About 16 Zambian medical doctors have been killed by coronavirus. This is according to the Zambia Medical Association (ZMA). President of the Zambia Medical Association, Dr. Samson Chisele, said the
AstraZeneca highlights access to healthcare as a critical pillar for building resilient health systems
The COVID-19 pandemic and the growing burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases worldwide have pushed governments and stakeholders to explore new ways of improving access to healthcare and creating more
GMA Urges Ghanaians To Observe COVID-19 Protocols During Easter
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA), is asking Ghanaians to adhere to the COVID-19 health protocols during the Easter festivities to prevent the spread of the virus. The Association said, “The
One More Grabbed Over Selling COVID-19 Vaccines
A Disease Control Officer of La Bawaleshie Polyclinic, Lord Pabitey, who absconded after allegedly stealing and selling 26 Vials of COVIDSHIELD has been arrested. Pabitey who appeared before an Accra
Nobel Trust Herbal Adjudged Overall Best Herbal Clinic In 2020
Dr. Donkor Nobel Trust Herbal Clinic has been adjudged the overall best herbal clinic of the year 2020 at the 4th West African Traditional Alternative Medical Awards in Accra. The facility, which specialises in
Ghana Receives AU Covid-19 Vaccine
The Ministry of Health has received 165,000 doses of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine from the African Union’s (AU’s) Covid-19 vaccination programme, supported by MTN. The vaccine which arrived in the country
Over 14,000 Health Workers in Volta to Get Covid-19 Vaccine
File Photo About 14,450 health workers across the 18 districts and municipalities in the Volta region will be vaccinated against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The vaccination will start from Thursday,
Coronavirus: India Halts Oxford-Astrazeneca Vaccine Exports
India has placed a temporary hold on all exports of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, foreign ministry sources have told the BBC. They said rising cases meant domestic demand was expected
GHS To Screen For TB Cases At OPDs
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) through the National Tuberculosis (TB) Control Programme has entreated health workers to set up a one-stop screening point at Out Patients Departments (OPDs) to actively
Hong Kong, Macao Suspend Pfizer/BioNTech Covid19 Vaccine Rollout
Hong Kong and Macao have suspended the rollout of BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine. They have cited a packaging defect found in their first batch of doses, for suspending the rollout of
Covid-19 Death Toll Reaches 734
Three more deaths linked to Covid-19 have been recorded by the Ghana Health Service (GHS). This has pushed the fatalities to 734 from the previous 731. The GHS, in its
Land Border Officers Trained on Public Health Emergency Response
Kim Bridger, ACI Edith Arhin, facilitators and participants in a group photograph Port health officials and border officers from the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) and other agencies have received training
Gov’t Expands Digitization of Health Sector
Dignitaries at the launch of the MOIS platform The government, as part of its digitization plan, has announced the connection of more health facilities under the Ghana Health Service (GHS)