By Ewoenam Kpodo Ho, July 17, GNA – President John Dramani Mahama has announced that the Ho Teaching Hospital (HTH) will undergo a major upgrade to…
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Uphold professional standards — TMPC to Massage Therapists
By Nii Martey M. Botchway Accra, July 17, GNA – The Traditional Medicine Practice Council (TMPC) has called on massage therapists to uphold the…
Canada donates medical equipment to Savelugu Municipal Hospital
By Solomon Gumah Savelugu (N/R), July 16, GNA – The Government of Canada has donated medical equipment and supplies to the Savelugu Municipal Hospital in the Northern Region…
“Ocular morbidity remains significant public health challenge”
By Caleb Kuleke Ho, July 16, GNA- Mr Claver Kofi Lawson, the Project Coordinator for Lifetime Wells Vision, a non-government organisation (NGO), has said…
Oti Health Directorate solidarises with health workers in conflict-affected Nkwanta South
By Kingsley Mamore Dambai (O/R), July 16, GNA – The Oti Regional Health Directorate has reaffirmed its commitment to the welfare of health professionals…
Central Region moves to tame cholera outbreak
By Isaac Arkoh Cape Coast, July 16, GNA – The Central Regional Health Directorate has launched an intensive public-education campaign urging stakeholders to strengthen cholera-prevention…
HIV/AIDS awareness campaign must be intensified before it affects nation’s workforce – Aba Oppong
By Dorothy Frances Ward Kumasi, July 15, GNA – Mrs Aba Oppong, Executive Director of Rights and Responsibilities Initiatives Ghana (RRIG), has called for…
Tamale Technical University Hospital appeals for urgent infrastructure
By Solomon Gumah, GNA Tamale, July 15, GNA – Dr Adaysle Martin Atuguba, Director, University Health Services, Tamale Technical University (TaTU) Hospital, has appealed…
Nurse urges parents to prevent home accidents during school vacation
By Godfred Aaneamenga Polkuu Bolgatanga, July 15, GNA – Madam Gloria Ayambire, a Paediatric Nurse Specialist at the Upper East Regional Hospital, has urged…
Oxfam in Ghana donates medical equipment to TaTU Hospital
By Solomon Gumah Tamale, July 15, GNA – Oxfam in Ghana has donated medical equipment, essential medicines and health commodities valued at GH¢1,497,928.66 to…
Prolonged blackout disrupts healthcare delivery at Akporkploe Health Centre
By Michael Pepsin Avorgah Aflao (V/R), July 15, GNA – A prolonged power outage at Akporkploe and surrounding communities in the Ketu South Municipality…
PSGH condemns closure of Cape Coast pharmacy during national clean-up exercise
By Stanley Senya Accra, July 14, GNA – The Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH) has condemned the closure of Cape Coast Pharmacy during the…
GHS, Jacaranda deploy AI tool for maternal care
By Linda Naa Deide Aryeetey, GNA Accra, July 14, GNA – The Ghana Health Service (GHS) and Jacaranda Health have launched an Artificial Intelligence…
Community pharmacists key to free primary healthcare agenda – Health Minister
By Samira Larbie, GNA Accra, July 14, GNA – The Government has reaffirmed the central role of community pharmacists in achieving universal health coverage…
SEND GHANA, UHAS champion ‘Front-of-Pack Warning Labelling’ to combat NCD
By Michael Foli Jackidy, GNA Ho (V/R), July 14, GNA – SEND GHANA, in collaboration with the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), on Monday organised a symposium…
AngloGold Ashanti commissions two health facilities in Obuasi
By Yussif Ibrahim, GNA Obuasi, July 14, GNA – The AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi Mine has commissioned two modern health facilities in Obuasi, reinforcing its…
Labour consultant supports medical fitness standards for security service recruitment
By Frank Kwame Abbor Ho, July 13, GNA – Mr Austin Gamey, a Labour Consultant, has argued that medical fitness requirements for recruitment into Ghana’s security services should be…
PTAs commit to sustaining volunteer-led menstrual health initiative in Tongu
By Kekeli K. Blamey Adidome (V/R), July 13, GNA – Parents and Teachers Associations (PTAs) in three basic schools in the South and Central Tongu districts have committed to establishing…
Chereponi District constructs boreholes, rehabilitates dam to improve water access
By Albert Futukpor Wenchiki (N/E Region), July 13, GNA – The Chereponi District Assembly has constructed three mechanised boreholes for the Wenchiki, Danado and Hilltop communities to improve access to safe and reliable water for…
Ghana Medical Trust Fund reviews Cape Coast Teaching hospital partnership to deliver better care
Accra, July 13, GNA-The Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF) has intensified efforts to strengthen the delivery of specialist healthcare across the country.Management led by…