Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has challenged pharmacists and other health workers in Ghana to leverage technology and radically improve access to essential medical supplies.
Gbeo In Crisis; CHPS Compound Shutdown Over Medicine Shortage
Gbeo CHPS Compound The Gbeo CHPS Compound in the West Mamprusi Municipality has been shutdown. The health facility was compelled to shutdown due to lack of medical supplies. DGN Online
Gov’t Covers Licensing Fees For Cuban-Trained Doctors
Kingsley Agyemang (left) introducing one of the graduates to Alexander Abban Government has announced it will be bearing the cost of the statutory licensing examination fees for the 220 newly
NPP Women’s Wing Maidens Champion Reproductive Health
Prof. Baffour handing over a package to one of the participants The Women’s Wing Maidens (WWM), a female empowerment group within the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has held a two-day
Zoomlion, MoH Fight Malaria In Northern Ghana
The Vector Control unit of Zoomlion Ghana limited in collaboration with the Ministry of Health has undertaken a training program on effective larval source management for its operatives in the
Providers Want To Start Co-Payment Plan
Dr. Lydia Dsane-Selby, acting CEO of NHIS Private health providers have served notice that they will soon implement a co-payment system for healthcare if government fails to reimburse claims under
‘Include Policymakers In Research Design’
Dr. Anarfi Asamoah-Baah A former Deputy Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) is encouraging scientists to open up and involve policymakers in research works. Speaking at a scientific conference
Smartphone-Controlled Device Could Deliver Drugs Into The Brain
An international research team has designed a wireless, smartphone-controlled device that is able to deliver drugs straight into the brain. It can also stimulate brain cells using light. So far,
Nine Ambulances Grounded In UWR
Dr. Hafiz Bin Salih, Upper West Regional Minister, has disclosed that all the nine government ambulances serving the health needs of the people in the region are currently grounded. The
Medicine Shortage Hits Gbeo CHPS Compound
The Gbeo CHPS compound Healthcare has been put on hold at the Gbeo CHPS compound in the West Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region. This is due to the
220 Ghanaian Medical Students Graduate In Cuba
About two hundred and twenty Ghanaian medical students have successfully graduated in Cuba after a six-year programme in medicine. Â The medical doctors are due to return home this month
3,000 Nurses To Germany Under YEA Project
Justin Kodua Frimpong The National Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has initiated a process under its ‘Job Centre’ programme that will send about 3,000 Ghanaian nurses to Germany through the yet-to-be
Rebecca Foundation Medical Outreach Hits UE
First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo The Rebecca Foundation, in collaboration with the Upper East Regional Coordinating Council and the Ghana Health Service, is organising medical outreach programmes in four districts in