HEALTH

The Presidency has maintained that it deems the rollout of an extensive vaccination programme as one of the effective means of reducing the transmission of COVID-19.   In a letter written by the Presidential Advisor on Health, Dr. Anthony Nsiah-Asare in response to some Ghanaian Doctors opposed to the programme, …

The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate has today, 24th January 2022, has introduced a new initiative in the ongoing Covid-19 Vaccination in the Region. The Health Directorate recently launched the Ashanti Regional Covid-19 Vaccination Month with the aim of involving the populates in the vaccination exercise. The Ashanti Regional Health Director, …

The Clinical Coordinator and Head of the Emergency Team at the Apinto Government Hospital in the Western Region, Dr. Joseph Darko, has reiterated appeals for more donations of blood to help save victims of the Bogoso Appiate explosion.   The facility has been treating five adults and one seven-month-old baby …

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced some changes to the guidelines for Ghanaians entering the country through the Kotoka International Airport (KIA). Per the earlier modification implemented during the yuletide last year, persons aged 18 years and above, arriving in Ghana from December 12, 2021, were to provide proof …

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, is urging both continuing and newly admitted students to ensure they vaccinate against COVID-19 before returning to campus to start the academic year. Speaking at the graduation ceremony of the School of Graduate Studies over the weekend, …

The Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has disclosed that the government’s ambitious Agenda 111 project has made progress of 35 percent amid some challenges. Speaking on Ghana Television, Mr. Agyeman-Manu, explained what had held some projects back. “On average, we have done close to about 35 percent works on all the …

The General Secretary of the Private Health Providers Association, Frank Toblu has provided updates on their National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) payment.     He said they have just received payment covering the first half of 2021.   He said this while speaking on the Surmise show with Alfred Ocansey …

Ghana Health Service has revealed that the Bolgatanga Municipality remains a hotspot for HIV infections in the Upper East Region. According to Regional HIV Coordinator, Sulemana Majeed, there have been increases from 2.8% in 2018 to 3.6% in 2019 even though there was a decrease to 2.6% in 2020. At …

The Eastern Region recorded 8,174 teenage pregnancies as of September 2021, up from 7,976 recorded within the same period in 2020, the Ghana Health Service has said. Of the cases, 12.6 percent represent girls aged 10 to 14 years, while 12.2 percent represent girls between the ages 15 to 19. …

The Greater Accra Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has lifted the ban on the operation of beaches during the Christmas festivities in the capital, an official statement said on Thursday (30 December).   Ahead of the festive season, the REGSEC ordered that all beaches should remain closed as a result of …