged other organisations to complement government’s effort in providing quality healthcare for the citizens.
“Our children are our future, and if they are not healthy, then, we have no future,” she said.
Mr. Ernest Pappoe, Director of Communications at Mybitstore, said: “The cryptocurrency message must be delivered to everyone, including those in the health sector.”
Thanking the members of staff at the unit for their dedicated services, he stated that public education was the only means to dispel myths and encourage people to adopt digital currencies and payment methods.
Mybitstore is a global leader in the sale of digital currencies including Bitcoin and USDT via mobile money, bank transfers, and other payment methods. The company currently has a mobile application available for download on Google Play Store and the App Store.
By Spectator Reporter
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) will undertake a nationwide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination exercise in schools from October to December 2026 to protect eligible girls against cervical cancer and other HPV related diseases.
The exercise, organised in collaboration with the Ghana Education Service (GES) and its partners through the School Health Education Programme (SHEP), will be conducted in two rounds.
The first round is scheduled for October 19 to 23, 2026, while the second will take place from November 30 to December 4, 2026.
In a press release dated October 19, the GHS explained that health workers would visit schools across the country to vaccinate eligible girls aged 9 to 14 who have not yet received the HPV vaccine.
The exercise forms part of efforts to raise awareness about the routine HPV vaccine, increase vaccination uptake and strengthen the country’s routine immunisation programme.
The GHS has called on school authorities, parents, guardians, teachers and community leaders to cooperate with health teams to ensure the successful implementation of the exercise.
The Service reaffirmed its commitment to protecting the health and well-being of Ghanaians, particularly children, through vaccination and other public health interventions.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has held high-level discussions with organisers of the 2026 Global South Academic Forum in Shanghai, seeking to draw lessons from China’s acclaimed rural revitalisation and poverty reduction drive.
The meeting, led by the Forum Chair, Professor Lu Xinyu, explored practical areas of cooperation and knowledge exchange between Ghana and China, with focus on community-driven development, fisheries and aquaculture, local governance, sports initiatives, and infrastructure development.
According to officials, the engagement is part of a broader effort by the Ghanaian government to study tested development models that can be adapted to the local context to promote inclusive growth, empower local communities, and improve livelihoods across the country.
China’s success in lifting over 800 million people out of poverty through targeted rural policies, investment in agriculture and local infrastructure has become a global reference point for developing nations.
The Vice President’s team says insights from the Forum will help inform policy direction, particularly in strengthening decentralised governance, boosting the fisheries and aquaculture sector, and investing in community-level infrastructure and youth sports development.
Professor Opoku-Agyemang is expected to continue engagements with academic and development institutions while in China.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
