The trainees and officials of KBTH, GCPS in a group photo Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) and the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons (GCPS) have commenced a training programme
US Gives Ghana $24.7m For COVID-19 Vaccination
Janean Davis making the announcement The United States (US) government has announced a $24.7 million funding to augment the country’s COVID-19 vaccination efforts nationwide. The funding, provided through the United
6,000 Infected Birds Culled
Kojo Acquah About 6,060 local birds infected by bird flu at the Second Battalion of Infantry (2BN) at Apremdo in the Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipality of the Western Region, have been destroyed.
Govt To Establish National Vaccine Institute
President Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo has hinted that the Presidential Vaccine Manufacturing Committee has put in place a comprehensive strategy to establish a National Vaccine Institute that will produce a
COVID-19 Wahala: Nana Opens Borders, No Nose Masks, Testing At KIA
President Akufo-Addo TWO YEARS after the world was struck by the COVID-19 pandemic killing over 6 million people, President Akufo-Addo has finally lifted some of the restrictions put in place
Zipline Aids Ghana’s Universal Health Coverage Push
Naa Adorkor Yawson Country Manager of Zipline Ghana, Naa Adorkor Yawson, has revealed that, the inclusion of Zipline’s medical drone delivery technology into the nation’s medical logistic supply system, is
UGMC Fully Operational
The Project Management Team (PMT) of the Ministry of Health has handed over the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) to the management for full operationalisation in a brief ceremony.
WHO Reviews Childhood TB Treatment Guidelines
World Health Organisation (WHO) has changed the global guidelines for treating children with tuberculosis (TB). This was after the WHO reviewed results of the University College London (UCL) led ‘SHINE’
Health Minister Dismisses Sale of Psychiatric Hospital Report
Kwaku Agyeman-Manu The Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has dismissed reports suggesting that the Accra Psychiatric Hospital has been sold to foreign investors. Local newspaper, ‘Herald’ on Monday reported that
Medicine Shortage Hits Bunkpurugu Hospital
The Bunkpurugu Health Center in the Bunkpurugu-Nakpanduri district of the North East region has been hit with a shortage of medicine. The situation has compelled patients who go to the
‘Eye Glasses Don’t Prevent Glaucoma’
Dr. Dziffa-Bella Ofori-Adjei speaking at the event President of the Ophthalmological Society of Ghana, Dr. Dziffa-Bella Ofori-Adjei, has revealed that the wearing of eye glasses cannot prevent or correct glaucoma.
Accra Psychiatric Hospital Not SoldÂ
The Ministry of Health has refuted media reports that the Accra Psychiatric Hospital has been sold. The Herald newspaper on Monday reported that the government is taking steps to sell
Construction Of La General Hospital Finally Takes OffÂ
Poly Changda Overseas Engineering Company Limited, a Chinese construction firm has finally begun the reconstruction of the La General Hospital. In August 2020, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo cut the