The Ministry of Health has announced that Ghanaian nurses who wish to apply for a two-year contract with the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Barbados must have a minimum of three
GAC Outdoors New HIV Policy
The Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) and its partners have outdoored the new National HIV & AIDS Policy towards ending AIDS by 2030. The new policy underpins the national response by
H3N2 Disease Strikes At Krobo Schools
THE Noguchi Memorial Research Institute has confirmed that 355 students have been infected with the Varian Virus disease — H3N2 Flu disease — in some of the senior high schools
Zenith Global Honours Prof. Yankah
Professor Charles Yankah with his award Zenith Global Health, organisers of healthcare practitioners awards, has honoured Professor Charles Yankah, for his work and contributions to excellence in healthcare globally. Professor
Increase Health Budget – Nurses Beg Gov’t
Some dignitaries and participants in a group photograph. THE GHANA Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has urged Government to increase budget allocation for the health sector and strive to
Transitions Launches Pre-Plan Policy
Jodene Smith, General Manager, Transitions LEADING funeral services provider, Transitions Funeral Home, has launched a new funeral policy dubbed: the ‘Transitions Pre-Plan Policy’. The policy is aimed at making the
8% Ghanaians Die Before Retirement – Prof. Akosa
Prof. Agyemang Badu Akosah About 80 percent of Ghanaians die before the retirement age of 60. Experienced Ghanaian pathologist, Professor Agyeman Badu Akosa, made this known on Thursday, October 31,
Pakistan To Build Medical Camps In Ghana
The Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is expected to provide some medical camps in Ghana. Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to Ghana, Major General (RTD) Waqar
Child & Family Welfare Policy Records Positive Impact
Regional MMDA and NGO partners at the training workshop An intervention by UNICEF in some selected districts in the Greater Accra Region, under the Child and Family Welfare Policy of
BOSTLA Encourages Regular Breast Screening
Liliana Agyeiwaa Awuah The Bulk Oil and Storage Transportation Ladies Association (BOSTLA), has organized a sensitization programme to encourage men and women to have regular breast screening for early detection
‘Stop Mocking Infertile Couples’
First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo (middle) receiving an award from prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg-Haverkamp, chairman of the Board of Trustees of Merck Foundation, with them is CEO Merck Foundation, Dr. Rasha
Wild Poliovirus Type 3 Eradicated
(File Photo) A child being vaccinated against polio. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the global eradication of wild poliovirus type 3. The announcement, made on World Polio Day
6 Million Children Targeted in Mass Deworming Exercise
(File photo) A child taking the praziquentel tablet during a previous mass deworming exercise. The Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) programme of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced a nationwide