Dr George Amofah The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has launched the Adolescent Health Service Policy and Strategy to give better direction to, and strengthen adolescent health interventions in the country.
UNAIDS Warns Against HIV Explosion
Girmay Haile The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) in Ghana has warned of a possible HIV pandemic if the current trend of increased new infections among
Vodafone Healthfest Campaign Begins
Scenes from the Vodafone Healthfest Vodafone Ghana last week began its annual health outreach programme to communities across the country. Starting in the Greater Accra Region, the Vodafone ‘Healthfest’ team
Filth Engulfs HO Lorry Station
Drivers and traders at the Ho Central lorry station have expressed disgust over the poor waste management services rendered by the Ho Municipal Assembly (HMA). They also blamed the Ho
‘Extend NHIS To Orthopaedics Patients’
Prof Boachie-Adjei, Dr Wulff and journalists at the FOCOS Orthopaedic Hospital Prof Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, President of the Foundation of Orthopaedics and Complex Spine (FOCOS), has called on the government to
Sack Korle-Bu Boss – Senior Staff
Dr Gilbert Buckle Members of Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital’s Senior Staff Association (KOSSA) have called for the resignation of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), Dr Gilbert
Seek Proper Medication Before Delevery – Pregnant Women Told
Dr Amofa Owureku Jnr touring the facility with some officials The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Alpha Homeopathic Clinic which is located at Nkawkaw in the Eastern Region, Dr Amofa
Partner Communities To Implement PHC – Govt Told
Dr George Amofa Ghana’s health authorities have been urged to view community partnership in the implementation of primary healthcare (PHC) services as central to the success of the health concept.
NHIS Will Work Again – Health Minister
Kwaku Agyemang-Manu –Â Health Minister-designate The Health Minister-designate, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, who was vetted on Tuesday by the Appointments Committee of Parliament, told members that as a former executive director of the
Africa Cancer Organisation Promotion Cancer Control
The African Cancer Organisation (ACO) which is dedicated to the fight against cancer in Africa has joined the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) to help promote the global cancer
Dog Bite Cases Rise In Tema
The Tema Metropolitan Health Directorate (TMHD) has charged all health practitioners in the metropolis to refer all dog bite cases to the veterinary office for advice. Dr John Yabani, Tema
‘Invest In Primary Healthcare’
From left: The moderator, Dr Esther Ofei-Aboagye, with the members of panel, Nathaniel Otoo, Professor Richard Adanu, Dr Chris Atim and Akua Kwateng Addo Panelists at a universal healthcare (UHC)
I Will Plug Leakages – Agyeman-Manu
Kwaku Agyemang-Manu The Health Minister designate, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, has indicated he will plug revenue leakages in the health sector in order to increase healthcare financing. Mr Agyemang-Manu, appointed by President