Staff Writer
Ghana is taking a significant step towards eliminating malaria by expanding its rollout of the malaria vaccine to 43 more districts in four regions. About 200 thousand children under 2 years are expected to be reached in the exercise which started on September 25. Since its initial rollout in 2019,
Significant progress in food fortification has been achieved throughout Africa. However, support for continued expansion of staple food fortification to more countries is required to further bolster food fortification to prevent and control micronutrient deficiencies. Africa loses 1.5% of GDP annual
Communicators and journalists have been charged to intensify awareness creation and advocacy on micro-nutrient deficiency in Africa. The charge was borne out of an action plan agreed upon after a three- day workshop to build the capacity of some communicators and journalists from 17 selected African
More than 20 journalists from 17 West and Central African countries are currently in Cote D’ivoire for a capacity building workshop for a greater impact in the fight against micronutrient deficiencies in Africa. The three-day event seeks to strengthen the capacities of journalists and communicators
Nearly 282 million people in Africa are undernourished, an increase of 57 million since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Stakeholders at a capacity-building workshop for some selected journalists and communicators on micro-nutrient deficiency in Africa are calling for a multi-sector collaborative
The Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners (GNASSM) is fighting back against calls for a temporary ban on small-scale mining. Various groups are urging the government to ban small-scale mining as measures are put in place to deal with illegal small-scale mining, popularly called galamsey.
About 5.3 million children under 5yrs would be immunized against measles -Rubella in an upcoming mass vaccination campaign scheduled for October 2- 6th following an outbreak of the disease across the country. These children aged 9months to 5yrs include some 600 thousand of them who had been missed s
The Greater Accra, Eastern, and Central regions recorded the highest numbers of suicide attempts for the half year of 2024, with the most completed suicides occurring in the Greater Accra region. According to the Mental Health Authority in a statement signed by the CEO, Dr. Pinaman Apau, in the firs
Ineffective HIV testing strategies implemented by the Ghana Health Service over the years have been blamed for the country’s struggle to make progress towards achieving the 95-95-95 global targets. For this reason, Government with its partners are scaling up the HIV self-testing initiative to boost
The World Health Organization (WHO) has supported Ghana’s response to the dengue fever outbreak by providing 4,000 (rapid diagnostic test) kits. This assistance is aimed at enhancing Ghana's efforts to identify more cases of dengue fever. Dengue fever has been detected in eight regions so far, but t
The Ministry of Health has launched Ghana's first National Surgical, Obstetric, and Anaesthesia Plan (NSOAP). The policy document reflects the country’s aspiration to address the critical gaps in surgical, obstetric, and anaesthesia care and improve the lives of citizens and all persons living in Gh
A relief for patients scheduled for elective surgeries at the surgical unit of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital as the hospital announces commencement of the suspended surgeries from Tuesday September 3 following the completion of work on one of the faulty lifts at the unit. Management of the hospital
The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital considers holistic health care provision as a means to ensuring total wellbeing and healing. The health facility, commemorating 100 years of existence has pledged to adopt new and improved ways of doing things to meet the changing needs of patients and clientele base.
Another breakdown of the elevators at the Surgical Block of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has forced the facility's management to announce a suspension of elective surgeries until further notice. The management is confident that repair works on the elevator will be completed within a week. As a maj
The 2022 batch of Doctors of Pharmacy (PharmD) have begun processes to sue government over delay in payment of their salaries for the past one year. The PharmD officers at a media briefing reiterated their demands, noting that they have already notified the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice.
