The Award winners with the dignitaries in a group photo. In its quest to reduce the over reliance on family replacement blood donations, the National Blood Service (NBS) has begun
Relief For Health Institutions
First Lady Rebecca Akofo-Addo in a symbolic hand over of hospital equipment to MP for Fanteakwa South, Kofi Okyere-Agyekum. The Rebecca Foundation has presented assorted hospital equipment to some institutions,
GE Dialogue On UHC Underway
Third from left: Alexander Abban, Farid Fezoua and Sulemana Abubakar at the exhibition centre after the opening General Electric (GE) Healthcare has begun discussions with stakeholders in the health sector
Allied Health Council Gets Board
The board members taking their oath of officeD The board responsible for determining the scope of practice for allied health profession in the country has been inaugurated after months of
Ghana’s Nurse Patient Ratio Improves
The Health Minister, Kweku Agyemang-Manu has suggested that Ghana appeared to be overproducing nurses. According to him, “from the look of things, the country is reaching a point where it
‘Include Blood Processing Fee on NHIS’
A voluntary blood donor going through the process to make her donation. A clarion call has been made for the fee charged for processing blood to be covered by the
Free SHS Boosts Voluntary Blood Donation
Kwame Assenso Mensah THE number of voluntary blood donation has increased since the introduction of Free Senior High School (SHS) programme. Head of Blood Recruitment Unit of Komfo Anokye Teaching
ECHO Trial: No Relationship Between Hormonal Contraceptive And HIV Risk
A pivotal clinical trial to address a long-standing question about the relationship between hormonal contraceptive use and the risk of HIV acquisition has found no substantial difference. The Evidence for
ECHO Trial: HIV Incidence High Among Study Participants
The Evidence for Contraceptive Options and HIV Outcomes (ECHO) trail to find the relationship between hormonal contraceptive use and the risk of HIV acquisition has revealed high incidence of HIV
More Support for Gender, Sexual Violence Victims
Anne Claire Dufay – UNICEF Country Rep speaking at the event WOMEN AND girls who suffer sexual and gender based violence can now have access to improve essential services with
Homeopathy Should Compliment Conventional Medicine – First Lady
First Lady RebeccaAkufo-Addo commissioning the Centre First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo has called for greater integration of homeopathic and conventional medicine to enhance efficiency in medical treatments while making it more
UNFPA Pursues End to Obstetric Festula
Deputy UNFPA Country Representative, Erika Goldson. With an estimated 1,300 fistula cases occurring each year in Ghana, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has called for stronger government commitment in
Hohoe To Get Regional Hospital
The Hohoe Municipal Hospital will soon be upgraded to a Regional Hospita, the Minister of Health, Kweku Agyeman-Manu has announced. The Minister who announced this during his tour of the