The Ministry of Health (MoH) has successfully received 14 out of 182 containers at the Tema Port containing essential medicines for antiretroviral, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria treatments. These medicines,
Heal KATH Project Gets GH¢150k
Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu (right) presenting a cheque to Prof. Okyere Addai-Mensah THE LEADERSHIP of the Heal Komfo Anokye Project has received GH¢150,000 during a colourful ceremony in Kumasi. Donated by
GHS Worried Over High Health Workers Attrition
Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, has indicated that the current rate of attrition of health workers is unprecedented in the
Korle Gonno Residents Undergo Free Oral Screening
Residents at the Tuesday Market undergoing dental treatment As part of its centenary celebration, the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) has held a day’s free oral health screening exercise
Expedite Health Commodities Clearance From Port – PSGH Tells Govt
Pharm. Dr. Samuel Kow Donkoh The Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH) is calling on the government to expedite the clearance of health commodities from the Global Fund at the
Ernest Chemists Launches Prostenal For Men
Prof Kyei (middle) with Dr. Emmanuel K. Ireland, Chairman of the Community Practice Pharmacists Association (right), and Ebenezer Bediako, a director, ECL (left) with the new product Ghana’s leading
HSWU Cry For More Equipment
Ashanti Reg. Executives of HSWU THE HEALTH Services Workers Union (HSWU) of Trade Union Congress-Ghana (TUC-Ghana) has called on the government to provide the needed equipment at health facilities
MTN Builds 60-Bed Health Facility for Keta Municipal Hospital
Ghana’s leading telecommunication company, (MTN) has handed over a state-of-the-art maternity and child health facility to the Keta Municipal Hospital in the Volta Region. The Ghs19million fully-equipped facility which
‘Drug Store’ Operators Cautioned
Dr. Daniel Amaning Danquah (2nd from left) with some of the participants The acting Registrar of the Pharmacy Council, Dr. Daniel Amaning Danquah, has cautioned Off-the-Counter Medicine Sellers (OTCMS)
Meningitis Kills 4 In Upper West
Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) has killed four persons in the Upper West Region. The Deputy Upper West Regional Director of Public Health, Dr. Collins Boateng Danquah, who confirmed the incident,
Stakeholders Call For TB Support
Dr. Yaw Adusi-Poku (Middle) with participants Stakeholders in the health sector have called on government to support TB related programmes, to enable treatment of diagnosed TB cases especially at
National Infection Prevention, Control Strategy Launched
Kwaku Agyeman-Manu with the document A strategy aimed at preventing, reducing and controlling Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) has been launched in Accra. The National Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Strategy,
Dr. Da Costa Appointed New NHIA CEO
Dr. Da Costa Aboagye President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed the Director of Health Promotion at Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr. Da Costa Aboagye, as the new Chief