HEALTH

Ghana is now among the list of 54 countries that should not be actively targeted for recruitment by health and social care employers in the United Kingdom. The announcement was made by the UK government in its revised code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care …

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has granted financial clearance to the Ministry of Health (MoH) to employ some six thousand, three hundred and eighty-seven nurses (6,387) this year. The nurses comprise; Assistant Clinical and Nurse Assistant Preventive who completed in 2019 and June 2020 from various public health training institutions. …

Acting Volta Regional Director of Health, Dr Kwasi Senanu Djokoto, said the Ketu South Municipality has recorded 10 cases of Measles. He however disclosed to the Ghana News Agency on Monday, that the arrival of the vaccines was “timely, appropriate and God sent,” towards reducing the effect of an escalation …

Following the rise in STIs and unsafe abortions especially amongst the youth, the University of Cape Coast Medical Students Association ( UCCMSA) in collaboration with MARIE STOPES Ghana, organized a health education talk on the theme “SAFE ABORTION AND STIs AMONG THE YOUTH”. Speaking at the programme, the representative from …

After months of shortage of child immunisation vaccines, the Health Ministry and the Ghana Health Service (GHS) have received the first consignment of vaccines. In a press statement on social media, the Information Ministry noted that the vaccines that have arrived include measles vaccines, BCG vaccines and Oral Polio Vaccines. …

The member of Parliament of Tama west constituency,  Hon Carlos Kingsley Ahenkora has organized free Heath screening and Treatment at Tema community 2 Polyclinic to help solve some of the health problems facing the Constituents. The program which was organizer in partnership with KUSUDI international Inc a group of medical …

The Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu has once again failed to provide exact timelines for the arrival of essential childhood vaccines. The Minister addressing Parliament on Thursday, March 9, reiterated his promise that efforts are underway to ensure that vaccines are procured for children in the next few weeks. “Mr …

The Paediatric Society of Ghana has revealed that over 500 cases of measles have so far been recorded in the country due to the unavailability of essential vaccines. Dr Hilda Boye, the newly elected President of the Paediatric Society of Ghana said the situation is quite worrying because the delay …

The Deputy Country Director of SEND Ghana, Dr. Emmanuel Ayifah, says it is about time the Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman Manu, is shown the door. According to him, the Minister’s management and handling of the child immunization vaccine situation, reminiscent of his handling of the Covid-19 expenditure, has been terrible …

The Health Committee in Parliament has said it will haul the minister of health before the house to answer questions on the shortage of vaccines in Ghana. Kwaku Agyeman-Manu on Tuesday failed to appear before the committee to answer questions about the scarcity of childhood vaccines in Ghana.   Ghana …