Health
GOSANET Foundation begins free TB screening in Adaklu district
GOSANET Foundation, a health NGO operating in the Adaklu district commenced a free community-based tuberculosis (TB) case finding and screening programme in the district.
The initiative is aimed at identifying, screening, and supporting individuals …
National malaria vaccination exercise to be expanded to 43 districts
The National Malaria Vaccination exercise is to be expanded to 43 districts in four regions in the country, involving Savannah, Western North, Northern and Upper West.
This was contained in a release by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) sighted
PPAG distributes 1.9 million contraceptives in 2023
Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG) distributed more than 1.9 million contraceptives nationwide, Mr Charles Oduro Owurani, a Project Assistant, at the Sunyani branch of the Young and Wise Centre of the PPAG has said.
They included condoms…
Kadjebi to vaccine 12,454 children against Measles, Rubella
The Kadjebi District Health Directorate of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) is set to launch a vaccination campaign to protect children against Measles, Rubella and Vitamin A deficiency.
The campaign, scheduled for October 2-6, targets 12,454 children…
GHS to start Measles vaccination, Vit A from October 2 to 6
The Ghana Health Service in collaboration with the Regional Coordinating Council has embarked on a Measles Rubella and Vitamin A supplementation campaign.
Meanwhile, confirmed cases of Measles Rubella had been increasing with 460 cases confirmed in …
Three institutions schooled on Rabies
Three Basic Schools in the Aowin Municipality of the Western North Region have been educated on rabies and its implications on human health.?
The schools include Wisdom Preparatory School, Anna Educational Complex, and Immaculate Conception Roman Ca…
Keta Municipal Health Directorate to embark on Measle-Rebulla vaccination
The Keta Municipal Health Directorate in the Volta Region has announced plans to embark on a Measle-Rubella vaccination exercise for children between nine months and five years.
The exercise, which would commence from Wednesday, October 2 to October…
Chinese medical team, LEKMA Hospital, provide cataract and laparoscopic surgeries
The thirteenth batch of the Chinese Medical Team, in collaboration with LEKMA Hospital, is set to begin surgeries for cataract patients and laparoscopic procedures for those with various conditions.
Some surgeries would be offered free of charge, wh…