By James Amoh Junior Accra, Jan. 26, GNA – Medical personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) have recorded an impressive performance at the…
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UCC Biochemistry graduate needs urgent financial support to undergo heart surgery
By Ewoenam Kpodo Ho, Jan. 25, GNA- Mr Bright Yaw Ahorlu, a 29-year-old graduate from Mafi-Kumase, Central Tongu District in the Volta Region is…
Mavis Kuukua-Bissue donates medical equipment to health facilities in Ahanta-West
By P. K.Yankey Agona-Nkwanta (W/R), January 25, GNA- Madam Mavis Kuukua-Bissue, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ahanta-West Constituency, has donated assorted medical items…
Bilinsa community commissions self-initiated health facility
By Godfred Aaneamenga Polkuu Bilinsa (U/E), Jan. 24, GNA – The people of Bilinsa, a community in the Builsa North Municipality have commissioned a…
US completes withdrawal from World Health Organization
By Samira Larbie, GNA Accra, Jan 24, GNA-The United States has formally completed its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO), citing concerns over…
VAST-Ghana calls for increase in excise taxes on health-harming products
By Albert Allotey Accra, Jan. 23, GNA – The Vision for Accelerated Sustainable Development, Ghana (VAST-Ghana) has called on the Ministries of Finance and…
Babile Polyclinic: Deliveries conducted on floor as maternity ward project stallsÂ
By Philip Tengzu Babile (UW/R), Jan. 23, GNA – Midwives at the Babile Polyclinic in the Lawra Municipality have been compelled to conduct deliveries on the floor due…
FDA boss rallies stakeholders to combat illicit drug use in Northern GhanaÂ
By Solomon Gumah Tamale, Jan 23, GNA – Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Manso Opuni, Acting Chief Executive Officer, Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has rallied the support…
EPA Director urges Ghanaians to be sensitive to their health in dry seasons
Jerry Azanduna Techiman, (Bono East) Jan. 23, GNA- Mr Emmanuel Lignule, the Bono East Regional Director of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) says the harmattan season will be severe, urging…
African governments must fulfil 25-Year-Old Abuja declaration pledge-Unions
By Jibril Abdul Mumuni Accra, 23 Jan. GNA- As the 25th anniversary of the landmark Abuja Declaration approaches, health sector unions across Africa have…
Health Unions sound alarm on escalating workforce migration crisis in Africa
By Jibril Abdul Mumuni Accra, Jan. 23, GNA– Public Services International (PSI) and its health sector affiliates in Ghana and Nigeria have issued a…
Only three of 26 doctors posted to Upper East on duty – MinisterÂ
By Anthony Adongo Apubeo Bolgatanga, Jan. 22, GNA – Mr Donatus Atanga Akamugri, the Upper East Regional Minister, has expressed grave concern over the refusal of…
UTAS commences admission of prospective medical studentsÂ
By Godfred Aaneamenga Polkuu Bolgatanga, Jan. 22, GNA – Mr Donatus Akamugri Atanga, the Upper East Regional Minister, says the University of Technology and Applied Sciences (UTAS) at Navrongo has commenced the…
Coalition backs policy to block salaries of doctors who refuse postingsÂ
By Anthony Adongo Apubeo Bolgatanga, Jan. 22, GNA – The Coalition of NGOs in Health has backed the government’s policy directive instructing the Controller and Accountant-General’s…
UG Nursing School commends AfDB, SIF for project supportÂ
By Stephen Asante Accra, Jan. 21, GNA – The School of Nursing and Midwifery of the University of Ghana has commended the Social Investment…
SIF hands over UG Microbiology Lab at Korle-Bu for upgrade
By Linda Naa Deide Aryeetey, GNA Accra, Jan. 21, GNA – The Social Investment Fund (SIF) Wednesday handed over the site to the contractor…
UG Nursing School commends AfDB, SIF for project support
By Stephen Asante Accra, Jan. 21, GNA – The School of Nursing and Midwifery of the University of Ghana has commended the Social Investment…
Gov’t constructing cardiology intervention centre at KATHÂ
By Kwabia Owusu-Mensah, GNA Kumasi Jan. 21, GNA – The government is constructing cardiology intervention centre at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi to promote effective and…
Keta: Social Welfare Department engages stakeholders on HIV/AIDS prevention
By Evans Worlanyo Ameamu Keta (V/R), Jan 21, GNA — The Keta Municipal Social Welfare Department has engaged stakeholders to raise awareness on HIV/AIDS prevention and…
Mumps outbreak hits Keta, causes concern among residentsÂ
By Evans Worlanyo Ameamu Keta (VR), Jan 21, GNA – The Keta Municipal Health Directorate in the Volta Region has reported a surge in mumps cases, sparking concerns…
AHPC shuts Alma Medical Lab over regulatory violationsÂ
By Linda Naa Deide Aryeetey Accra, Jan. 20, GNA – The Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC) has closed Alma Medical Laboratory at Mamprobi in Accra for operating without a valid…
Let’s work together to make Awutu-Senya healthiest district in Central Region- Dr DarbbeyÂ
By J. K. Nabary Awutu Beraku (C/R), Jan 20, GNA-Dr Felix Gerald Kwaning Darbbey, the Awutu Senya West District Director of Health Services, has urged residents in the district…
Lati Hamilton family refurbishes Emergency Ward at Cape Coast Metro HospitalÂ
By Isaac Arkoh Cape Coast, Jan. 20, GNA – The Lati Hamilton family of Cape Coast has handed over a fully refurbished Emergency Ward at…
SIF hands over UG Biotechnology Centre site to contractors
By Edward Acquah, GNA Accra, Jan. 21, GNA – The Social Investment Fund (SIF) Wednesday handed over a project site for constructing a Biotechnology…