HEALTH

The Ministry of Health and the Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Saturday, March 11, 2023, took delivery of the first consignment of Measles vaccines, BCG vaccines and Oral Polio Vaccines. The Ministry of Information in a Facebook post said…
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The Parliamentary Select Committee on Health has assured that it would ensure the strengthening of the larval source management programme targeted at immature mosquitoes to support the elimination of malaria in the country. According to…
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Inadequate health infrastructure in the Wa East District of the Upper West Region has left the district with only one doctor, as others posted there have abandoned the area. With over 90,000 people, the district is served by…
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The Obuasi East District Health Director, Delphine Gborgblovor has stated that stillbirth still remains an issue the directorate is battling with. Speaking at the 2022 Annual Performance review meeting held at Wawase in the Obuasi East…
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Nearly 150 experienced nurses and other health professionals from the Pantang Hospital have left the shores of the country in search of greener pastures in the last six years. Of the number, 100 are specialised psychiatric and general…
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Ghana has recorded two confirmed cases of Lassa fever disease. The two cases were confirmed by the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research on February 24, 2023. A statement issued by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) signed by…
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The Paediatric Society of Ghana has disclosed that 120 cases of measles were recorded in the Northern region by end of December 2022 due to the shortage of essential vaccines. Speaking on Citi TV on Saturday, a member of the Paediatric…
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The Director of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Patrick Kumah Aboagye has indicated that his outfit is targeting to reduce malaria related deaths by 90 percent by the year 2025. Dr. Kumah Aboagye disclosed this in Sunyani during the launch…
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The Centre for Health Development and Research (CEHDAR), a health system strengthening non-governmental organisation (NGO), has launched a campaign for improved work environment and conditions for midwives in Ghana. Dubbed: “Midwives'…
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Ghana’s plans to transform its health sector through new partnerships, pioneering technology, infrastructural developments and policies aimed at extending the reach of services into rural areas will be mapped out in a forthcoming report by…
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