Tina Mensah, Deputy Health Minister unveiling health promotion division The health promotion department of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has been elevated to the status of a division. The promotion
N&MC Releases Online Results
Candidates taking their licensing exams The Nursing and Midwifery Council (N&MC) has announced the release of the January 2019, Post Basic Nursing online licensing examination results, which have been approved
GHS Deploys Software To Manage Logistics
Participants and officials in a group photograph The Ghana Health Service (GHS) will begin the implementation of a logistics management system that will give the real time information on the
Samira Commissions New Maternity Block At Kpandai
Second Lady Hajia Samira Bawumia (middle) Samira Bawumia has commissioned a new maternity block for the Kpandai Hospital. The block was built by Mathew Nyindam, Member of Parliament (MP) for
Gov’t Commissions $20.7m Science Lab
Yaw Osafo Maafo An ultra-modern science laboratory has been commissioned at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research in Accra. The Advanced Research Laboratories for Infectious Diseases, which comes at
KATH Procures New Equipment
Dr. Oheneba Danso Healthcare delivery at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi has improved since 2018 as key investments have been made at the place. Speaking during the
Ghana To Implement Major TB Intervention Programme
Dignitaries at the event with cloak to symbolize it’s time… find the missing people with TB The National Tuberculosis (TB) Programme has announced the adoption of a TB intervention plan
Abandoned KATH Project To Re-Start
Dr. Oheneba Owusu-Danso Plans are in the pipeline to complete the abandoned Mother & Baby Unit (MBU) project at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi. The present government
TB Elimination Possible in Next 24 Years – Lancet
The Lancet Commission on TB has predicted a possible elimination of Tuberculosis (TB) – a bacterial infection of the lung – globally by 2045. The Commission on TB however noted
WHO Issues New MDR-TB Treatment Guideline
World Health Organization (WHO) has issued new guideline to improve treatment of Multidrug Resistant TB (MDR-TB). The guideline recommended a shift to fully oral regimens to treat people with MDR-TB.
1,073 Undertake Maiden Midwifery Online Exams
The nursing students taking their exams at the ICT lab Over one thousand students have undertaken the post NAC/NAP Midwifery online exams organized by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (N&MC)
Three Million Ghanaian Children Miss School Due to Oral Pain
Dr. Paapa Puplampu, Vice President, Ghana Dental Association (second right) and school children demonstrating how to properly brush the teeth with Pepsodent Almost a third of children in Ghana missed
Scabies Takes Over Sunyani Prison
A photograph of a prisoner suffering from scabies INMATES of the Sunyani Medium Prison are suffering from an outbreak of scabies —  a skin infestation that causes itching and rashes—