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It is once again, a state of pandemonium among parents and students following another bout of mysterious Kumasi Academy deaths… Three more students of Kumasi Academy (aka KUMACA) have been...
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Statistics: 1 Out of 5 Children In Ghana Is Stunted
Statistics from the Ghana Health Service has shown that one out of five children in the country is stunted. The development is even severe in the Northern Region as 37% of children in the region are...
Health Worker, National Service Person Grabbed For Forgery
Two workers of the Ghana Health Service in the Volta Region have been picked up by the Police in Ho for forgery. Bright Paul Yebbi, 32, a former National Service Person and Panidas Fordjour, 33, who...
Prof Akosa Calls For Research Into Health Implications of Galamsey
Professor Agyeman Badu Akosa, former Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has called for research into the health implications of heavy metals used by illegal miners on the various...
Why First Lady Called For Extension To 5 Months
Ghana’s maternity leave -Nursing mothers need up to five months to recuperate as well as bond better with their infants, so says the First Lady of the country Rebecca Akufo-Addo. The first...
Doctors To Be Employed Under A Quota System
Medical doctors and dentists will from next year be employed under a quota system being introduced by the Ghana Health Service (GHS). Director-General of GHS, Dr. Anthony Nsiah-Asare, who announced...
Couple Demands Justice, Corpse of Babies Killed By Medical Negligence In 2010
A couple who lost their twin babies at the Tema General Hospital in 2010 as a result of alleged negligence have renewed their demand for justice and the bodies of the babies for burial. Their 2010...
Ghana Making Progress In Malaria Fight – Survey
The 2016 Ghana Malaria Indicator Survey report has been launched in Accra. The report shows Ghana is making progress in the fight against Malaria. However, a lot more needs to be done to achieve...
Malaria Prevalence Reduces Marginally
Malaria prevalence among children under age five has decreased from 27 per cent to 21 per cent. This is according to the 2016 Ghana Malaria Indicator Survey which was conducted by the Ghana...
Ghana Making Progress In Malaria Fight
The 2016 Ghana Malaria Indicator Survey report has been launched in Accra. The report shows Ghana is making progress in the fight against Malaria. However, a lot more needs to be done to achieve...
275 People Die of HIV-AIDS In Ashanti
Two hundred and seventy-five (275) people died of HIV/AIDS in the Ashanti Region, last year. Mr. Dennis Bandoh, the Regional Focal Person, who announced this, said late report to the health...
275 People Die of HIV-AIDS In Ashanti
Two hundred and seventy-five (275) people died of HIV/AIDS in the Ashanti Region, last year. Late reporting to the health facilities and resorting to the prayer camps for treatment were to blame for...
GHA Cautioned Against Cholera Outbreak
Ghana Public Health Association (GPHA) has urged the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to immediately roll out preparedness and response plans countrywide, in anticipation of a possible cholera outbreak....
MOH Receives Digital Radiology X-Ray Equipment For TB Diagnoses
The Ministry of Health on Wednesday, received the first batch of ultra-modern digital radiology X-Ray equipment from the Delft Imaging Systems, a Dutch company, for the swift screening of suspected...
Gov’t Pays $10m For Polio, Measles Vaccines
The Government of Ghana has transferred about $10 million to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for the procurement of polio and measles vaccines for the country. This follows the shortage...
Polio, Measles Vaccine Shortage Hit Ghana
Nursing mothers in Ghana would have to wait until next week before having their babies vaccinated against Polio and Measles following the shortage of the vaccines in the country. This because Ghana...
Movement of Pigs Banned In Ashanti Region
The Ashanti Regional Veterinary Service has temporarily banned the movement of pigs in the region. This follows the outbreak of swine fever in the region. According to the Regional Veterinary...
VRA Donates Borehole To Bilharzia Endemic Community
The Volta River Authority of Ghana (VRA), has donated a solar panel powered borehole amounting to GHC 80,000.00 to residents of Serdom, a village in the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern Region. The...
Central Region Teenage Pregnancy Menace
The issue of the ever increasing rate of premarital pregnancy in the Central Region of Ghana, especially, in the capital city of Cape Coast, has since gotten to a very worrisome level. The annual...
GNAT Pushes For 6 Months Maternity Leave For Teachers
The Ghana National Association of Teachers is pushing for female teachers in the country to be given six months maternity leave, arguing that would give them enough time to wean their babies. GNAT...