MoH Chief Director Kwabena Boadu Oku Afari (left) with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Greece, Nicolaos Dendias The government of Greece has handed over 150,000 doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine
NHRC Highlights Input To Malaria Vaccine Dev’t
Dr. Patrick OdumAnsah The Navrongo Health Research Centre (NHRC) in the Upper East Region, has touted the significant contribution it made to the development of the first-ever malaria vaccine (RTS,S)
Preterm Babies Share Incubator At Tamale Teaching Hospital
The Pediatric and Child Health Department of the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) have been compelled to pair preterm babies into single incubators due to the lack of incubators at the
Africa’s 1st Sciatica Research Centre Opens In Accra
Dr. Blessed Foster delivering a speech 21st CLINIC, Ghana’s leading sciatica treatment facility, has inaugurated an ultra-modern sciatica research and treatment centre at American House, East Legon, near Accra. Fully
GHS Records Marginal Reduction In Neonatal Deaths
Regional Directors and Institutional heads in a group photo The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has recorded a marginal decrease in institutional neonatal deaths for the first half of 2021. Provisional
Lack Of Toilets Pose Health Threat
Cecilia Abena Dapaah LACK OF toilet facilities will force people to practice open defecation and cause the outbreak of diseases, the Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah,
Ghana Procures 1.2m Doses of Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 Vaccine
The Ministry of Health (MoH) on November 22, 2021, received additional 1.2 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine procured by the government. The arrival of the vaccine
German Heart Center Trains Ghanaian Doctors
The participants in a group photo after the training The German Heart Center and the Charite University Hospital, Berlin, have organized a training course for eight cardiology physicians from Ghana.
GHS Partners GES To Vaccinate School Children, 15 Years Against COVID-19
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says it is starting the vaccination of students aged 15 years and above in various schools across the country with the Pfizer vaccine. This follows
U. S. Approves First Therapy Drug for Dwarfism
The first medication for children with the most common type of dwarfism has been approved in the U.S. The BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc’s (BMRN.O) once-daily injection received clearance from the U.S.
KATH Plans Court Action Over Covid-19 Cash Allegations
Dr. Oheneba Owusu-Danso THE MANAGEMENT of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, has vehemently debunked allegations that management has misappropriated funds that was raised to fight Covid-19. The hospital
Gov’t Gives 49 Vehicles to GHS
Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu together with the GHS Director-General, Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye in an official handing over. The Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has handed over 49 VW Amarok
Younger Population to Receive Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine – GHS
People aged 15 and above are now eligible for the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine following the revision of the vaccination protocol by the Ghana Health Service (GHS). Previously, the Food and