Health

\"Please Keep The Environment Clean\"
16th March, 2011
The Occupational and Environmental Health Unit of the Ghana Health Service has again stressed the need for Ghanaians to observe environmental cleanliness. By so doing they could guard against ...
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Ashaiman Zongo Residents Donate Blood On Independence Day
12th March, 2011
The Ashaiman Zongo residents celebrated the Independence Day by donating over 100 pints of blood to stock the national blood bank which is under stressed. The blood donation exercise was organised ...
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Zonta Ghana Anaemia Prevention Project
7th March, 2011
A project which will help to reduce the incidence of anaemia among school children and pregnant women has been developed in the country. Dubbed the ‘Zonta Ghana Anaemia Prevention Project’ ...
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Cocoa Clinic Retrieves Unused Drugs From Homes
23rd February, 2011
The Cocoa Clinic in Accra, has retrieved GH¢30,000 worth of unused medicines from individual homes within the metropolis. The medicines, numbering over 100 and weighing about 74 kilos, have been ...
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Govt To Launch Nation-Wide Campaign Against Filth
17th February, 2011
Government is to launch a nationwide campaign against filth using students at the Senior High Schools, Mr Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, has said. He ...
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Make Anti-Malaria Commodities Accessible And Affordable - Bio Scientist
17th February, 2011
A bio scientist, Mr. Seth Agyemang, has called on government to make anti malaria commodities easily accessible and affordable to the public. According to him, a large number of people lacked ...
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Be More Cautious In The Prescription Of Nimesilide - Doctors Advised
28th January, 2011
Medical Officers have been asked to be more cautious in the prescription and dispensing of \\\\\\\"Nimesulide\\\\\\\" to patients, especially children. This comes amidst growing global ...
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Midwifery School At Atibie Admits 199 Students
28th January, 2011
The Midwifery/Health Assistant Training school at Kwahu Atibie has admitted 199 students this academic year. The students are made up of 37 students to begin courses in three-year diploma in ...
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Customs And Excise Preventive Service Ladies Club Donates To Needy Girl
27th January, 2011
Touched by the plight of a 14-year old girl suffering from a spinal problem, the Customs and Excise Preventive Service Ladies Club at the Kotoka International Airport has donated GH 1,000 to support ...
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GHS To Assist Swedru Hospital To Acquire Blood Bank Refrigerator
24th January, 2011
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has pledged to take the necessary step to assist the Swedru Municipal Hospital to acquire a standard blood bank refrigerator to enhance its operation. The ...
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Work Begins On Korle-Bu Elevators
18th December, 2010
Installation of 13 new elevators at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital to facilitate movement of patients, doctors and nurses began yesterday to the delights of many. For the past five years, the ...
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Haulage Firm Assists Cardio Centre
13th December, 2010
Global Haulage Company Limited, a company that exports dry haulage goods, has donated 30 beds with side cabinets and bed sheets to the Cardio-thoracic Centre of the Korle-Bu Teaching ...
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USAID Pledges To Support WFP Project On HIV/AIDS In Ghana
13th December, 2010
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has pledged to support the World Food Programme (WFP) to improve on the nutrition of women, children and people living with HIV/AIDS in ...
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NHIS Wins Major Award
8th December, 2010
Ghana’s social health insurance model has been recognized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Health Organization (WHO), and singled out for the coveted South-South ...
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5,000 Children Join Crusade Against HIV
8th December, 2010
About 5,000 children from 200 schools in the Greater Accra Region last Saturday, joined the fight against HIV/AIDS through a walk in some principal streets of Accra. It was organized by the Greater ...
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Give Equal Attention To Cancer In Children - Dr. Renner
30th November, 2010
A Consultant Paediatrician at the Korle-Bu teaching hospital, Dr. Lorna Renner has stressed the need for equal public attention to issues of cancer in children as is given to adult ...
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Jubilee Oil Partnership Commences Community Health Outreach Project
30th November, 2010
The Jubilee Oil Partnership at the weekend commenced its Community Health Outreach Project, a major collaborative CSR initiative with the Ghana Health Service, involving the mass medical screening of ...
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China Donates To Flood Victims
26th November, 2010
The Vice President, Mr. John Mahama, receiving a cheque on behalf of the Ghana Red Cross Society from Mr. Gong Tianzhong, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Ghana. With them include, ...
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Bring On Board All Businesses In Fight Against HIV/AIDS - GBCA
19th November, 2010
The Ghana Business Coalition Against (GBCA), HIV/AIDS has held its Annual General Meeting (AGM), in Accra with a call on Government to bring on board all businesses in the fight against HIV/AIDS ...
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Cuban Doctors In To Boost Health Delivery
19th November, 2010
The second batch of 19 Cuban doctors to boost health delivery arrived in the country on Tuesday night. They were met on arrival by the Minister of Health Dr. Benjamin Kunbour and officials of the ...
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