Regional Director, UNAIDS, Patrick Brenny The Society for AIDS in Africa (SAA) has held a two-day validation workshop on the African HIV Financing Scorecard with a call for increased domestic
Rebecca Calls For Action Against Iron Deficiency
First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo (second right) Philomena Tan (second left) with other dignitaries taking the nutrition pledge. First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has called for concerted effort towards addressing iron deficiency
Breast Care International Hosts Awareness Walk
Dr. Wiafe Addai cutting the tape to officially commence the walk. Breast Care International (BCI), a breast cancer awareness organization, over the weekend led thousands of people to participate in
2.2 Billion Global Citizens Live With Vision Impairment – WHO Report
A boy having an eye test. About 2.2 billion people worldwide are living with vision impairment worldwide. One billion of them are having the condition because they do not get
WHO, FIFA Partner for Healthy Lifestyle Campaign
WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (left) and FIFA President, Gianni Infantino. The World Health Organization (WHO) and football’s world governing body, FIFA, have entered into a four-year collaboration to
NHIS Cuts Support For Mental Health Patients
The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has served notice it will no longer cover medical bills for mental health cases that take a long time to heal and manage. Â
Akufo-Addo Commissions 2nd Medical Drone Distribution Centre In Mampong
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commissioned the country’s second medical drone distribution centre in Mpanya, in Asante Mampong, in the Ashanti Region. At the commissioning
Rebecca Opens Refurbished Osu Maternity Home
The Rebecca Foundation with support from the Chinese government has renovated the Osu Government Maternity home into a modern facility. The renovation included the full rewiring of the faculty to
Sanitation Crisis Looms As Mudor Treatment Plant Faces Shutdown
Senior journalists being briefed about the operations of the Lavender Hill Faecal Treatment Plant Residents in Ghana’s capital, Accra, risk experiencing sanitation crisis in their homes and offices as management
DKT Educates Public on Contraceptives
Staff of DKT on the float DKT International Ghana, a non-profit organization whose core mission is to contribute to raise modern contraceptive prevalence rates (mCPR), has held a public durbar
1,200 Dogs Vaccinated On Rabies Day
A scene during the vaccination ONE THOUSAND two hundred (1,200) dogs in the Sunyani West District of the Bono Region have been vaccinated against rabies in commemoration of World Rabies
Eye Health Policy In The Offing
Dr. James Addy The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is in the process of formulating an Eye Health Policy to ensure universal coverage for all eye conditions at affordable cost to
US Ambassador Launches New HIV/AIDS Strategy
Group photograph of some participants including the US Envoy The US Ambassador to Ghana, Stephanie Sullivan, has cautioned against complacency in the fight against the deadly HIV/AIDS disease. She said