Alex Segbefia Minister of Health Alex Segbefia has said that though the health sector is faced with some challenges, government’s transformational plan to reposition it for better service delivery is
Don’t Be Swayed By HIV Cure
Dr Angela El-Adas This year’s World AIDS Day has been marked, with a call on persons living with HIV (PLHIV) not be swayed by claims of cure for the deadly
New Strategy For Better Healthcare Launched
Dr Afisa Zakariah with the document Ghana’s Ministry of Health, in its bid to improve the quality of care for all Ghanaian citizens across all levels of the healthcare system
Adolescent HIV Rate Raises Concern
The new HIV infections among adolescents is projected to rise by nearly 60 percent (from 250,000 in 2015 to nearly 400,000 annually) by 2030 if progress made so far are
HIV Stigmatisation To Be Punishable
Dr Angela El-Adas Dr Angela El-Adas, Director General of the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC), has expressed concern about the continued discrimination and stigmatisation of people living with the HIV/AIDS infection,
Carlos Assists Tema General Hospital Polyclinic
Dennis Nana Boakye presenting the items to Dr Kwabena Opoku-Adusei The New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Tema West, Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah, for the second time in two months
Royal Bank Sinks GH¢300,000 Boreholes
The Royal Bank Foundation has commissioned 12 boreholes valued GH¢ 300,000 for some selected communities in the Northern Region of Ghana to avert water crisis and diseases. Some beneficiary communities
18m Lack HIV Treatment – WHO
Eighteen million people with HIV are currently unable to access treatment, the majority of whom are unaware of their status, a new World Health Organisation (WHO) report has said. According
Refurbished Ridge Hospital Inaugurated
The newly-refurbished 420-bed Greater Accra Regional Hospital has been opened by President John Mahama. The $250m EXIM Bank USA and HSBC-funded health facility spans a total of about 15.65 acres,
4700 CHPS Compounds Built
Alex Segbefia exchanging the documents with Koji Makino There are 4,700 community health-based planning services (CHPS) in the country, Dr Ebenezer Appiah Denkyirah, Director General of the Ghana Health Service
Tema Station Gets Clinic
The new clinic at Tema Station, opposite the National Lotteries Authority (NLA) The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has opened a new clinic at the Tema lorry station in Accra as
Military Emergency Medical Technicians Pass Out
A section of the graduants A total of 79 Ghana Armed Forces (GAF)Â personnel, constituting the Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), have passed out after receiving 12 months training in emergency medical
St Anne Donates Blood
Volunteers donating blood during the exercise The parishioners of St Anne and Joachim Catholic Church at Teshie, in partnership with the National Blood Service, on Sunday organised a blood donation exercise