Health

A large clinical trial in South Africa and Uganda has shown that a twice-yearly injection of a new pre-exposure prophylaxis drug gives young women total protection from HIV infection.

The trial tested whether the six-month injection of lenacapavir wo…

Stakeholders at an advocacy meeting on persons living with neglected Tropical Diseases, (NTDs) have called on state actors to include them on special government programmes.

They established that one of the major challenges of persons suffering from t…

The Vector Control Department of ‘Zoomlion Ghana Limited’ has indicated that the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) has targeted 12 Municipalities and Districts in the Volta and Oti Regions to eliminate malaria.

According to the World Heal…

The Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) has announced a disruption of oxygen supply at the facility following an emergency shut down of its oxygen plant.

A statement issued by the TTH in Tamale signed by Mr Emmanuel Donkor, its Director of

Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Monday launched the GHS 2024 Excellence Awards to recognise the exceptional performance of individual health workers and institutions.

The Award, which is the second of its …

The Hive Ecosystem, an organisation committed to empowering community initiatives and enhancing environmental sustainability, has constructed a mechanised borehole for residents of Nanton Kpawumo in the Sagnarigu Municipality of the Northern Region.

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The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) at the end of June paid GHS 587,236.00 to six hospitals providing care to vulnerable patients under its Free Dialysis Coverage programme.

A press release signed by its acting CEO, Dr Dacosta Aboagye, sai…

Women and residents at Kwadwo Addaikrom, a farming community in the Asunafo North Municipality of the Ahafo Region have appealed for a maternity ward at the Community-based Health Planning Service (CHPS) compound in the area.

That would help improve …