Health
GLoMeF set to vaccinate 50,000 people against Hepatitis ‘B’ and ‘C’
The Sunyani-based Global Media Foundation (GLOMEF) says it is set to implement a nationwide ‘Hepatitis Campaign’ to reduce the nation’s burden of liver diseases by 2030. The purpose of the...
Tamale Teaching Hospital unveils new theatre
The Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) has unveiled a new theatre at its Accident and Emergency Department. The new facility is to enhance emergency care and relieve pressure on existing resources....
Limited space impeding fast implementation of Heal the KATH project
The lack of adequate space to relocate patients is impeding the fast implementation of the ‘Heal the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH)’ project to refurbish the hospital to deliver better...
Greater Accra Region NHIA embarks on Health promotion campaign
The Greater Accra Regional Office of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has embarked on a health promotion prevention and wellness campaign to encourage healthy living among the population. The...
UGMC trains health professionals on effective trauma management
The University of Ghana Medical Centre, has trained health professionals on basic emergency trauma management to help prevent medical errors in facilities. The three-day intensive simulation programme sought to equip...
Ghana’s old, polluting cars are “killing people silently”-Experts
Health experts are sounding the alarm over the dramatic increase in deaths and illnesses caused by Ghana’s worsening air quality due to pollution. The biggest culprit is Ghana’s aging,...
Govenment to recruit more than 15,000 nurses and midwives
The Ministry of Health (MOH) says on Monday, August 5, 2024, it will commence recruitment of some 15,200 nurses and midwives across the country. A statement issued in Accra by...
Contracting Hepatitis B or C is not a death sentence – Dr Nartey
Liver failure and liver cancer are among the top10 causes of death in Ghana while liver cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among Ghanaian adults. However, contracting...
HFFG advocates domestic ring- fenced funding for immunization
The latest Country Multi-Year Plan (cMYP), 2020-2024, by GAVI vaccine alliance, shows that Ghana requires $514,177,471 to fund immunization activities between 2020 and 2024. However, only $266,521,876 has been assured...
Samira Bawumia donates medical supplies to health facilities in Oti Region
Hajia Mrs Samira Bawumia, wife of the Vice President, has donated medical supplies to health facilities in the Nkwanta North and Biakoye districts of the Oti Region. She made the...
