By Morkporkpor Anku, GNA Accra, Feb. 27, GNA – Mr. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, Minister of Health, has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to sustaining and strengthening Ghana’s immunisation…
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Paediatric Society of Ghana holds National Immunisation Champions workshop to boost vaccine advocacy
By Morkporkpor Anku, GNA Accra, Feb. 27, GNA – The Paediatric Society of Ghana (PSG) has held a National Immunisation Champions Workshop aimed at strengthening advocacy…
NABOCADO trains health workers on improving health of children refugees
By Anthony Adongo Apubeo, GNA Bolgatanga, Feb. 27, GNA –Midwives and community health nurses and officers serving communities hosting Burkinabe refugees in the Upper East Region have received training on…
Medical negligence threatens public confidence in health system — Law lecturer
By Opesika Tetteh Puplampu, GNA Ada, Feb. 26, GNA – Mr Julius Odoi, a Law Lecturer at Central University, has called for stronger legal enforcement and systemic reforms to…
Biosafety and biosecurity take centre stage as Noguchi opens 2026 Quality Week
By Jibril Abdul Mumuni Accra, Feb. 25, GNA- The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) has placed biosafety and biosecurity at the forefront…
Public advised to undergo regular health check-ups to prevent diseases
By Comfort Sena Fetrie-Akagbor, GNA Tema, Feb. 25, GNA – Mr Mershack Bankam, a Physician Assistant at HealthWise Hospital in Tema, has urged the public to undergo regular health check-ups…
Meningitis: GHS records one confirmed case in Upper East
By Godfred Aaneamenga Polkuu, GNA Bolgatanga, Feb. 25, GNA – The Upper East Regional Health Directorate (UERHD) of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has recorded one…
GAMLS calls for national emergency care policy amid “No Bed Syndrome” debate
By Michael Foli Jackidy, GNA Ho (V/R), Feb. 25, GNA – The Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS) has called for the urgent formulation…
Sharing love: Over 800 children at Piisi receive free eye screening
By Philip Tengzu, GNA Wa, (UW/R), Feb. 25, GNA – Over 800 basic school children at Piisi and its surrounding communities in the Wa Municipality have received free eye…
Korle-Bu board chair reveals govt plan to end ‘No Bed Syndrome’
By Elsie Appiah-Osei, GNA Accra, Feb. 25, GNA — Professor Titus Beyuo, the Board Chairman of Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, has disclosed that the government is introducing a National Integrated…
Clinical Coordinator urges women with hernia, breast tumor to opt for immediate surgeries
By Dennis Peprah, GNA Sunyani, (Bono), Feb. 25, GNA – Dr Philip Ohene Anokye, the Clinical Coordinator at the Chiraa Government Hospital in the Sunyani West Municipality…
Janok Foundation sensitises transport operators on reading of front of pack label
By Albert Allotey, GNA Accra, Feb. 25, GNA – The Janok Foundation, a non-governmental organisation has extended its front of pack warning label reading education campaign to the transport union…
Government urged to introduce tax on unhealthy foods
By Muyid Deen Suleman, GNA Kumasi, Feb. 25, GNA – The government has been urged to take decisive steps to introduce taxes on unhealthy foods, as part of…
Korea-trained Ghanaian health alumni donate blood to National Blood Service
By Jibril Abdul Mumuni Accra, Feb. 24, GNA –The Korea Foundation for International Healthcare Global Alumni (KGA) has donated 427 units of blood to…
Govt to end ‘No Bed Syndrome’ after hit-and-run victim’s tragic death – Deputy Minister
By Elsie Appiah-Osei, GNA Accra, Feb. 24, GNA—Madam Grace Ayensu-Danquah, a Deputy Minister of Health, has pledged her Ministry’s resolve to overhaul Ghana’s emergency services and hospital infrastructure, to tackle the…
Afenyo-Markin demands probe into Hospitals over hit-and-run victim’s death
By Elsie Appiah-Osei Accra, Feb. 24, GNA—Mr. Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, the Minority Leader, on Tuesday called for the heads of three major Hospitals in the Greater Accra,…
Muslims, Christians advised to increase fruits, vegetables intake during fasting
By Comfort Sena Fetrie-Akagbor, GNA Tema, Feb. 24, GNA — Mr Mershack Bankam, a Physician Assistant at HealthWise Hospital in Tema, has advised Muslims observing Ramadan and Christians undertaking the annual Lent fasting to…
Oti National Ambulance Service honours SEMT Marfo for heroic life-saving intervention
By Kingsley Mamore, GNA Dambai (O/R), Feb. 24, GNA-The Oti Regional Management of the National Ambulance Service (NAS) has honoured Senior Emergency Medical Technician (SEMT), Mr Daniel Marfo, for his exceptional bravery and professionalism in…
CERMES Foundation holds health talk for Old Lashibi Basic School pupils
By Laudia Anyorkor Nunoo, GNA Lashibi, Feb. 23, GNA – CERMES Foundation, a non-governmental organisation focused on education and health, has organised a health talk for more than 400…
Vivo Energy Ghana brings hope and Healing to children at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital
Accra, 23. GNA – Vivo Energy Ghana PLC, the exclusive distributors and marketers of Shell branded Fuels and Lubricants has stepped in to support…
FDA trains tricycle riders for Smart Ice on good distribution practices
Mildred Siabi-Mensah Takoradi, Feb. 23, GNA – Some 21 tricycle riders of the Smart Ice Company Limited have been trained on good handling, distribution and hygiene…
GHS introduces HPV vaccine into Ghana’s routine immunization programme
By Erica Apeatua Addo, GNA Tarkwa (W/R), February 22, GNA-The Ghana Health Service (GHS) in collaboration with the Municipal Health Directorates has introduced the Human Papiloma Virus (HPV)…
NHIA intensifies monitoring of illegal health facility charges
By Emelia B. Addae Kpong (E/R), Feb. 23, GNA – The Eastern Regional National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) says illegal charges against National Health Insurance…
Use condoms to stay healthy and prevent STIs – AIDS Commission
By Emelia B. Addae Koforidua, Feb. 23, GNA – Ms Rita Afriyie, Acting Technical Coordinator at the Technical Support Unit of the Ghana AIDS Commission, has advised the public…