The Holy Trinity Medical Centre has put the spotlight on Information Technology (IT) to help improve healthcare delivery and management in Ghana. At its latest professional development programme, IT in
Ghana’s Neonatal Care Improves
Ghana’s neonatal mortality rate has dwindled from 29 per 1,000 live births in 2014 to 25 per 1,000 live births in 2017. This represents a 14 per cent reduction in
GHS Begins Mass Drug Administration
Person with elephantiasis The Ghana Health Service (GHS) through the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) programme will from today begin the mass administration of anti-lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis) and river blindness (onchocerciasis)
Cuba To Train 40 Medical Students A Year From Zongo And Deprived Communities
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia (L) President of Cuba, H.E. Miguel Diaz-Canel The Government of Cuba has accepted to train forty (40) brilliant but needy medical students a year from
WHO Recommends ‘Dolutegravir’ For HIV Treatment
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended the use of Dolutegravir (DTG) as the preferred first-line and second-line treatment for HIV in all populations, including pregnant women. The recommendation is
Repeating Oil In Frying Foods Can Increase Risk Of Heart Diseases, Stroke – Doctor
Dr Nana Kofi Owusu A REGISTERED dietitian, Doctor Nana Kofi Owusu, has warned Ghanaians against the practice of excessively frying oil or using the same oil over and over to
Tamale Hospital Mortuary Fridges Fixed
The brokendown fridges at the Department of Pathology at the Tamale Teaching Hospital which forced the facility to conduct a mass burial recently, have been repaired. The Tamale Teaching Hospital
Malnutrition, The Silent Killer If HIV Patients
“Learning that you are HIV positive can be one of the most difficult experiences you go through in life. You may feel scared, sad or even angry after knowing that
Legalize Wee – Gov’t Told
(From right) Ernest York, Ghana Medical Association, Greater Accra Chairman, Nana Asantewaa Afadzinu, Executive Director, West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI), Dr. Akrasi Sarpong and Professor Carl Hart. Stakeholders at
WHO Declares DRC Ebola Public Health Emergency
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, (PHEIC). WHO Director-General,
55% Ghanaians Know HIV Status
Mr. Kyeremeh Atuahene speaking at the press briefing New data from the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) indicates that 55.3 per cent of the Ghanaian population is aware of their HIV
WAHO Holds Regional Workshop On NCDs
Participants in a group photo after the opening of the three-day workshop. The West Africa Health Organization (WAHO) has begun a three day regional workshop for food, alcohol and tobacco
55 % Of Ghanaians Know Their HIV Status – GAC
Kyeremeh Atuahene, Director General, GAC New data from the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) indicates that 55.3 percent of Ghanaians are aware of their HIV Status. Out of this percentage, 184,955