By Iddi Yire Accra, March 30, GNA – Vice President Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang had received medical treatment at the University of Ghana Medical Centre…
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Minster commends PPAG for providing SRHR services to young adults
By Kodjo Adams/ Francis Mensah Accra, March 29, GNA – The government has commended the Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG) for educating and…
Journalists empowered to report responsibly on mental health, special needs issues
By Christiana Afua Nyarko Accra, March 29, GNA – The Empowering Better Life Foundation (EBLF), a Non-Governmental Organisation committed to advocacy on mental health…
Revisit plenary topics to ensure sustainable funding for HIV response -ICASA President
By Samira Larbie, GNA Accra, March 29, GNA-Dr David Pagwesese Parirenyatwa, President Society for AIDS in Africa (SAA), has urged the three committees of…
Catholic Priest cautions health workers against excessive use of mobile phones on duty
By Regina Benneh Berekum, (Bono), March 29, GNA – The Berekum Holy Family Nursing and Midwifery Training College in the Bono Region has…
Research evidence generated by CSOs are underutilised – Report
By Linda Naa Deide Aryeetey, GNA Accra, March 29, GNA- Findings of the Support -System Research Project indicate that evidence generated from Civil Society…
NHIS coverage: Upper West Region sustains gains in Universal Health Coverage
By Philip Tengzu Wa, (UW/R), March 29, GNA – The Upper West Region has sustained its gains of achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) of…
Fight against breast cancer: Peace and Love hospital unveils newest diagnosis instrument
By Kwabia Owusu-Mensah Kumasi March 29, GNA – Peace and Love hospital, a specialist breast cancer health facility, in its quest to strengthen leadership…
Ghanaians advised to take their health issues seriously
By Emmanuel Nyatsikor, GNA Ho, March 28, GNA-Dr. Joel Sackey, a medical practitioner at St. Gamaliel Hospital, a private health facility at Amanhria near…
Government must integrate NCD within NoP framework – Mental Health Authority
By Albert Allotey Accra, March 28, GNA – The Mental Health Authority has called for the integration of NCD service delivery within the Network…
HFFG lauds Govt for increasing budgetary allocation to health sector by 13.4 percent
Accra, March 28, GNA – Hope for Future Generations (HFFG), with its partners, has commended the Government for increasing the annual budgetary allocation to the health sector by about GHS 2 billion. This represents a 13.4 per cent nominal…
KATH repositioning itself as a hub for specialist care, training and research in Africa
By Dorothy Frances Ward Kumasi, March 28. GNA – The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), the second largest referral facility in the country continues…
NoP looks promising, government must clarify NCD integration in its framework – CSO
By Albert Allotey Accra, March 28, GNA – Mr Labram Musah, the National Coordinator, Ghana NCD Alliance says the Network of Practice (NoP) initiative…
Iduapriem Mine builds health facility for Samahu community
By Erica Apeatua Addo Samahu (W/R), March 28, GNA – The AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem Mine has commissioned the Nana Esi Kwantema II Health Centre…
‘Red Means Stop’” campaign launched to combat substance abuse
By Albert Allotey Accra, March 27, GNA – The Ministry of Youth Development and Empowerment has launched “Ghana Against Drugs – ‘Red Means Stop’”…
Eastern Regional Health Service 2024 Performance Review Prioritizes Maternal Health
By Emelia B. Addae Koforidua, March 27, GNA – The Eastern Regional Directorate of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has held its 2024 annual…
‘Meeting Bismarck’ engages health workers and TBAs to promote safe childbirth
By Michael Foli Jackidy, GNA Ho (V/R), March 27, GNA – Meeting Bismarck, a Germany-based non-governmental organization (NGO), focused on maternal and child health,…
Eastern Region Journalists trained on accurate disease outbreak reporting
By Emelia B. Addae Koforidua, March 27, GNA – The Eastern Regional Health Directorate has organized a one-day workshop in Koforidua, aimed at equipping…
Ga East Municipal Health Directorate appeals for more TB testing centres
By Samira Larbie Accra, Mar 26, GNA – Dr. Maame Yaa Nhyira Essel, Ga East Health Director, has urged stakeholders and non-governmental organizations to…
Odumase Krobo Nursing, Midwifery college initiates steps for diploma progammes
By Opesika Tetteh Puplampu Odumase-Krobo, March 25, GNA-Dr Winfred Korletey Baah, the Chief Executive Officer of the Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA), has initiated…