The Director of the Greater Accra Regional Hospital otherwise known as Ridge Hospital, Dr. Emmanuel Koblah Srofenyoh, has denied that the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the facility is full
Ghanaians In US Speak On COVID
Ghanaians in the United States of America have expressed appreciation to the US Government for their support towards combating the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Ghana. They were happy that the
Ring-Fence COVID-19 Health Levy – ARHR
Leonard Shang-Quartey speaking with the journalists Health advocacy organisation, Alliance for Reproductive Health Rights (ARHR), has called on the government to protect the revenue accrued from the COVID-19 health levy
NLC Orders Fencing of Pantang Hospital
Kwaku Agyeman-Manu The Ministry of Health (MoH) has been directed to ensure the Pantang Psychiatric Hospital is completely fenced following agitation by workers over encroachment of the Hospital’s land. A
1.2m Ghanaians Vaccinated Against Covid-19
Some 1.2 million eligible Ghanaians have received their Covid-19 vaccine since the exercise begun on March1, to help protect citizens against the virus. According to the Minister of Health, Kwaku
Tanzania’s TMMDA Benchmarks Ghana’s FDA
The Head of Communication and Public Education at the Tanzania Medicines and Medical Devices Authority (TMMDA), Gaudensia Simwanza, has commended the FDA Ghana, on the measures it has put
Covid19: Nigeria Adds South Africa to ‘Red List’
South Africa has been added to Nigeria’s ‘red list’ of countries for arriving passengers. Nigeria took the decision because of the covid19 Delta variant in South Africa. Travelers who visited
FDA Lab Receives New ISO Accreditation
The Centre for Laboratory Services and Research (CLSR) of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) in Ghana has increased its ISO 17025:2017 testing scope after completing an assessment by the
South Africa Goes Under Covid-19 Alert Level 4
President Cyril Ramaphosa South Africa has been placed under coronavirus alert level four. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the new level on Sunday, June 27, 2021. Alert level four is just
Cancer Of The Oesophagus Rises In Volta
A Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Professor Frank Edwin, says cancer of the oesophagus, otherwise referred as the swallow tube, is common in the Volta Region with the risk factor being heavy
PSGH Raises Concern over Fake Medicines Claim
The Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH) has raised concerns over the assertion that about 30% of medicines in the country are fake. According to the association, current evidence does not
GIZ Donates To Noguchi
As part of efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19 pandemic, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), through its develoPPP programme, has made a donation to the Noguchi Memorial
Fake Covid-19 Certificates Hit Airlines, Which Now Have to Police Them
Test results, often required to fly across borders, can be easily manipulated. Airlines are battling a scourge of passengers traveling with falsified Covid-19 health certificates. The documents are often the