By Linda Naa Deide Aryeetey Accra, Nov. 06, GNA – Ten persons have died with over 72 others infected, following a cholera outbreak in…
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Ghana launches new CAP guidelines to strengthen development goals
By Samira Larbie Accra, Nov 6. GNA – The National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) and the Participation, Accountability, and Integrity for a Resilient Democracy…
Ghana off track in the fight against viral hepatitis – WHO
By Muniratu Akweley Issah Accra, Nov 06, GNA- Dr. Kafui Senya, the Technical Lead for Hepatitis at the World Health Organization (WHO) country office,…
MOH and WHO launch Ghana’s first nationwide findings on NCDs
By Samira Larbie Accra, Nov 6, GNA – The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the World Health Organization, has launched findings from Ghana’s…
Country Innovations Platforms to shore up maternal and newborn health gains
By Mildred Siabi-Mensah Effia(WR), Nov. 6, GNA -The Country Innovation Platform (CIP) Ghana Pilot project geared towards supporting local innovations in maternal and newborn…
WHO urges sustainable access to clean water, sanitation to curb cholera outbreaks in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Nov. 5, (Xinhua/GNA) — The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday, called on all stakeholders in Somalia to prioritize sustainable access to clean…
National strategy launched to improve sickle cell disease care
By Linda Naa Deide Aryeetey Accra, Nov.6, GNA- Ghana on Tuesday unveiled a National Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) Strategy aimed at improving both preventive…
Takoradi records four suspected cases of choleraBy Emmanuel Gamson
Takoradi, Nov. 05, GNA – The Western Regional Directorate of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has recorded four suspected cases of cholera within Takoradi…
Medical students urged to prioritize patients’ medical histories
By Samira Larbie Accra, Nov 5, GNA- The Accra College of Medicine (ACM) has emphasized the importance of taking patients’ medical histories seriously to…
Ghana detects 34,000 new HIV infections within nine months of 2024
By Samira Larbie Accra, Nov. 5, GNA – The National HIV and AIDS Control Programme of the Ghana Health Service has reported over 34,000…
ASEPA Urges EOCO to disclose findings on 2015 Central Medical Stores fire
By Samira Larbie Accra, Nov 5, GNA – The Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) has urged the Economic and Organized Crime…
Rwanda, African Union inaugurate continental medical agency headquarters in Kigali
KIGALI, Nov. 2, (Xinhua/GNA) — Rwanda and the African Union (AU), on Friday inaugurated the African Medicines Agency (AMA) headquarters in Kigali, paving the…
Biomedical engineers need specialised training
By Samuel Akumatey Ho, Nov. 04, GNA – The Ghana Society of Biomedical Engineers has called for specialised training for professionals to ensure optimal…
Women urged not to fear breast cancer screening
By Erica Apeatua Addo Kwamenakrom (W/R), Nov 4, GNA – Madam Patience Akpakli, matron at the Ghana Manganese Company Limited (GMCL) Hospital, has urged…
Subri residents enjoy free health screening
By Erica Apeatua Addo Subri (W/R), Nov 4, GNA – Hypertension and diabetes have been identified as the most common health conditions being suffered…
Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Ghana launch comprehensive five-year strategic plan
By Emelia B. Addae Koforidua, Nov. 3, GNA – The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Ghana (SOGOG) has unveiled an ambitious five-year strategic…
Ashanti Regional Health Directorate intensifies public education on cholera
By Yussif Ibrahim Kumasi, Nov. 3, GNA – The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate has stepped up public education on preventive measures against the outbreak…
La Nkwantanang Madina Municipal Assembly commissions ultra-modern clinic at Oyarifa
By Francis Kwabena Cofie Madina (G/A), Nov. 3, GNA – The La Nkwantanang Madina Municipal Assembly has commissioned an ultra-modern clinic for residents of…
Newmont Ahafo North Mine screens women for breast cancers
By Dennis Peprah Yamfo, (A/R), Nov. 2, GNA – Some young and aged women at Yamfo, a mining community in the Tano North Municipality of…
Yamfo Health Center launches ‘Network of Practice’
By Dennis Peprah Yamfo, (A/R), Nov. 02, GNA – The Yamfo Health Center in the Tano North Municipality of the Ahafo Region, has launched a…