Dr. Donkor Nobel Trust Herbal Clinic has been adjudged the overall best herbal clinic of the year 2020 at the 4th West African Traditional Alternative Medical Awards in Accra. The facility, which specialises in
Ghana Receives AU Covid-19 Vaccine
The Ministry of Health has received 165,000 doses of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine from the African Union’s (AU’s) Covid-19 vaccination programme, supported by MTN. The vaccine which arrived in the country
17,000 Health Workers To Get Covid-19 Vaccine In Northern Region
Dr. Hilarius A.K. Abiwu The Deputy Northern Regional Health Director, Dr. Hilarius A.K. Abiwu, has disclosed to DGN Online that about 17,000 health workers in the Northern region have been
Over 14,000 Health Workers in Volta to Get Covid-19 Vaccine
File Photo About 14,450 health workers across the 18 districts and municipalities in the Volta region will be vaccinated against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The vaccination will start from Thursday,
GHS To Screen For TB Cases At OPDs
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) through the National Tuberculosis (TB) Control Programme has entreated health workers to set up a one-stop screening point at Out Patients Departments (OPDs) to actively
Hong Kong, Macao Suspend Pfizer/BioNTech Covid19 Vaccine Rollout
Hong Kong and Macao have suspended the rollout of BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine. They have cited a packaging defect found in their first batch of doses, for suspending the rollout of
Covid-19 Death Toll Reaches 734
Three more deaths linked to Covid-19 have been recorded by the Ghana Health Service (GHS). This has pushed the fatalities to 734 from the previous 731. The GHS, in its
Land Border Officers Trained on Public Health Emergency Response
Kim Bridger, ACI Edith Arhin, facilitators and participants in a group photograph Port health officials and border officers from the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) and other agencies have received training
Gov’t Expands Digitization of Health Sector
Dignitaries at the launch of the MOIS platform The government, as part of its digitization plan, has announced the connection of more health facilities under the Ghana Health Service (GHS)
Germany Introduces Easter Lockdown Amid Coronavirus Surge
Angela Merkel Germany’s Coronavirus lockdown has been extended by three weeks, running into the Easter. The extension has become necessary due to surge in new infections. Germany is taking stringent
Seven Million Vaccinated Against Covid-19 In Africa – WHO
Nearly seven million people in Africa have received the COVAX-funded AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine says the World Health Organisation (WHO). This feat, according to the global health agency, was achieved in
Covid-19 Deaths Rise To 725
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has recorded five more fatalities related to Covid-19 bringing the death toll to 725 from the previous 720. The GHS, in its latest case management
We’ve Vaccinated 468,581 persons – GHS Reports
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has reported that some 468,581 persons have been vaccinated against Coronavirus in Ghana. Director General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, made this