Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) has killed four persons in the Upper West Region. The Deputy Upper West Regional Director of Public Health, Dr. Collins Boateng Danquah, who confirmed the incident,
Stakeholders Call For TB Support
Dr. Yaw Adusi-Poku (Middle) with participants Stakeholders in the health sector have called on government to support TB related programmes, to enable treatment of diagnosed TB cases especially at
National Infection Prevention, Control Strategy Launched
Kwaku Agyeman-Manu with the document A strategy aimed at preventing, reducing and controlling Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) has been launched in Accra. The National Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Strategy,
High Cholesterol, BP, Diabetes Top 3 Killer Diseases In Tema
Statistics from the Tema General Hospital have unveiled the top 10 certified causes of death conditions in 2023. Among the leading killers were cerebrovascular diseases, hypertensive complications, and diabetic
Kidney Patients To Have Home Administered Dialysis
Atlantic LifeSciences and PSGH officials on a tour of the facility Atlantic LifeSciences limited, Ghana’s first steroid manufacturing company, is working to locally develop an alternative dialysis procedure called
Church Of Christ Donates GH¢330k To ‘Heal KATH’ Project
The Church of Christ, Ghana, has donated GH¢330,000 towards the Heal Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) project. The project, spearheaded by the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, aims at
More PLHIV Living Longer, Healthier – GHS
Dr Patrick Kuma Aboagye (third right), Dr Mokowa Blay Adu-Gyamfi (second left), Presidential Advisor on HIV/AIDS, and others unveiling the logo More Persons Living with HIV (PLHIV) are living
Make Maternal Mental Health A Priority – Report
Stakeholders present at the launch The Ghana Health Service (GHS) with support from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO-UK) have launched a report
Health Minister Inaugurates National Health Laboratory Working Group .To Review And Finalize Laboratory Policy In Ghana
Kwaku Agyeman-Manu In a bid to enhance the quality and effectiveness of healthcare in Ghana, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, Minister for Health, has inaugurated the National Health Laboratory Working Group (NHLWG)
‘Perform Caesarean Section When Necessary’
Dr. Opoku Fofie Deputy Director, Reproductive Child Health (RCH) of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Chris Opoku Fofie has bemoaned the high rate of caesarean sections performed for pregnant
Allied Health Council Tightens Fight Against Quack Practitioners
Graduate students swearing an oath In ensuring patient safety, quality of care and regulatory compliance, the Allied Health Professionals Council (AHPC) Ghana, has said it has tightened its measures
‘Comprehensive Sickle Cell Disease Policy Needed’
The participants Dr. Enam Sefakor Bankas, the Managing Director of Sickle Life, says a comprehensive and integrated policy for Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is needed to improve the diagnosis,
KBTH Reopens Renal Dialysis Services To Outpatients
The Management of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), has announced the re-opening of the Renal Dialysis Unit to outpatients. The decision by the Korle Bu management follows subsequent engagement