Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare – GHS Director General The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced the importation of 10,000 influenza vaccines as part of measures to curb the further spread of
No Disease Outbreak In Eastern Region – Minister
Eric Kwakye Darfour Eastern Regional Minister Eric Kwakye Darfour has said health authorities have assured him that there is no outbreak of disease in the region as being reported. “There
H1N1 Outbreak: 10,000 Vaccines To Arrive Soon – GHS
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is expected to take delivery of 10,000 vaccines in the coming days to fight the dreaded H1N1 outbreak that has hit the Kumasi Academy in
KATH Baby Project 95% Complete
Stephen Coret of Africa Building Partners and Prof Baafuor Opoku explaining a point to some journalists during the media tour About 95 percent of work has been done on the
WHO Pushes For Stronger Births & Deaths Data
The participants after the opening session of the four-day workshop Dr Owen Kaluwa, World Health Organisation (WHO) country representative for Ghana, has indicated the need for better birth and death
$30 Million To Tackle Typhoid Among Kids
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Millions of children in the poorest countries could soon be protected against typhoid fever following the GAVI board’s approval for a support window for typhoid conjugate vaccines
Private Healthcare Federation Launched
A new healthcare association with a mission to be at the forefront of providing affordable, accessible and quality medical care to Ghanaians has been outdoored. The Healthcare Federation of Ghana
Johnson & Johnson Joins HIV Campaign
Lynda Arthur Johnson & Johnson, in collaboration with the Ghana AIDS Commission, Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG) and the Youth Action Movement, has called on Ghanaians to help eradicate
Teenage Pregnancy Cases Rise In Central
Dr Karikari interacting with queen mothers Over the last four years, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has recorded more than 2,125 teenage pregnancies in the Abura-Asiebu-Kwamankese (AAK) District of the
Gov’t Working With WHO To Provide Vaccines For KUMACA
Kwaku Agyemang Manu The government is soliciting the help of the World Health Organisation (WHO) to provide influenza vaccines for the students and staff of the Kumasi Academy in the
Swine Flu Kills Kumasi Academy Students
Kwaku Agyemang Manu – Minister of Health The Ministry of Health has identified the cause of death of the four Kumasi Academy (KUMACA) students as acute respiration infection, Influenza Type
Netherlands Honours Family Health Group
Prof Yao Kwawukume in a group photograph with the Dutch delegation Prime Minister of The Netherlands, Mark Rutte, during his recent visit to Ghana presented a certificate of recognition to
Sandoz Supports Local Health Entrepreneur
Fiona Cook and Elvin Blankson at the meeting Sandoz, a global leader in generic and bio-similar medicines, committed to playing a leading role in driving access to medicine worldwide, is