By Solomon Gumah Kumdi (N/R), May 14 (GNA) – Residents of Kumdi in the Kpandai District have received a major healthcare boost following the commissioning of a 24-hour medical facility…
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NVI advances national assessment under Vax & Pharm Ghana Project to strengthen clinical trials ecosystem
By Maxwell Awumah Ho, May 13, GNA – The National Vaccine Institute (NVI) has started series of steering committee meetings to deliberate on key recommendations arising from…
Akatsi South Health Directorate intensifies public education on hypertension
By Agbaxode Emmanuel Akatsi (V/R), May 13, GNA – The Akatsi South Municipal Health Directorate has intensified public education on hypertension as part of activities marking World Hypertension Day…
Africa’s Health Workforce growing, but shortages, migration and unemployment threaten gains – WHOÂ
By Samira Larbie, GNA Accra, May 13, GNA – Africa’s health workforce has recorded significant growth over the past six years, driven largely by increases in…
African leaders call for urgent action to tackle health Workforce crisis Â
By Samira Larbie, GNA Accra, May 13, GNA – African leaders have called for urgent, coordinated action to address Africa’s growing health workforce crisis, warning…
Accra Declaration adopted to drive Africa’s health workforce agendaÂ
By Samira Larbie, GNA Accra, May 13, GNA – African ministers, policymakers, development partners, and health sector stakeholders have adopted the “Accra Declaration on…
WHO debunks online myths surrounding HantavirusÂ
By Samira Larbie, GNA Accra, May 13, GNA – The World Health Organization (WHO) has dismissed misinformation circulating online about hantavirus, saying the disease is not…
CBG marks Mother’s Day with free health screening for Adaklu womenÂ
By Emmanuel Lapigee Ofori Adaklu, May 12, GNA – Hundreds of women in the Adaklu District in the Volta Region have benefited from a free health screening exercise…
Teachers, Nurses in DBI District Receive Reading Glasses to Improve Productivity
By Philip Tengzu Issa (UW/R), May 12, GNA – A total of 225 teachers and health workers in the Daffiama-Bussie-Issa (DBI) District have benefited from…
KATH appoints Oncology Specialist as Director of Nursing and Midwifery ServicesÂ
By Yussif Ibrahim Kumasi, May 12, GNA – The Management of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has appointed Ms. Comfort Asoogo as the…
Beneficiaries Laud RuSHiNG Project for Transforming LivesÂ
By Albert Futukpor Tamale, May 12, GNA – Beneficiaries of the Rural Sanitation and Hygiene in Northern Ghana (RuSHiNG) project have praised the initiative for improving…
Medical Trust Fund launches nationwide specialist training through strategic partnerships
By Morkporkpor Anku, GNA Accra, May 11, GNA – The Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF) has launched a nationwide specialist training initiative aimed at…
Delays in Red Cross Act passage hindering humanitarian efficiency – Society
By Jibril Abdul Mumuni Accra, May 11, GNA – The Ghana Red Cross Society has expressed concern over prolonged delays in the passage of…
Don’t leave children’s eye care solely to health professionals – Optometrist urges parentsÂ
By Freda Mwini Tanina, (UW/R), May 11, GNA – Dr Zakarea Al-Hassan Balure, an Optometrist, has urged parents to take active responsibility for the…
Kikam/Asemko Assemblyman creates awareness on hypertension
By P K Yankey, GNA Kikam (W/R), May 11, GNA – Residents of Kikam and Asemko in the Ellembelle District have been urged to participate in an upcoming hypertension screening…
UGMC appeals for more breast milk donors to save premature, vulnerable babies
By Samira Larbie, GNA Accra, May 11, GNA – The Human Milk Bank at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) has made a…
Stakeholders leverage social media to reduce HIV infections among young peopleÂ
By Muniratu Akweley Issah, GNA Accra, May 10, GNA – Stakeholders in Ghana’s national HIV and AIDS response are intensifying efforts to curb new HIV…
Healthcare must reach every Ghanaian regardless of location – Health Minister
By Kingsley Mamore, GNA Dambai(O/R) May 10, GNA – Mr Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, the Minister of Health, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to ensuring that every…
Northern Regional Minister Lauds iDE Ghana Projects for Transforming LivesÂ
By Albert Futukpor Tamale, May 10, GNA – Ali Adolf John, Northern Regional Minister, has lauded the sanitation and agricultural projects being implemented by iDE Ghana for…
The Children’s Heart Foundation Ghana funds lifesaving surgeries for two childrenÂ
By Edward Dankwah, GNA Accra, May 9, GNA- The Children’s Heart Foundation Ghana has funded a lifesaving open-heart surgery for two children born with…