A four-year-old boy has died of rabies at the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipal Hospital in the Western Region. The deceased, Bernard Bentum, was attacked a month and half ago by a
Group Champions Fund For Drug Abuse
Creg Afful A Tema-based anti-narcotics organisation, Creg Afful Foundation (CAF), is advocating the establishment of a national fund for the campaign against drug abuse. According to the Executive Director of
NDC Fights Govt Over NHIS Formula
Kwaku Agyemang Manu, Health Minister The Minority National Democratic Congress (NDC) has criticised the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government for putting the National Health Insurance formula before parliament for its
MOBA 2004 Renovates Infirmary
Manfred Barton Oduro with Samuel Ansak Kissadu cutting the tape to commission the infirmary The 2004 year group of Mfantsipim School has renovated the school’s old infirmary which served the
Who Assists GHS With $110000 Items
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has presented items worth $110,000 to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) in Accra. The items which consist of a vehicle, computers and other IT gadgets
Bawumia Marks Sallah With Psychiatric Inmates
Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia decided to spend most part of Monday with the people who need special attention and care in society. After Muslim prayers to end the 30 days
Aids Commission Gets New Boss
Dr Mokowa Blay Adu-Gyamfi Ambassador Dr Mokowa Blay Adu-Gyamfi, Ghana’s former High Commissioner to Sierra Leone (2005 to 2009), has been appointed by President Akufo-Addo as the new Director General
Health Alert Over Liberia Strange Disease
Dr Afisah Zakariah The Ministry of Health (MoH) has been advised by the Interior Ministry to increase surveillance at all levels to prevent the likely importation of a strange disease
‘Abuse Of Older People Increasing’
Lana Officer The number of older people experiencing some form of abuse is more than previously estimated, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has stated. One in six older people experience
Tarkwa Prisons Clinic Get Support
Jasper Musadaidzwa (right) presenting some drugs to the prisons offcials Healthcare delivery at the Tarkwa Local Prisons in the Western Region has been given a major boost following the refurbishment
FDA Allays Fear Over Plastic Rice
Delese Mimi Darko addressing the media The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has dispelled rumour circulating on social media about the sale and consumption of ‘plastic’ rice in Ghana. According
Ambulance Service Unveils Captain Smart As Ambassador
Captain Smart in a group photograph with dignitaries after his induction The Ministry of Health (MoH) and the National Ambulance Service (NAS) have unveiled Blessed Godsbrain Smart an ambassador to
The Journey Of A Sickle Warrior
Yasmine Ponle Okudzeto Yasmine Ponle Okudzeto is a 37-year-old Muslimah, an entrepreneur, a mother and a sickle strong warrior. Jasmine was diagnosed with sickle cell anaemia, a group of inherited