The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate will begin a five-day COVID-19 vaccination exercise in the 43 districts in the Region. The exercise, which will begin on September 1, is seeking to
Germany Gives Ghana 1.5 Million Doses Of Astrazeneca COVID-19 Vaccines
The German Government is giving Ghana some 1.5 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to aid in the national vaccination campaign against the pandemic. The donation is part of
Ghana’s Vaccine Team Make Progress
The government’s plan to go into vaccine production is gathering momentum. The committee set up to devise ways to manufacture vaccines and establish a National Vaccine Institute (NVI) has started
GHS To Start Second AstraZeneca Vaccine Administration On Tuesday
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said it would start administering AstraZeneca vaccines to persons due for their second dose on Tuesday, August 31, 2021. The exercise, to take place
GHS Records Over 1000 Covid-19 Deaths
The total number of deaths related to Covid-19 has reached 1001. This was contained to the latest management update by the Ghana Health Service (GHS). The Service recorded 599 new
Ghanaians Returning After A Week Of Int’l Travel Do Not Need Covid-19 Test – GACL
The Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL) has said it will no longer demand Covid-19 test results from Ghanaians who travel outside the country and return within a week. However, passengers
US Ambassador Commissions Tamale Public Health Emergency Operations Centre
The United States Ambassador to Ghana, Stephanie S. Sullivan, has commissioned the Public Health Emergency Operation Centre in Tamale in the Northern Region. Addressing participants at the ceremony, the US
Ghana to develop National Strategy On Retinoblastoma
Ghana is taking steps to develop a national Strategy as far as diagnosing and treating Retinoblastoma (RB) is concerned. A two-day stakeholders’ meeting has been held in Accra as part
Build State Herbal, Naturopathic Hospitals
Dr. Nyarkotey-Obu HEALTHCARE POLICY Researchers at Nyarkotey College of Holistic Medicine in Tema and University of Education in Winneba have called on the government to include the construction of modern herbal hospitals
COVID-19 Claims 38 Lives In Bono Region In 21 Days
The Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic has killed 38 people in the Bono Region within 21 days, Dr Prince Quarshie, Acting Deputy Director, Public Health at the Regional Health Directorate
Western-North Newest Region To Catch Bird Flu
A case of bird flu outbreak has been detected in the Western North Region, making it the newest Region to be affected by the flu since its outbreak. Currently, the
Volta Region COVID 19 cases Rise
Volta Regional Director of Health Services, Dr Timothy S. Letsa, has disclosed that the region has in the past six weeks been experiencing an upsurge in the number of COVID
COVID-19: Two Health Staff, One Student Infected In UE
Two health workers and a student, all in the Kassena-Nankana Municipality of the Upper East Region are infected with COVID-19, which brings the total active cases of the Region as