(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
Ghana Recording More Deaths From Hepatitis B – Related Diseases – Doctor
Ghana is recording more deaths from Hepatitis B Viral (HBV) infections and its related diseases, Senior Physician Specialist at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Amoako Duah, has revealed. He bemoaned
‘Sweet Vagina’ Woman Arrested
Elizabeth Torgbor alias Mama Gee The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), in collaboration with the Criminal and Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, has arrested one Elizabeth Torgbor,
Poliovirus Type-2 Detected In Tamale
Kwaku Agyeman Manu – Health Minister The Ministry of Health and Ghana Health Service, in collaboration with Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research(NMIMR) – through routine surveillance activities on polio
Medicine Shortage Hits Gbeo
Health care has been put on hold at the Gbeo CHIPS compound in the the West Mamprusi Municipality of the North East region. This is due to the lack of
Zipline Ghana Donates LifeJackets To Fishermen, Nurses
Leading medical drone technology firm, Zipline Ghana Limited, has donated 25 lifejackets to nurses and fishermen at Ekye, a community within the Kwahu Afram Plains South District of the Eastern
New Leadership For Plant Medicine Research Center
A nine-member governing board has been inaugurated to steer the affairs of the Center for Plant Medicine Research. The board, chaired by Pharm. Thomas Boateng Appiagye, would among other things,
KBTH Cardio Launches Fundraising Platform
Romeo Bugyei (2nd right) and Dr. Lawrence Siriboe (2nd left) in a handshake to officially launch the donation platform. With them are Jojo Esua-Mensah (1st right), Charles Osei-Owusu (first left)
Book on Infertility Launched
Dr. Kelej (left) and Mrs. Akufo-Addo (right) autographing the first copies of the book The Merck and Rebecca Foundations have launched a children’s story book on infertility. The 19-page book
Damongo Hospital Nurses On Sit-Down Strike
Nurses at the Damongo hospital in the West Gonja district of the Savannah Region have embarked on a sit down strike over poor working conditions. The nurses claim management of