Health
Ghana Health Service calls for collaboration to eradicate NTDs
The Ghana Health Service has called for the strengthening of collaboration with ministries, departments and agencies to explore strategies to eliminate Tropically Neglected Diseases (NTDs) in the country. There are...
Public urged to protect women against mental health disorders
Mr Shell Sorkpor, a Mental Health Nurse at the Keta Municipal Hospital, Volta Region, has urged the public to be conscious of the emotional well-being of women before, during, and...
JHS two student in Papu suffers from multiple impairments
In a rare case, a 13-year-old Junior High School two (JHS 2) pupil of the Papu R/C JHS, Siita Ziyad, diagnosed with Myopia (the inability to see from afar) is...
FDA, GRA, VALD-Ghana to streamline conflicting laws on tobacco control
Dr Alex Moyem Kombat, the Assistant Commissioner, Research and Policy, Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), has called for stakeholder engagement to look at two conflicting laws on the implementation of tax...
Verna support neonatal care in health facilities
Twellium Industrial Company, producers of Vena Mineral water on Tuesday donated GHC 200,000 worth of equipment to the Ghana Medical Association to help reduce neonatal mortality. The equipment, which includes four...
Today is World Fistula Day
Ghana, today joined the rest of the world to mark the 'International Day to End Obstetric Fistula' with a call for investment in ensuring quality health care for pregnant women...
Children Believe presents medicines to Regional Medical Store
The Northern Regional Medical Store has taken delivery of various medical supplies including drugs to improve care for pregnant/lactating mothers, adolescent girls and children under five years in the Northern,...
Health Minister donates ambulance to UGMS
Dr. Bernard Okoe-Boye, Minister of Health, has donated a fully equipped ambulance to the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) to help improve operations. He explained that the donation was...
FDA allays concerns over AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine safety in Ghana
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has said the AstraZeneca vaccine, sold as Covishield and Vaxzevria, was one of six COVID-19 vaccines granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) in February 2021....
Ghanaians advised to take charge of their mental health
As Ghana observes Mental Health Month in May, a Clinical Psychologist, Dr Ebenezer Tetteh Kpalam, has advised the public to take charge of their mental health by assessing their functionality...
