Dr. Oheneba Danso The Ashanti Regional Police Command is investigating a case in which a patient was reportedly issued with blood contaminated with the deadly HIV/AIDS Virus and Syphilis. Authorities
Resource Health Sector – GHS Directors Tell Gov’t
Dr. Anthony Nsiah-Asare DISTRICT DIRECTORS of the Ghana Health Service (DDHSG) have urged government to adequately resource the health sector in order to improve services to citizens. According to them,
FDA Opens Laboratory At Tema Port
Tina Mensah and board chairman of the FDA officially opening the lab The Food & Drugs Authority (FDA) has built a new mini laboratory at the Tema Port as part
… As Ghana Grapples To Meet 2020 Mother-Child HIVTransmission Target
Dignitaries holding the ‘Carry Your Candle’ branded T-shirt. Director of Policy & Planning at the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC), Cosmos Ohene- Adjei, has warned that the ambition of Ghana to
Rebecca Gets $18,000 Chinese Support To Fight HIV/AIDS
Rebecca Akufo-Addo (4thfrom right) receiving the cheque from H.E. Shi Ting Wang (5th from left) First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo has received $18,000 to support her work as the premier ambassador
KATH Targets GH¢120m
Dr. Oheneba-Danso Authorities at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi need GH¢120 million to help address equipment and infrastructural deficit at the medical facility. Out of that figure,
PSGH Mourns Late Pharm. Emmanuel Kyeremanteng Agyarko
The late Pharm. Emmanuel Kyeremanteng Agyarko The Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH) has expressed deep shock at the demise of the late Pharm. Emmanuel Kyeremanteng Agyarko, Member of Parliament (MP)
‘Prioritise Blood Service Activities’
Processed blood ready to be taken to a patient in need of blood The Ministry of Health (MoH) has been urged to prioritise the activities of the blood service in
African First Ladies Stand Against Child Marriages
First Lady Rebecca Akufo- Addo First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo and her counterparts from other African countries have taken a strong stand against early child marriages and other socio-cultural practices targeted
MDS-Lancet Laboratory HandsOver Refurbished Ward
Dr. Paul Nyantakyi in a handing over handshake with the matron of the unit as Dr James Mensah looks on MDS-Lancet Laboratory has handed over a renovated genito-urinary unit to
MoH Bans Codeine Cough Syrup
Today’s youth have been most affected by this abuse of cough syrup containing codeine The Ministry of Health (MoH) has imposed a ban on the sale of codeine-induced cough syrups.
20,000 Girls To Receive Comprehensive Sexuality Education
Some of the stakeholders in a brainstorming discussion during the inception meeting About 20,000 adolescent girls will soon be receiving comprehensive sexuality education with about 5,000 able to access sexual
NHIS Covers 10m People
Membership of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has hit 10 million people covering over 517 medicines and various diseases. This means that people registered with the policy could easily