Justin Kodua Frimpong The National Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has initiated a process under its ‘Job Centre’ programme that will send about 3,000 Ghanaian nurses to Germany through the yet-to-be
Rebecca Foundation Medical Outreach Hits UE
First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo The Rebecca Foundation, in collaboration with the Upper East Regional Coordinating Council and the Ghana Health Service, is organising medical outreach programmes in four districts in
Holy Trinity Campaigns For Medical IT
The Holy Trinity Medical Centre has put the spotlight on Information Technology (IT) to help improve healthcare delivery and management in Ghana. At its latest professional development programme, IT in
Ghana’s Neonatal Care Improves
Ghana’s neonatal mortality rate has dwindled from 29 per 1,000 live births in 2014 to 25 per 1,000 live births in 2017. This represents a 14 per cent reduction in
GHS Begins Mass Drug Administration
Person with elephantiasis The Ghana Health Service (GHS) through the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) programme will from today begin the mass administration of anti-lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis) and river blindness (onchocerciasis)
Cuba To Train 40 Medical Students A Year From Zongo And Deprived Communities
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia (L) President of Cuba, H.E. Miguel Diaz-Canel The Government of Cuba has accepted to train forty (40) brilliant but needy medical students a year from
Repeating Oil In Frying Foods Can Increase Risk Of Heart Diseases, Stroke – Doctor
Dr Nana Kofi Owusu A REGISTERED dietitian, Doctor Nana Kofi Owusu, has warned Ghanaians against the practice of excessively frying oil or using the same oil over and over to
Tamale Hospital Mortuary Fridges Fixed
The brokendown fridges at the Department of Pathology at the Tamale Teaching Hospital which forced the facility to conduct a mass burial recently, have been repaired. The Tamale Teaching Hospital
Malnutrition, The Silent Killer If HIV Patients
“Learning that you are HIV positive can be one of the most difficult experiences you go through in life. You may feel scared, sad or even angry after knowing that
Legalize Wee – Gov’t Told
(From right) Ernest York, Ghana Medical Association, Greater Accra Chairman, Nana Asantewaa Afadzinu, Executive Director, West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI), Dr. Akrasi Sarpong and Professor Carl Hart. Stakeholders at
WHO Declares DRC Ebola Public Health Emergency
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, (PHEIC). WHO Director-General,
WAHO Holds Regional Workshop On NCDs
Participants in a group photo after the opening of the three-day workshop. The West Africa Health Organization (WAHO) has begun a three day regional workshop for food, alcohol and tobacco
Parkoso Gets Modern Health Centre
Alhaji Alidu Seidu and other dignitaries cutting tape to open the health centre at Parkoso An ultra-modern health centre has been commissioned at Parkoso in the Asokore Mampong Municipality. The