Health

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced that AstraZeneca vaccines would no longer be administered in the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination campaign.

Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, Director-General of the GHS, stated that the Service had not purchased the A…

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) and partners under the Ministry of Health have reminded members of the public about the ongoing National COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign (NaCVaDs).

The national campaign, which will end on May 9, is aimed at increasing th…

The Rural Initiatives for Self-Empowerment Ghana (RISE-Ghana), a non-government organisation, has underscored the urgent need to invest in midwives to improve maternal and child healthcare and adapt to climate change and achieve the Sustainable Develo…

Mr Dominic Yeboah, the Upper East Regional Cordinator for the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), says the Region has attained herd immunity against COVID-19.

He said a total of 806,688 representing 91.9 percent …

Parents have been advised to get immediate medical care for their babies aged six months and older if they notice an abnormal developmental pattern in their children for early intervention.

Ms. Gertrude Etornam Lumor, a Principal Nursing Officer at t…

The United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA), Ghana says there is a critical global shortage of around a million midwives.

A statement issued by Dr Natalia Kanem, Executive Director at the UNFPA to commemorate the International Day of the Midwife, sai…

The Acting Western Regional Deputy Director of Health Services, Mr Nicholas Asare Adomako, has entreated families, particularly those in the peri-urban settings, to support various immunization efforts by the service to give maximum protection to chil…

Dr Clement Abasinaab Apaak, the Member of Parliament (MP) of Builsa South, has presented GHS5,000.00 cash towards the establishment of a haemodialysis centre for the Upper East Regional Hospital in Bolgatanga.

The Regional Hospital, the main referral…