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Medical & Health
PSGH calls on government to address its grievances to safeguard healthcare delivery
The Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH), has called on the government to address its concerns to enable them deliver effective healthcare for Ghanaians.
A statement issued by PSGH and copied to the Ghana News Agency in Accra said the government s…
World Alcohol-Free Day 2024: Government to accelerate action on alcohol control in Ghana
The Vision for Alternative Development-Ghana (VALD-Ghana) has called on the government to take action to control alcohol consumption in the country to curb the pervasive health and societal harms.
It said while alcohol consumption was often embedded…
Prudential Bank, Catholic Church organise breast screening for Takoradi residents
The Takoradi Branch of Prudential Bank in collaboration with the Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic cathedral, have organised a free breast screening for residents in Takoradi as part of this year’s Breast Cancer Awareness month celebration.
Breast C…
UNICEF and partners lauded for addressing malnutrition in Northern Region
The Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) and the Community Infant and Young Child Feeding (C-IYCF) interventions have been lauded for helping to improve the nutritional status of children in the Northern Region.
The interventions …
Dr. Benard Okoe Boye appointed Gavi Alliance board member
Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye, Minister of Health, has been appointed as the ‘Alternate Board Member’ of the Gavi Alliance Board, representing the Anglophone Africa constituency.
According to a statement by the Gavi Alliance Board shared with the Ghana News…
Ghana confirms first case of MPOX
Ghana has confirmed its first case of Monkey Pox (Mpox) in the Western North Region.
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) MPOX Disease Situational Report (SITREP) on October 2 indicates that on the 1st of October 2024, the National Public Health and Refer…
Central Regional Minister embarks on menstrual hygiene campaign, donates 3,000 sanitary pads
Mrs Justina Marigold Assan, the Central Regional Minister, through her Marigold Foundation, has donated more than 3,000 sanitary pads to about 1,500 basic schoolgirls in three districts of the Central Region.
They are Cape Coast North, Assin South a…
Environment Minister visits land restoration project sites in Ashanti Region
A team of officials from the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation (MESTI) are in the Ashanti Region to inspect progress of work on the implementation of the Ghana Landscape Restoration and Small-Scale Mining Project (GLRSSMP)….
Agrihouse Foundation urges innovative approaches and technology to secure food future
Ms. Alberta Nana Akyaa Akosa, Executive Director of Agrihouse Foundation, has emphasised the need to adopt innovative approaches, practices, and technologies to secure the future of food.
She noted that such measures would help reduce post-harvest l…
Central Regional House of Chiefs President donates medical equipment to Asikuma hospital
The re-elected President of the Central Regional House of Chiefs, Odeefo Amoakwa Boadu VIII, has donated assorted medical equipment to the Our Lady of Grace Hospital in Breman Asikuma to support the hospital’s operations.
The equipment, estimated at…