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2000 Nurses seek greener pastures abroad — MoH
About 2,000 nurses working in state and mission health facilities in the country have migrated abroad in recent years, the Ministry of Health has...
Fire destroys Senchi Ferry Health Centre
Fire has engulfed the Senchi Ferry Health Centre in the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern Region, leaving behind a trail of significant destruction.
The devastating...
Accra’s open zoo: Animals on the loose; dog bites on the rise
As livestock and other stray animals roam the environment with careless abandon, health officials have raised alarm about the dangers to public health, lamenting...
Covid-19 Trust Fund closed, balance of GHc 7.4M transferred to Consolidated Fund
The Board of Trustees of the COVID-19 Trust Fund established in the heat of the pandemic, has wrapped up its work leaving a balance...
Ministers of Health, health leaders pledge to intensify efforts to end polio
As the African region marks one year since the last confirmed detection of wild poliovirus type 1, Ministers of Health and other health leaders...
Good news for poultry farmers
The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong, has pledged the commitment of government to adequately support poultry farmers in Ghana.
According to him, the...
Paper straw cases cancer, poses major health risk – New study finds
We may all think we're doing our bit for the planet by sipping our drinks out of a paper straw.
But the 'eco-friendly' alternatives contain...
Budgit advocates for robust primary healthcare amidst pandemic realities
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Budgit, a prominent civil society organization has called for a robust primary healthcare system in Ghana.
This vital...
Pfizer gathers experts to create awareness about antimicrobial resistance and stewardship
Medical experts are raising concerns over what they describe as a silent threat, ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE (AMR) that needs urgent attention.
According to these professionals, ‘Antimicrobial...
WHO closely monitors Covid variant amid mutation concerns
The new Covid variant, which goes by the name EG.5 and has also been called Eris, is now the fastest growing Covid-19 subvariant in...
COVID-19: GHS to commence 7th national vaccination exercise on July 19
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced that it will begin it’s 7th National COVID-19 Vaccination Days (NaCVAD-7) from July 19 to Sunday, July...
Volta Region to vaccinate 53,134 people against Covid-19 in 5 days – V/R Health...
The Volta Regional Health Directorate has announced plans to vaccinate about 53,134 people across the region from July 19 to 23rd with the aim of...
Ghana gets first ultra-modern medical waste treatment plant
The first ever ultra-modern medical waste and treatment plant has been commissioned at Adegya in the Ashanti region.
Commissioning the facility, the Deputy Minister of...
Only vaccinated animals can be slaughtered for consumption
The Upper East Regional Public Health Emergency Management Committee (PHEMC), says animals vaccinated with certified anthrax vaccines before June 20, 2023, are allowed to...
Ghana urges citizens to remain vigilant against covid-19 until herd immunity is achieved
The Director for Public Health at the Ghana Health Service, Dr Franklin Aseidu-Bekoe, emphasized the importance of Ghanaians adhering to COVID-19 prevention protocols and...
UG Medical School professor hits rare perfect score in America’s National Institutes of Health...
Professor Eric Sampane-Donkor of the University of Ghana Medical School (UGMS) has got the academic world talking after he scored a rare perfect score...
97 Animals die from anthrax in Upper East
A total of 97 animals have died as a result of anthrax in the Upper East Region.
Twelve out of the 15 districts in the...
Burning Issues: Over 20,000 animals affected by Anthrax disease – Deputy Agric Minister reveals
Following the invasion of Anthrax Disease on animals in some parts of the country, the Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture, Yaw Addo–Frempong, has...
Jamie Foxx paralysed, blind’ from ‘brain clot’ – Journalist claims
Terffying health details have been revealed regarding actor Jamie Foxx’s medical condition after a report claimed he is paralyzed and blind following a clot...
COVID-19: Ghana records 1,462 deaths in three years
Ghana recorded a total of 1,462 deaths attributable to COVID-19 as of May 15, 2023, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has disclosed.
The last death...
Full text: Akufo-Addo’s address on Covid-19, IMF
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday, May 28, 2023 addressed the nation on the government’s management of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The update came as...
Covid was not a cover-up for corruption – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is reassuring Ghanaians that his administration did not use the COVID-19 pandemic as an avenue to engage in corrupt...
We’ll discipline you first for going to the media – NDC tells Muntaka and...
A Deputy General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has lambasted three leading members of the party for voicing out...
Full text: Akufo-Addo, Bawumia must start preparing handover notes – Mahama
I want to start by acknowledging the Chairman and members of the Council of Elders of our great party, – National Chairman Johnson Asiedu...
COVID-19 still here, observe protocol — Dr James Duah
The Deputy Executive Director of the Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG), Dr James Duah, has implored the health system not to lose sight...
Bliss GVS Pharma supports malaria elimination efforts in Ghana
In recent years, there have been several promising developments in the fight against malaria. WHO has launched a new Global Technical Strategy for Malaria...
Rise in throat cancer cases blamed on oral sex
The rise in oropharyngeal cancer, which some have called an epidemic, has been caused by the increase in oral sex, according to Professor Hisham...
Don’t use elevator on Tuesdays and Thursdays – Health Ministry directs staff
The Ministry of Health has restricted its staff from the use of elevators in the facility from the 1st to the 3rd floor.
The Ministry...
Man, 25, sentenced for defiling friend’s 4-year-old daughter
A Jasikan Circuit Court has sentenced a 25-year-old man identified as Stephen Kwame Asamoah to 12 years imprisonment for defiling a four-year-old girl in...
Ghana Post staff hold ECG taskforce ‘hostage’ after disconnection
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Revenue Mobilization Taskforce team was held hostage for about 30 minutes after they disconnected the Ghana Post Company...
Safeguarding Ghana’s future against pandemics through public health emergency fund
Infectious diseases have had adverse effects on humans all around the globe through the years.
Diseases such as yellow fever, meningitis, Cholera, Monkey Pox, Ebola,...
Full text of NDC’s ‘True State of Nation address’
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Monday afternoon delivered its true state of the nation address in Accra.
ADDRESS ON THE TRUE STATE OF...
SONA Debate: Minority clashes with Majority over true state of economy
Parliament has resumed the debate on the 2023 State of the Nation Address (SONA) with the Majority and Minority at each other’s throat over...
Ketu South records 10 measles cases
Acting Volta Regional Director of Health, Dr Kwasi Senanu Djokoto, has said the Ketu South Municipality has recorded 10 cases of Measles.
He, however, disclosed...
India’s Pharmaceutical Industry: A global force in affordable healthcare
India’s pharmaceutical industry has emerged as one of the most influential forces in global healthcare, widely recognised for its ability to produce high-quality medicines...
Five suspected Measles related deaths recorded at Tamale Teaching Hospital
JoyNews/AdomNews · There are 5 suspected measles mortality - Head of Pediatrics and Child Health at TTH
The Head of Pediatrics and Child Health at...
Full text: Akufo-Addo’s State of the Nation Address 2023
President Nana Akufo-Addo was in Parliament to present the 2023 state of the nation's address on March 8, 2023.
The President stated that the...
NDC Women’s wing salute Ghanaian women on International Women’s Day
The Women’s Wing of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) congratulates all Ghanaian women on the occasion of the 2023 International Women’s Day celebrations.
We recognize...
Doctors abandon Wa East; only one left to cater for 90,000 residents
Inadequate health infrastructure in the Wa East District of the Upper East Region has left the district with only one doctor, as others posted...
GES Director collapses during Independence Day parade [Video]
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The Ghana Education Service (GES) Director of the Garu District of the Upper East Region, Philip Fredrick Alale, dropped unconscious during the 66th Independence...