Dr. Kofi Addo-Agyekum with other dignitaries cutting the tape to officially open the office Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of KofiKrom Pharmacy, Dr. Kofi Addo-Agyekum, has said the COVID-19 pandemic
FDA Allays Astrazeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Fears
The Chief Executive Officer of Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), Delese Mimi Darko has addressed the safety concerns of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, known as Covishield and Vaxzevria. According
COVID-19: GHS Records 57% Vaccination Coverage
Dr. Kuma-Aboagye The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has recorded about 57% COVID-19 vaccination coverage says Director-General of Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye. Dr. Kuma-Aboagye however noted that the service is targeting
AstraZeneca Withdraws COVID-19 Vaccine
The Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine widely used in saving lives during the pandemic is being recalled. According to manufacturers, the withdrawal of the vaccine was a commercial decision. Expressing how
Did COVID-19 Vaccine Cause Post-Pandemic Erectile Dysfunction?
Mr. Abdulai Alhassan with his wife Amuhira Alhassan with their newly born baby When the Covid-19 pandemic struck the world, it shattered lives and disrupted the economic activities and livelihoods
From COVID-19 Crisis to Opportunity: Ghana’s New Vaccine Institute Nears Completion
The closure of borders, social distancing, wearing of nose masks and lockdowns characterised the global response to the Covid-19 pandemic which started in late 2019, spreading to other parts
Release Frontiers Airport Covid Contract- GACL Ordered
Right to Information Commission has ordered the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) to release its contract with Frontiers Health Services to the media within 7 days. Per a report
Covid-19 Vaccine: Over 1m Doses Expired – Auditor-General
Over a million doses of vaccines received at the National Cold Room and issued to user facilities had expired at the various Districts and Regions, Auditor General Report indicated.
COVID Blows GH¢11.751bn
Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, Health Minister The Auditor-General (AG), Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu, has revealed that a total of GH¢11,750,683,059.11 was expended by the government on COVID-19 between the period of March 2020
National Covid-19 Vaccine Campaign Yields Results
Ariane von Maercker handing over the office equipment to Dr. Aboagye Dacosta A national COVID-19 vaccination sensitization campaign has yielded some significant results after its implementation over a three-month period.
‘Scrap 1% COVID-19 Levy’
Sampson Awingobit THE IMPORTERS and Exporters Association of Ghana has called for the removal of the 1% COVID-19 Health Recovery Levy in the 2023 Budget Statement. The General Secretary
KBTH Intensifies Covid Vaccination Over Rise In Cases
Management of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) has intensified the mop-up exercise for Covid-19 vaccination following the recent rise in cases among patients and health workers. The vaccination exercise is
COVID Fund Disburses GH¢53m
Madam Sophia Akuffo THE COVID-19 National Trust Fund, the emergency fund set up in 2020 to mobilise resources to support government in its management of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic