Health
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 to her death.
The incident happened in June 2…
Health Facilities Regulatory Agency receives industrial copier from USAID
The Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA) has received a Canon Image Runner Copier from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
The gesture was made under the Health Systems Accelerator Project by the USAID to facilitate…
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 for a booster.
The exercise began on Wednesday, July 3,
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 in tobacco control.
It has, therefore, recommended s…
Africa CDC calls for subsidised charges on scientific publications
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has advocated for reduced article processing charges to facilitate the publication of scientific findings by more African countries and researchers.
This would provide additional reso…
Stigmatisation hampering fight against HIV – AIDS Commissions
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 objective of ending HIV/AIDS as a public health …
Twelve MMDAs in Volta/Oti earmarked for National Malaria elimination programme
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…
Tamale Teaching Hospital’s oxygen plant shut down
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