Officials of KATH and Guandong Province People’s Hospital officially signing the MoU The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi has reached a partnership agreement with a top medical facility
Gov’t Employs More Health Workers
Kwaku Agyemang Manu The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says the Ministry of Finance has given financial clearance for the recruitment of health professionals in the country. The clearance issued by
Ridge Residents Screened For Diabetes, Hepatitis B
RESIDENTS OF North Ridge, a suburb of Accra, have benefited from a free medical screening. The residents have also participated in a health walk. Both the health walk and medical
Lebanese Community Supports Cancer Unit
Ahmed Dayekh (middle) handing over the items to the management of KBTH The Lebanese community in Ghana has presented medical equipment and other consumables worth GH¢90,000 to the Paediatric Oncology
First Lady Pushes For Zero Malaria
First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Ad do delivering her address during the 2019 World Malaria Day The First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has charged stakeholders to prioritize and ensure judicious use of resources
Tamale Hospital Gets 3 Incubators
KWAME SEFA Kayi, Chief Executive Officer of the Kokrokoo Charities Foundation, has donated three incubators to the Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit of the Tamale Teaching Hospital. The three incubators presented
Malaria Deaths Reduced By 85%
(From right) Dr. Kazia Malm, Dr. Badu Sarkodie and Henry Ampong GHANA HAS succeeded in reducing its malaria related deaths by 85 percent. In 2018 malaria deaths recorded in the
First ‘Malaria Vaccine’ To Be Tested
A large-scale trial of what has been called the world’s first malaria vaccine to give partial protection to children is due to start in Malawi. The RTS,S vaccine trains the
Drone Delivery Of Medicine Takes Off Wednesday
COME WEDNESDAY, April 24, 2019, the much anticipated delivery of medicine via drone will take off at the New Tafo Hospital in the Eastern Region. President Nana Akufo-Addo, DGN Online
New Diabetes Drug Lowers Risk of Kidney Failure – Report
The diabetes drug canagliflozin has been found to significantly lower the risk of kidney failure and cardiovascular problems in type 2 diabetes, a study reports. Canagliflozin is a SGLT2 inhibitor,
NHIS Better Under NPP; Claims Payment Time Drops To 5 Months
Dr. Dsane-Selby THE TIME it takes for the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to pay claims to service providers has reduced from two years to five months. Acting Chief Executive
Ghana Exceeds WHO Nurse To Population Target
GGhana has exceeded the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended nurse to population ratio of one nurse to a 1,000 population, recording a ratio of a nurse to 839 people. This
Police Hospital Embarks On Mass Burial
DSP Yaw Nketia -Yeboah The Ghana Police Hospital has announced that it will embark on a mass burial for about 150 unknown and unclaimed bodies at their mortuary. The Public