HEALTH

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced that 89 out of the 135 students of Achimota school who tested positive for the deadly Delta variant of the coronavirus have recovered,. Between the 14th and 16th June 2021, 3 students were presented to the Achimota School Sickbay with influenza-like symptoms, a …

The health secretary of the United Kingdom (UK) MattHancock, has resigned after he allegedly breached COVID-19 social distancing guidance by kissing a colleague. In a letter addressed to the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, dated the 26th of June 2021, hon Hancock said he writes to resign as secretary of state for …

One of the hospitals being constructed by Egyptian firm, Euroget De-Invest, for the government is expected to be ready in a month as engineers put finishing touches on its construction. The Konongo District Hospital is currently 97 per cent complete, according to site engineers, and what remains to be done …

Accra Hearts of Oak have had their request to admit 70% of the stadium capacity dismissed for Sunday’s epic clash with Asante Kotoko.   Head of the government’s COVID-19 task force, Dr Anthony Nsiah Asare has dismissed claims that they will increase stadium capacity to 70% for Sunday’s clash with …

The highly transmissible strain of COVID-19 which originated from India, Delta variant, has been detected in Ghana.     The Head of the West Africa Centre for Cell Biology and Infectious Pathogens  (WACCBIP) at the University of Ghana, Professor Gordon Awendare, confirmed this on Eyewitness News. He said the variant …

The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate has admonished the public to continue observing the Covid-19 safety protocols following an upsurge in new cases in the last two weeks. Deputy Director in Charge of Public Health, Dr Michael Rockson Adjei, said the blatant disregard for the protocols was accounting for the rise …

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has urged the public to observe the “five keys to food safety” to ensure the food they consume is safe and wholesome. The safety measures are; keeping clean at all times through proper washing of hands and utensils, separating raw food from cooked food …

Ghana Aids Commission has revealed that about 1.7 percent of the adult population in Ghana are living with the Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) a chronic, potentially life-threatening condition caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The commission has also indicated that about 340,000 people are currently living with the Aids virus. Out of …

The Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists, Dr. Dennis Adu-Gyasi, has told Citi News that the strike by members of the association at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in the Ashanti Region and other parts of the country, has been called off. He says the …

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says it would do more to empower community health nurses across the country towards community mobilisation to reduce maternal and infant mortalities. The service says it hopes to surmount challenges that leave many children and mothers dying despite the interventions rolled out by government to …