#YouAsked Elections & political parties Who is the Prime Minister of Uganda? Source Uganda National Web Portal: Office of the Prime Minister Short answer Who is the Prime Minister of Uganda? The Rt. Hon Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda is the Prime Minister of the Republic of Uganda. He has been Prime Minister of Uganda since 2014. ... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Covid-19 Health How many critical-care ventilators does Ghana have? Source Journal of Critical Care 2021: Capacity of intensive care units in Ghana Short answer How many critical-care ventilators does Ghana have? As of February 2020, there were only 67 ICU ventilators and no non-invasive ventilation machines for a population of 30 million people in Ghana. This is equivalent to an estimated ventilator capacity of 0.22 ventilators per 100,000 people in Ghana. Even if operating room ventilators are used as a ba... Back Full answer
Economy #YouAsked Is Ghana the country with the highest number of mobile money users in Africa? Source The 2017 Global Findex database Short answer Is Ghana the country with the highest number of mobile money users in Africa? No. According to the World Bank’s latest Global Findex database, 73% of adults in Kenya had a mobile money account in 2017. In Uganda and Zimbabwe, the figure stood at about 50%.The share of adults owning a mobile money account in Ghana in 2017 was 39%. ... Back Full answer
FEATURED #YouAsked Welfare & population What is the size of Ghana’s population? Source Ghana Statistical Service Short answer What is the size of Ghana’s population? Ghana’s projected population for 2020 stood at 30.96 million. Back Full answer
#YouAsked Covid-19 Did the first coronavirus vaccine candidate die? Source Dr Elisa Granato Short answer Did the first coronavirus vaccine candidate die? Dr Elisa Granato, a postdoctoral researcher in the Oxford’s zoology department, received one of the first two jabs administered at the start of a Covid-19 vaccine trial at the University of Oxford. She has denied reports of her death.More: ‘I’m very much alive.’ No, first volunteer in UK Cov... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Covid-19 Is it true that France has found a cure for Covid-19? Source World Health Organization Short answer Is it true that France has found a cure for Covid-19? If true, this would have been widely reported. The World Health Organization has not recommended any medication to treat or cure Covid-19 to date.... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Education How many students have benefitted from free secondary education in Ghana? Source Mid-Year Review of the Budget Statement and Economic Policy 2020 Short answer How many students have benefitted from free secondary education in Ghana? To date some 1,199,750 Senior High School students in Ghana have benefited from a free senior high school social intervention programme rolled out by the government in 2017.The programme, Free Senior High School (SHS), is meant to extend guaranteed access to free quality education for all children o... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Elections & political parties How many voters will be participating in the 2020 Ghana election? Source The Electoral Commission Short answer How many voters will be participating in the 2020 Ghana election? Ghana’s electoral register has 17,027,655 registered voters.The West African nation went to the polls on December 7 to elect a president and 275 members of parliament.More: ELECTION 2020: EC publishes voters register again... Back Full answer