By Kingsley Mamore Dambai (O/R), Sept. 19, GNA – Mr Safo Nketia, Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Krachi East, has inspected ongoing construction works…
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Ghana begins free rabies vaccination for 25,000 petsÂ
By Emelia B. Addae  Koforidua, Sept. 19, GNA – Ghana has begun free rabies vaccination for 25,000 dogs and cats in identified high-risk areas…
Yellow fever confirmed in Sissala East Municipality after mysterious deaths recordedÂ
By Mohammed Balu Tumu, (UW/R), Sept 19, GNA – The Sissala East Municipal Health Directorate has confirmed yellow fever in the municipality following some…
CSOs demand sustained financing for Immunisation Â
By Linda Naa Deide Aryeetey Accra, Sept.19, GNA – Three Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on Thursday advocated the establishment of clear budget lines for vaccines, immunisation and health commodities within the Ministry of Health’s budget. The CSOs, including the University of Health…
Upper East Regional Hospital successfully performs major surgery on two-year-oldÂ
By Anthony Adongo Apubeo  Bolgatanga, Sept. 18, GNA – The Upper East Regional Hospital in Bolgatanga has successfully completed a major five-hour surgical procedure…
Stakeholders campaign for front-of-pack labelling in Ghana’s NCDs fightÂ
By Agnes Ansah Accra, Sept 18, GNA – Stakeholders in health have launched a campaign for enhanced nutritional labelling on food packages to help…
AIDS Director calls for interventions to reverse HIV spread among children Â
By Solomon Gumah Tamale, Sept 18, GNA – Mr Nuhu Musah, the Northern Regional Director, Ghana AIDS Commission, has called for targeted interventions to…
FEAD Ghana supports 110 girls at Kumbungu with reusable sanitary padsÂ
By Solomon Gumah Kumbungu (N/R), Sept 18, GNA – The Female Empowerment and Advocacy for Development (FEAD Ghana), a non-government organisation (NGO), has distributed…
Childhood Cancer: Union donates to Oncology UnitÂ
By Godfred Aaneamenga Polkuu Bolgatanga, Sept. 18, GNA – The leadership of the Union of Professional Nurses and Midwives, Ghana (UPNMG), has donated GH¢5,000…
KNUST launches Photonics and Optics Laboratory to advance health, safety researchÂ
By Linda Naa Deide Aryeetey Kumasi, Sept. 18, GNA – The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is set to commission a new…
Bosomtwe DCE commissions nurses’ quarters at BonkokorÂ
By Yussif Ibrahim Bonkokor (Ash), Sept. 17, GNA – Mr. Abdullah Hamidu, the Bosomtwe District Chief Executive (DCE), has commissioned a four-bedroom, en-suite nurses’…
Kpone Katamanso adolescent health unit sensitises youth on peer educationÂ
By Isaac Newton Tetteh Sebrepor, Sept. 17, GNA-Mrs Henrietta Agyeiwaa Gyaba, Kpone Katamanso Municipal Adolescent Health Coordinator, has urged adolescents to take advantage of…
DR Congo reports over 7,200 Ebola cases amid overall downward trend
KINSHASA, Sept. 15, (Xinhua/GNA) – More than 7,200 confirmed Ebola cases have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as sustained…
No amount of alcohol is safe – Cardiologist warns
By Samira Larbie, GNA Accra, Sept. 11, GNA – Professor Alfred Doku, a Cardiologist at the National Cardiothoracic Centre (NCTC) of the Korle Bu…
Savana Signatures engage health officials on nutrition project
By Godfred Aaneamenga Polkuu, GNA Bolgatanga, Sept. 16, GNA – The Savana Signatures, a non-government organisation (NGO), has engaged health officials and other stakeholders in the Upper East Region…
Health workers urged to monitor possible health impacts of nickel activities
By Kingsley Mamore, GNA Dambai (O/R), Sept 16, GNA – Dr Kofi Amo-Kodieh, the Oti Regional Director of Health Services, has urged health professionals in the region to remain vigilant over reports of possible…
UNFPA calls for accelerated action as Africa accounts for 70 percent of maternal deaths
By Edward Acquah, GNA Accra, Sept. 16, GNA – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has called for accelerated action to reduce maternal deaths,…
Health Services Workers’ Union celebrates 82nd Anniversary
By Patrick Ofoe Nudzi, GNA Accra, Sept. 11, GNA – The Health Services Workers’ Union (HSWU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Ghana, has…
‎Suicide deaths under-reported in Ghana – Psychiatric Hospital‎Â
By Samira Larbie ‎Accra, Sept. 15, GNA – Ghana may be capturing less than 10 per cent of estimated suicide deaths, Dr Kwadwo Marfo…
Directors demand stronger district epidemic preparedness, surveillance
By Godfred Aaneamenga Polkuu, GNA Bolgatanga, Sept. 15, GNA – The District Directors of Health Service Group (DDHS-G), has called for increased investment in community-based surveillance and…