On 23rd March 2020, the President of the Republic of Ghana gave his assent to Executive Instrument 63 which brought the “Emergency Communications System Instrument, 2020” into force. The aim of the Executive Instrument to assist the Government in its fight against the Coronavirus by establishing an “emergency communications system to trace all contacts of persons...
The Imposition of Restrictions Act, 2020 (Act 1012) is the primary legal instrument in the Government of Ghana’s fight against the Coronavirus Pandemic. This piece is a summary of the key provision of the legislation and offers no subject views about the desirability or otherwise of the legislation. Act 1012 relies on Article 21(4)(c), (d),...
In absence of a tried and tested drug or vaccine for COVID-19, the Food and Drug Authority (FDA) must urgently enforce its guidelines for ‘advertisement of drugs’ in Ghana and the circulation of information by well-known personalities which has the effect of derailing the work of public health officials in Ghana. Celebrities in Ghana in...
We live in unusual times. The Coronavirus pandemic has altered our lived reality globally, and for the worse, necessitating significant behaviour change on the part of citizens and states alike. Governments everywhere are under pressure to respond to protect and save lives and avert social and economic catastrophe. The Government of Ghana is no exception....