President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo The Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH), the umbrella body of all professional pharmacists in Ghana and Ghanaian pharmacists abroad, has congratulated President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa
NHIA Launches Online Claims Platform
Nathaniel Otto, NHIA The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has launched a free online platform for service providers to submit their claim electronically to the claims processing centres. The commencement
Ernest Chemists Introduces 2 New Food Suppliments
Ernest Chemist LTD Ernest Chemists Limited, one of the giant pharmaceutical companies in Ghana, has introduced two food supplements – Provital and Optivite – which help to boost the nourishment
Patronise Antenatal Care Services- Pregnant Women Told
A pregnant woman going through an antenatal care Upper West Regional Programme Officer of SEND-Ghana, Bashiru Mohammed Jumah, has urged pregnant women to visit health facilities to access ante-natal care
Fighting Ghana’s Biggest Health Challenges
A nurse checking the BP of a patient High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is the leading risk factor for death and disability globally. The situation, initially known to
UNICEF Celebrates Child Influencers
A section of the influencers at the meeting UNICEF Ghana commemorated its 70 years of tireless work for children with a meeting with influential goodwill partners it has been working
‘Strengthen CHPS Compounds’
From right: Samuel Boateng Arthur, Executive Director of Clickgold, George Osei Bimpeh, Executive Director of Send Ghana, and Leonard Shang Quartey, a member of ISODEC, addressing the media The Universal
WHO Approves First Hepatitis C Rapid Test Kit
WHO The World Health Organisation says it has just prequalified its first hepatitis C virus (HCV) rapid diagnostic test, a tool that will aid diagnosis of HCV in low- and
Malaria Control Improves In Africa
A malaria patient The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) World Malaria Report 2016 reveals that children and pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa have greater access to effective malaria control. The report which was
Medical Outreach For New Tokunaso
Medical personnel taking the residents through the screening AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem, a mining company based in the Western Region, has organised a medical outreach programme for the residents of
Pollution Kills 12.6m
Over twelve and half million people die as a result of environmental pollution worldwide, the World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates. Of these, an estimated 6.5 million deaths (11.6% of all
Stick To Your Medication – HIV Patients Told
Dr Angela El-Adas The Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) has advised persons living with HIV/AIDS to stick to their medications instead of seeking cure from unverifiable sources. Dr Angela El-Adas, Director
Biomedical Scientist Calls For More Staff
Ignatius N.A. Awinibuno The Ghana Association of Biomedical Laboratory Scientists (GABMLS) has, as a matter of urgency, called on government to grant clearance for the recruitment of licenced medical laboratory