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AstraZeneca and partners embark on 6 million tree planting initiative
AstraZeneca in collaboration with NGPTA iNovaland partners, through the Global AZ Forest Programme has reinforced its commitment to restoring degraded ecosystems with six million...
Expansion of AstraZeneca’s flagship health equity programme Healthy Heart Africa
Broader range of non-communicable diseases targeted including chronic kidney disease; Programme growing across Africa, 54 million blood pressure screenings to date.AstraZeneca has set out...
FDA allays concerns over AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine safety in Ghana
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has reaffirmed its commitment to monitoring the safety of all vaccines used in Ghana, including COVID-19 vaccines.The FDA...
AstraZeneca being withdrawn due to commercial reasons – GHS
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has clarified that the withdrawal of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine is primarily due to commercial reasons.AstraZeneca, one of the...
AstraZeneca withdraws Covid vaccine worldwide after admitting it can cause rare blood clots
AstraZeneca is withdrawing its highly successful coronavirus vaccine, citing the availability of a plethora of new shots that has led to a decline in...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) to optimise AstraZeneca’s reforestation programme in Africa
AI deep learning model to monitor tree health, long-term survival and carbon sequestration; Commitment to plant and maintain up to six million trees in...
AstraZeneca equips Kenyatta National Hospital with a state-of-the-art prostate cancer diagnostic machine
In a significant boost to prostate cancer diagnosis in Kenya, AstraZeneca (www.AstraZeneca.com) announced the donation of a cutting-edge ultrasound biopsy machine to Kenyatta National...
AstraZeneca says early trial data indicates third dose helps against Omicron
AstraZeneca said on Thursday that preliminary data from a trial showed that its COVID-19 shot, Vaxzevria, generated an increase in antibodies against the Omicron and...
Good news as Ghana receives additional 532,000 doses of AstraZeneca [Photos]
The Ministry of Information has announced the arrival of over 532,000 additional doses of AstraZeneca COVID19 vaccines.The vaccines are from the governments of Iceland, Denmark, Norway,...
Ghana receives 1.5 million doses of AstraZeneca from Germany
The government has taken delivery of 1.5 million doses of AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccines from Germany.This brings to almost five million, the total number...
What you need to know going for your 2nd dose of AstraZeneca
Ghana today, August 31, 2021, resumed the vaccination of its population with AstraZeneca vaccines, which were first shipped into the country under the COVAX...
Germany to give Ghana 1.5 million AstraZeneca vaccines
The government will receive 1.5 million vaccines out of the 70 million doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines granted to Africa by the German...
Ashanti Region receives 70,300 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine
The Ashanti Region will be administering 70,300 doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine effective September 1, 2021.The region has a backlog of about 1,000...
Check out where to get 2nd dose of AstraZeneca vaccine from Aug 31 to...
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) will from Tuesday, August 31, begin the administration of the second dose of AstraZeneca vaccines to persons 18 years...
GHS to begin administering AstraZeneca vaccine from Tuesday
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is set to administer AstraZeneca Vaccines from Tuesday, August 31.This was revealed by the Programme Manager, Expanded Programme on...
COVID-19: AstraZeneca 2nd jab begins next week
The administration of the second shot of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to the about 400,000 people awaiting their second jab will start by Friday,...
Covid-19: Ghana takes delivery of more AstraZeneca vaccines
The Government of Ghana has taken delivery of extra 249,600 doses of the AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccines through the COVAX facility.The double-schedule vaccines were donated...
AstraZeneca, Sputnik V vaccines potent against Covid-19 Delta variant – GHS
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has rejected claims that the vaccines procured by Ghana are not potent against the new Delta variant of the...
Malawi burns thousands of expired AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine doses
Health authorities in Malawi have incinerated 19,610 expired doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, saying it will reassure the public that any vaccines they...
Ghana to receive 350,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine
Ghana is expected to take delivery of 350,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine from the COVAX facility today, Tuesday, May 4, 2021.President Nana Akufo-Addo made...
EU sues AstraZeneca after delays in vaccine deliveries
The European Union said Monday it had launched legal action against the British-Swedish drug company AstraZeneca after it repeatedly under-delivered on its shipments of Covid-19 vaccines...
South Africa sells AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to other African countries
South Africa has concluded the sale of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines it had acquired but did not use to other African Union (AU) member states,...
AstraZeneca vaccine safe – FDA assures
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has assured the Ghanaian public that the AstraZeneca vaccines are safe.According to the Authority, despite the little side...
Covid-19: Continue using AstraZeneca vaccine, says WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged countries not to pause Covid vaccinations, as several major European Union member states halt their rollouts of...
AstraZeneca vaccine: WHO allays fears
Countries should not stop using AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine over fears it causes blood clots as there is no indication this is true, the World...
Denmark suspends AstraZeneca Covid shots for 2 weeks after blood clot reports
Denmark has put using AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine shots on hold for two weeks after reports of cases of blood clots forming, including one death...
Nigeria to receive about 3.92 million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
The Federal government has announced that Nigeria is scheduled to take delivery of 3.92 million doses of the COVID19 vaccine on Tuesday, March 2.The delivery...
Check out when Ghana’s AstraZeneca vaccines will expire [Audio]
JoyNews/AdomNews · Checkout when Ghana’s AstraZeneca vaccines will expireThe 600,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine that arrived in Ghana on 25th February 2021 will...
FDA engages stakeholders on combating drug abuse
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has engaged stakeholders in the Wa Municipality to chart effective ways of combating the drug abuse menace in...
Urgent Call to Action: Combatting Chronic Kidney Disease Crisis in Africa
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is rapidly becoming a critical concern in Africa, posing significant challenges for public health and healthcare systems. Shedding light on...
APO Group appoints Rania El Rafie as Vice President of Public Relations and Strategic...
APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), the premier award-winning Pan-African communications consultancy and press release distribution service, is delighted to announce the appointment of Rania El Rafie...
Phakamisa Sustainability and Innovation Summit advances healthcare resilience in South Africa
In a boost to South Africa’s healthcare resilience, the first Phakamisa Sustainability and Innovation Summit has paved the way for more effective, efficient, and...
Zipline appoints Mawuli Atiemo as new General Manager
Zipline has appointed Mawuli Atiemo as the new General Manager of its Ghana operations, effective July 2022.He is joining Zipline from AstraZeneca, where he...
Hajj pilgrims to pay GH¢39,000
The National Hajj Board has announced the 2022 Hajj package for prospective pilgrims pegging the total cost of the trip at GH¢39,000 for new...
North Korea announces first death from Covid-19
North Korea has confirmed its first death from Covid-19, with state media adding that tens of thousands more are experiencing fever symptoms.Six people died...
North Korea orders strict lockdown with first official Covid cases
North Korea has ordered a strict national lockdown after confirming its first official Covid infections.State media have reported an Omicron outbreak in the capital,...
FDA boosts efforts to ensure safety of Covid-19 vaccines
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), has outlined comprehensive safety monitoring measures to ensure that all Covid-19 vaccines deployed in Ghana are safe for...
New drug that prevents you from catching Covid-19 gets green light in Europe
British-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca announced on Monday its antibody-drug Evusheld, which is taken pre-emptively to prevent Covid-19, has been approved in the European Union.The treatment, administered...
Covid-19: 12,780 expired vaccines destroyed in Volta Region
A total of 12,780 doses of various COVID-19 vaccines which were found to have expired in November have been destroyed by the Volta Regional...
Covid-19: GHS records 8 deaths in two days
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has recorded eight more Covid-19-related deaths as it continues its fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.These casualties were recorded in...