HEALTH

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has issued a red alert following the confirmation of the new Marburg virus disease in neighbouring Guinea. The rare but highly infectious Marburg virus disease was detected in a patient who died on August…
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The Deputy Minister for Communications and Digitalisation, Ms. Ama Pomaa Boateng last Thursday, 12th August 2021, led her staff members to undertake a clean-up exercise at the Ministry and its environs as part of activities for the 2021…
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Jubail Specialist Hospital at Sakumono in the Greater Accra Region, over the weekend launched its 25th anniversary celebrations that would involve a yearlong of activities all under the theme ‘‘enhancing wellbeing through innovations in…
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Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of 21st Clinic, Dr. Blessed Foster has been awarded for his tireless efforts and contributions to the transformation of the country’s healthcare delivery. Dr. Foster, who has successfully positioned 21st…
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The Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has taken a two-week leave. He officially started the leave last week. Sources at the presidency told Joy News the Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare permitted him. Joy News checks reveal…
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REACT Humanitarian Network, a UK based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has donated health care equipments worth GHC 170,000 to the Winneba University Hospital in the Central Region of Ghana on Thursday, 5th August 2021. Items…
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Dr Peggy Ekremet, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Specialist, Accra Psychiatric Hospital, says sexually abused children can suffer diminished mental health. She said many girls who had been internalized were traumatized as they…
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Mumbis Foundation Ghana a non-governmental organisation has expressed worry over the mother-to-child transmission of Hepatitis B which is on the ascendency in Effutu in the Central Region. The group says the initial research it conducted…
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The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), has embarked on a national voluntary blood donation exercise to help restock the National Blood Bank. The exercise, which was undertaken in collaboration with the National Blood Donation Association,…
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The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has vaccinated some teachers of the Achimota School in the Greater Accra Region following the outbreak of the COVID-19 Delta strain in the school. This is to help contain the spread of the virus in the…
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