March 08, 2023
Ghana: Breast Society of Ghana Inaugurates Office
A new office for the operations of the Breast Society of Ghana (BSoG) has been inaugurated in Accra as part of efforts to increase awareness about breast diseases in the… Read more »
Ghana: Minority Worried About Shortage of Vaccines Against Childhood Killer Diseases
The Minority in Parliament says the shortage of vaccines against the six childhood killer diseases that has hit the country must be treated as an emergency that should engage… Read more »
Ghana: Deputy Director-General of GHS Chronicles Experiences, Challenges
A ten-chapter book which chronicles the experiences of the Deputy Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) was launched in Accra on Wednesday. Read more »
March 04, 2023
Ghana: Don't Take Hearing Impairment for Granted
A research conducted on 80 per cent of the Ghanaian population by the West Africa Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP) has found out that more than… Read more »
Ghana: Over 200,000 Ghanaians Have Hearing Impairment - Study
More than 200,000 Ghanaians suffer from Hearing Impairment (HI), a study conducted on 80 per cent of Ghanaian population has revealed. Read more »
March 06, 2023
Ghana: '25,000 With Visual Impairment Have Cornea Defects'
More than 25,000 persons suffering from visual impairment in Ghana have cornea defects. Read more »
Ghana: Princess Marie Louise Children's Hospital Presented With Gh¢700,000 Items
Assorted medical and technological equipment valued at GH¢700,000 were presented to the Princess Marie Louise Children's Hospital in Accra by the Ga Mantse, King Teiko… Read more »
March 03, 2023
Ghana: 5-Year Public Health Workforce Strategic Plan Launched
In a bid to better respond to emerging public health threats, the Ministry of Health (MoH) has launched a strategic plan to guide the restructuring of Ghana's health workforce. Read more »
Ghana: Parliament Health Committee Tours Mosquito-Breeding Sites
The Parliamentary Select Committee on Health has toured some mosquito-breeding sites in the Bono Region with a call to step up larval control efforts targeted at immature… Read more »
March 02, 2023
Ghana: End Discrimination Against Persons Living With HIV/Aids - CHRAJ
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has reiterated calls to bring an end to discrimination against persons living with HIV and AIDS. Read more »
Ghana: Health Alert - Lassa Fever Cases Hit 14... One Death Recorded, Ghs Cautions Public to Avoid Contact With Rats, Mice
A total of 12 additional cases of Lassa fever have been confirmed, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 14. Read more »
March 01, 2023
Ghana: Journalists Build Capacity On Trauma-Informed Reporting
The Coordinator of Client Services at the International Justice Mission (IJM) Ghana, Akosua Asamoah, has advised journalists to be trauma-informed before engaging… Read more »
Ghana: Ghanaians Urged to Consume Millet for Healthy Life
The Indian High Commissioner in Accra, Mr Sugandh Rajaram, has urged Ghanaians to consume more millet in order to live a healthy and sustainable life. Read more »
February 10, 2023
Ghana: Million-Dollar Project on Safe Mining Launched
The Government, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and United Nations Industrial Organisation (UNIDO), yesterday launched in Accra a $6.3m… Read more »
January 26, 2023
Ghana: GHS Records 221 New Leprosy Cases Nationwide Last Year
A total of 221 new cases of leprosy were recorded across the country by end of September last year, of which seven, were children. Read more »
Ghana: Workshop On Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Held in K'si
A training workshop on pre-hospital emergency care and cardiovascular diseases was held to encourage timely intervention for individuals, who suffer cardiac arrests, in Kumasi, the… Read more »
January 25, 2023
Ghana: Report Unusual Body Rashes to Help Detect Mpox Disease - Dr Poku
The public have been urged to report unusual body rashes for test to be conducted to detect for symptoms of the Mpox disease. Read more »
Ghana: Heed Advice About Mpox!
The La Nkwatanang Madina Municipal Directorate of Ghana Health Service (GHS) has called on the public to report unusual body rashes for test to be conducted for symptoms of the… Read more »
Ghana: Missing Twins Saga - 37 Military Hospital Apologises to Couple ... Claims Scans Were Incorrect
The 37 Military Hospital in Accra has said that the ultra-sound scans conducted on a woman before delivery were error-ridden. Read more »
Ghana: Lippia Tea Improves Sleep, Weight Loss, Supports Athletes
Lippia Multiflora family, normally known as "Gambian Tea" or "Senegal Tea." In Ghana, it is known as lippia tea. Read more »
January 24, 2023
Ghana: Auditor-General's Report - 26 Ambulances Valued At U.S.$4m Yet to Arrive ... to Support Covid-19 Management
Ghana is yet to receive 26 ambulances valued at $4 million which it ordered to support COVID-19 management, an Auditor-General's report on the country's COVID-19 expenditure has… Read more »
Ghana: Foundation Launched to Support Surgical Operations of 20 Hole-in-Heart Children
Shen Yang and Shen Yuet Children's Heart Foundation was on Friday launched in Accra with the objective to pay for surgical operations for 20 children with hole-in-heart conditions… Read more »
Ghana: Adolescent Health Educ. Serial Drama Launched
The sixth season of adolescent health education serial drama; "You Only Live Once (YOLO)" was premiered in Accra on Friday Read more »
Ghana: I'm Determined to Make KATH Best for Patients - Prof. Addai-Mensah
The new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Prof. Otchere Addai-Mensah, says strict discipline will be upheld and as long as he remains the… Read more »
January 23, 2023
Ghana: Nurses' Export Will Promote Skills Acquisition - Health Minister
The Minister of Health (MoH), Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, says the government's quest to export nurses was means of controlling the high attrition among health professionals in the… Read more »