HEALTH

“Revolutionary Robotic Arm in Healthcare Surgery: A Ghanaian Surgeon’s Groundbreaking Breakthrough The robotic approach offers significant advantages, including reduced pain and blood loss during the procedure. Dr. de-Graft Johnson, who acknowledges the challenge of needing a large incision to accommodate his hands in traditional surgeries, emphasizes his commitment to being …

The Ministry of Health has announced the detection of a circulating Vaccine Derived Poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in an environmental sample collected in the Eastern regional capital of Koforidua. The discovery was made during routine surveillance activities conducted by the Polio Laboratory of the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research. …

The Coalition of Unemployed Allied Health Professionals has announced plans to picket at the Ministry of Health on September 16 to protest the government’s continued failure to post its members. The affected year groups include Allied Health Professionals from 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023, all of whom remain unposted. …

The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate, with the support from UNICEF Ghana, has successfully organised a three-day training workshop for 185 officers on effective communication one to educate public on heavy metal poisoning prevention in the region. The workshop, which took place from 4th to 6th September in Kumasi, brought together …

Three hundred and twenty-two (322) Doctors of Pharmacy are demanding the immediate payment of their one-year allowances from the Ministry of Health. They have threatened to commence legal action against the Ministry if they are not paid in the next 30 days. The lawyers of the doctors in a letter …

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has intensified its market surveillance efforts, seizing several unapproved products circulating in the Ghanaian market. This action comes in the wake of the FDA sanctioning over 100 manufacturing companies across the country from January to date for advertising unapproved products. During a recent operation …

The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) has strongly refuted recent media reports alleging the deaths of 20 renal patients and outstanding debts to suppliers. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the hospital management addressed two major claims: that 20 patients had died due to a shortage of renal dialysis consumables, …

President Nana Akufo-Addo has commissioned the third phase of the Upper East Regional Hospital in Bolgatanga to improve quality healthcare delivery. The state-of-the-art facility, equipped with modern medical equipment, was valued at $52 million secured from the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD).   The completed phase comprised a four-storey building …

The Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah, has been discharged from the hospital after he was involved in a serious accident on the Accra-Kumasi highway. The incident occurred on July 27, 2024, at around 1:30 am near Aduapompo, while Ahiagbah was travelling to Kumasi for a …

Hemophilia patients at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) are experiencing frustration due to an alleged shortage of medication. The Ghana Hemophilia Society attributes this shortage to delays in import permit processing by the Food and Drugs Authority for donated drugs. As a result, prophylaxis treatments have been suspended, and hospital …