Scrap Taxes On Medicines
The Chamber of Pharmacy Ghana, has called for the removal of the current taxes on medicines, which are contributing to the current increases in prices of the commodity and threatens quality health...
Tag: Ministry of Health
KNUST Inducts 176 Qualified Doctors
The Ghana Medical and Dental Council has inducted 176 newly-qualified doctors of the School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), at a ceremony in Kumasi....
Complete Biography & Profile of Alhaji Limuna Mohammed-Muniru , Minister of State
Alhaji Limuna Mohammed-Muniru is the Minister of State in charge of Human Resources Department and Scholarships at the Presidency An Administrator and a Health Policy Analyst with a focus on Health...
Three Pregnant Nursing Students Barred from Writing Exams
Three female students of the Nurses and Midwifery Training School, Mampong, Ashanti have been denied opportunity to register and write their licensing Exams with the Nurses and Midwifery Council on...
Ministry of Health (MoH) Recruits over 4000 Nurses
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced the recruitment of 4,799 verified nurses by the Nursing and Midwifery Council in the country.
The new recruits include 1,268 registered midwives, 56...
Sierra Leone – Visibly Pregnant Girls Banned from School – Many Girls Pregnant by Mistake
In just a few weeks, Sierra Leone’s teenagers will take a national exam, required for anyone who wants to go to secondary school or other higher education institutions. But pregnant girls aren’t...
Suspected Case of Ebola Recorded at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Hospital – Awaiting Test Results from Noguchi.
A suspected Ebola case at the University Hospital of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is causing fear and panic at the hospital and among the university community.
The...
GHS Training on Ebola and Cholera Surveillance Ends
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has held an Ebola and Cholera surveillance and contact tracing training for health workers from all the Regions.
The three-day training was to equip participants with...
Save Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme From Collapse
(Accra,GNA) – The Universal Access to Health Care Campaign (UAHC) has urged government to consider mobilising sufficient resources to help save the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) from...
South Sudan: MSF Reduces Cholera Activities after Treating 3,300 Cases
(South Sudan,Médecins Sans Frontières) A significant decline in the number of new cholera cases in South Sudan in recent weeks has prompted the international medical organisation Médecins Sans...
Re-Opening of All Tertiary Institutions in Ghana Postponed:- Ministry of Education
The Government of the Republic of Ghana has with immediate effect suspended the re-opening of all tertiary institutions in the country.
Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyeman, the Minister of Education...
Sierra Leone Request to Play African Cup Qualifiers in Ghana Because of Ebola Outbreak
The national football team of Sierra Leone wants to use Ghana for their home games for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers due to the Ebola outbreak
The Ghana Football Association has received...
Shama: A Weak Link in Ghana’s Fight Against Ebola ?
Shama, a fishing community in Ghana's Western Region with a population of close to 24,000 could possibly become one of the epicenters of an Ebola outbreak in Ghana.
The fishermen of Shama have made...
Disagreement Over the Choice of Ebola Isolation Center’s in Ghana
The medical health personnel on staff at some of Ghana's hospitals have expressed growing resentment about the Ministry of Health's (MOH) selection of certain health centers in the country as...
Nestle Ghana Introduces Paternity Leave
Nestle Ghana has introduced paternity leave for its male employees to support exclusive breastfeeding for infants within their first 1000 days in life.
“As a recognised leader in Nutrition, Health...
Nigerian Doctor Tests Positive for Ebola
One of the doctors who treated the Liberian Ebola patient who later died in Lagos has tested positive for Ebola Among those who had contact with the late Liberian on his way to Nigeria, 70 of them...
Is Ghana Really Prepared for the Fight Against the Ebola Virus
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has expressed its weariness about Ghana’s preparedness to combat the spread of Ebola in the sub-Saharan region.
The GMA is of the opinion that despite the...
10,250 Ghanaians Suffering Mental Distress And Depression
At least 10,250.000 Ghanaians, predominantly women, are suffering from mental distress and depression, the Chief Psychiatrist of the Ghana Health Service, has said.
The number represents 41 per cent...
Another Suspected Case of Ebola in Ghana Arises.
Reports reaching the front desk of The Accra Report indicate that a suspected case of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) has been reported at the Nyaho Clinic in Accra, Ghana.
This latest suspected case...