By Alex Baah Boadi Sefwi-Wiawso (WN/R), Feb. 9, GNA – Mr Francis Ennin, the Sefwi-Wiawso District Manager, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), says the…
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Tema General Hospital records 11 ‘Kwashiokor’ deaths in 2023
By Laudia Sawer Tema, Feb. 9, GNA – The Tema General Hospital documented a total of 11 deaths among children suffering from Severe Acute…
Ghana has the largest medical drone delivery service globally – Dr Bawumia
By Laudia Sawer Tema, Feb. 9, GNA- Vice President Dr Mahamadu Bawumia has touted the improvement made in Ghana’s healthcare system, having the largest…
Awutu-Senya District Health Service records zero maternal death in 2023
By J. K. Nabary Awutu Beraku (C/R), Feb 8, GNA – The Awutu-Senya District Health Directorate saw significant improvement in most of its work…
FDA advises institutions, public to insist on valid food hygiene permits
Accra, Feb 8, GNA -The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has urged institutions and the public to inspect valid food hygiene permits before contracting…
Reproductive Health: IPPF Leader visits Ghana
Accra, Feb 7, GNA – Dr. Alvaro Bermejo, Director General of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), is set to visit Ghana on a…
FDA CEO awarded for excellence in medical products regulation
By Stanley Senya Accra, Feb. 7, GNA – The Chief Executive Officer of the Food and Drugs Authority Ghana (FDA) has recieved an award…
GHS launches Network of Practice guidelines
By Samira Larbie/Delphina Addo-Dankyi Accra, Feb 6, GNA – The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has launched its guidelines for Network of Practice (NoP) to…
Don’t make emergency contraceptives an everyday business – Midwife
By Mildred Siabi-Mensah Fijai (WR), Feb. 6, GNA – Ms Pauline Mensah, a Senior Midwife at the Essikado Government Hospital, has called on the…
World Cancer Day: Merck Foundation gives scholarships to 140 oncology doctors
Accra, Feb. 6, GNA – Merck Foundation as part of the World Cancer Day celebration together with African First Ladies has offered scholarships to…
Fiapre SDA Hospital records over 15 cervical cancer cases annually-Dr Quansah
By Regina Benneh Sunyani, Feb. 05, GNA – The Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Hospital at Fiapre in the Sunyani West Municipality records over 15…
Africa Cancer Foundation is not offering free surgeries this year
By Samira Larbi Accra, Feb. 05, GNA – The Africa Cancer Foundation (ACF) says it is not offering free breast cancer surgeries this year.…
Songtaba organises float to raise awareness on consumption of healthy foods
By Albert Futukpor Tamale, Feb. 5, GNA – Some youth groups and representatives of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Tamale have embarked on a float…
NGO undertakes medical screening for deaf community in Tamale
By Solomon Gumah Tamale, Feb 05, GNA – Cancer Care for Humanity International, an NGO, has undertaken free cervical cancer screening exercise for some…
NGO trains school-base WASH committees to tackle Skin-NTDs
By Bertha Badu-Agyei Akuapem-Akropong, Feb.04, GNA-Water in Africa Through Everyday Responsiveness (WATER) a Non-Governmental organization has trained 65 WASH committee members in various schools…
Two health directorates receive sanitation and hygiene materials from WaterAid
By Anthony Adongo Apubeo Bongo (U/E), Feb 4, GNA – The Bongo and Kassena-Nankana West District Directorates of the Ghana Health Service have received…
Government is committed to addressing child malnutrition- Dr Letsa
By Caleb Kuleke Ho, Feb. 3, GNA – Dr Archibald Yao Letsa, Volta Regional Minister says the government is committed to tackling malnutrition among…
Ghana needs critical shift in infrastructural design – Prof Appiah-Adu
By Samira Larbie Accra, Feb 2, GNA- Professor Kwaku Appiah-Adu, Senior Policy Advisor to the Vice President, has called for critical change in how…
Public urged to unite for elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases
By Evans Worlanyo Ameamu Keta (V/R) Feb. 2, GNA – The Keta Municipal Health Directorate in the Volta Region has urged the public to…
Adolescent pregnancy rate drops in Eastern Region
By Bertha Badu-Agyei Koforidua, Feb 2, GNA – Adolescent pregnancy rate in the Eastern Region dropped from 13.1 per cent in 2019 to 5.9…