Health

The Elmina Polyclinic has launched its 50th anniversary celebration with an unveiling of a legacy project to mark its achievements.

The legacy project would be the construction of an ultra-modern accident and emergency block to aid the swift attendan…

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 in Ghana.

This year’s commemoration of the International Day to

Statistics from the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has revealed that almost half of the pregnant women in the Bawku West District of the Upper East Region in the first quarter of 2024 were anaemic.

‘For our first quarter alone, 47

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, Savannah and North East Regions.

The su…

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.

‘The EUA process allows for the availability of essent…

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 intended to enable the facility to provide high-quality …

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 and being positive in dealing with the daily stresses of

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) and the National Identification Authority (NIA) have signed a joint cooperative agreement to register 6.3 million children for Ghana cards across the country.

The initiative, which covers children betwee…