Tag Archives: Ghana Health Service

At least 18 cases of monkeypox have so far been recorded in Ghana since the country confirmed its first case on 11 June this year, the Ghana Health Service has said. The cases were detected in the Ashanti, Bono, Eastern and Greater Accra Regions.   However, speaking to the media …

Ghana has not recorded any case of Ebola, the Ghana Health Service said on Wednesday, 22 June 2022. Some media reports had claimed a case had been recorded in Tamale, the capital of the Northern Region.   However, the Director-General of the health service, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, told journalists at …

The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Patrick Kuma Aboagye, says the excessive use of herbal medication is increasing the prevalence of chronic kidney disease in Ghana.   The prevalence rate of chronic kidney diseases in Ghana is estimated at 13.3 percent. Speaking at the commissioning of a Renal …

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is to begin digitally tracking and monitoring pregnant women across the country to ensure new born babies receive national ID numbers at birth, Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has disclosed.         This according to Dr Bawumia has become possible following the ongoing …

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has declared the month of December as the vaccination month. Director-General at the GHS, Dr Patrick Kumah-Aboagye speaking at a press conference in Accra on Sunday November 28 said vaccination is the surest way to deal with the virus.         He further …

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) will from Tuesday, August 31, begin the administration of the second dose of AstraZeneca vaccines to persons 18 years and above. This batch of people must be those who received their first dose of vaccine from March 10 to March 29, 2021. All eligible for …