Health
Nungua doesn’t have land for Agenda 111 Municipal Hospital
The lack of land is hampering the commencement of the Agenda 111 Project at Nungua in the Krowor Municipality of the Greater Accra Region. The Agenda 111 is an initiative...
Bono Minister unhappy about supposed cure for HIV and AIDS
Madam Justina Owusu-Banahene, the Bono Regional Minister at the weekend cautioned the clergy and traditional healers to desist from misleading the public with their unsubstantiated cure for HIV and AIDS....
Volta Region last year recorded over 16,000 persons living with HIV and AIDS
Records from the 2023 Volta Region’s HIV Fact sheet indicates that some 16,016 persons are living (PLHIV) with the virus. This number constitutes 4.8 per cent of the total...
Pakistani Government must refuse tobacco industry “kiddie cigarettes” export
The African Tobacco Control Alliance (ATCA) a non-profit public health advocates has appealed to the Pakistani government not to allow the tobacco industry to export ‘kiddie cigarettes’ packs into the...
EU commits €32 million to enhance Ghana’s pharmaceutical and vaccine production
The European Union (EU) has launched a €32 million Special Measure on Manufacturing and Access to Vaccines, Medicines, and Health Technologies in Africa (MAV+) to support vaccine manufacturing in Ghana....
Ministry of Health presents pickups to Ghana Health Service
Dr Bernard Okoe Boye, Minister of Health, Friday presented 40 pick-up vehicles to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to aid the Service's healthcare delivery in the country. Dr Okoe...
Lives of younger population must be protected from e-cigarettes – Report
A policy brief report by the Vision for Alternative Development – Ghana (VALD-Ghana) Thursday said some research studies have suggested that the use of e-cigarette reverses decades of progress made...
HeFRA to investigate death of Trauma patient at Winneba
The Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA) is to investigate the incident involving a patient who was discharged from Trauma and Specialist Hospital, Winneba, and allegedly deserted in a bush leading...
Ada East Health Directorate begins another round of COVID-19 vaccination
The Ada East District Health Directorate has begun the COVID-19 vaccination exercise for persons aged 18 and above, who are yet to take the jab, as well as those due...
Stigmatisation hampering fight against HIV – Technical Coordinator
Mr Dramani Yakubu, the Western Regional Technical Coordinator of the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC), says stigmatisation and discrimination of persons living with HIV are a major challenge to the country’s...
