Category: Health

  Aboabo Number Two (B/A) – The Jesus Ark Foundation, a Christian Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has handed over a newly constructed medical laboratory to the Presbyterian Health Centre at Aboabo Number Two in the Dormaa Central Municipality of … … Read More >Foundation constructs medical laboratory for Aboabo residents

Bolgatanga, Jan 11, GNA – The Bolgatanga Municipal Health Directorate of the Ghana Health Service has exceeded its COVID-19 vaccination target for the Christmas and New Year festivities. With a target of 6,599 people to vaccinate, the Municipal Health … … Read More >Bolgatanga Municipal exceeds COVID-19 vaccination target for festive season

Kumasi – As part of efforts to devolve specialist care to the lower level, the Ashanti Regional Health Directorate is considering some upcoming hospital projects in the region for specialist care. Dr. Emmanuel Tinkorang, the Regional Dire… … Read More >Some ongoing hospital projects in Ashanti to be earmarked for specialist care – Dr. Tinkorang

Fijai (WR), Jan. 09, GNA – The Paradise Outreach Ministries and Charity Foundation has given “delivery kits” hampers to some 74 expectant mothers at the Holy Child Hospital at Fijai in the Western Region. The items included detergents from disinfectan… … Read More >Paradise Outreach Ministries supports 74 expectant mothers

Kumasi, Jan. 8, GNA – The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate is taking steps to strengthen partnerships with the private sector in the fight against rising cases of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). Dr Emmanuel Tinkorang, the Regional Health Director,… … Read More >‘Our priority is to strengthen private-sector partnership in fighting Non-Communicable Diseases’

Kumasi, Jan. 8, GNA – The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate is taking steps to strengthen partnerships with the private sector in the fight against rising cases of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). Dr Emmanuel Tinkorang, the Regional Health Director,… … Read More >‘Our priority is to strengthen private-sector partnership in fighting Non-Communicable Diseases’

Tema, Jan. 6, GNA – Bloodsucking insects including mosquitoes, flies, lice, and bed bugs do not transmit Human Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV) Dr Stephen Ayisi Addo, Programmes Manager, National AIDS/STI Control Programme (NACP) has defused this myth a… … Read More >Bloodsucking insects don’t transmit HIV – NACP

Accra, Jan. 5, GNA – The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says update on its COVID-19 guidelines at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) is focused on China due to the lack of clarity on the surge in that country.“The guidelines were reviewed with specific… … Read More >KIA COVID-19 guidelines focuses on China due to uncertainties there