Health
Medical and Dental Council inducts 295 Physician Assistants, Qualified Anaethetists
The Medical and Dental Council, Ghana, has inducted 295 Physician Assistants and Qualified Anaesthetists, who have undergone training and met all necessary requirements of the Council.
The newly qualified inductees from various training institutions …
More than 1,000 people benefit from free health screening, NHIS renewal
More than 1,000 vulnerable people, particularly women and children from Bolgatanga and its environs, have benefitted from free health screening and renewal of their membership under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
The health screening co…
Our recipients of care should not be afraid of LGBTQ Bill passage – NACP
Dr. Stephen Ayisi Addo, Programmes Manager of the National Aids Control Programme (NACP), has asked seekers of care for sexually transmitted diseases to not be driven off by fear following the passage of the bill on human conduct.
Parliament passed
Tumu hospital X-ray machine outmoded
Mr Clifford Vengkumwini, the Sissala East Municipal Director of Health, has decried the seemingly poor image generated from the over-aged X-ray machine, saying it was drawing quality health services backward.
Mr Vengkunmwini also identified critical …
Schools urged to make psychological assessment part of students’ medical examination
Mr Peter Amadu Mintir, Executive Director, Total Life Enhancement Centre (TOLEC-GH), a psychology focused NGO, has called on educational institutions to incorporate psychological assessment in their mandatory medical examinations for students.
He sai…
GOSANET Foundation advocates comprehensive emergency preparedness plan to fight epidemics
GOSANET Foundation, a Health Non-Govermental Organisation (NGO) operating in the Adaklu District of the Volta Region, is advocating a comprehensive emergency preparedness plan to ensure the safety, security and well-being of communities in the distric…
Ghana marks International HPV Awareness Day
Koforidua: The Eastern Regional Directorate of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has joined forces with the Communication for Development and Advocacy Consult (CDA Consult) to mark International Papillomavirus Awareness Day (Internati…
CHAG calls for adoption of SafeCare’s quality improvement programme in Ghana
Accra: The Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG) has called on the Government to scale up and institutionalise the SafeCare’s quality improvement programme in Ghana’s health delivery system to ensure effective standards for measuring quality he…