HEALTH

The Dialysis Unit of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), has received a hematology analyzer valued at GH¢ 30,000.00 to improve the quality of care. It was a donation from the MoneyLink Money Transfer Company and meant to aid the…
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Head of Public Health at the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Badu Sarkodie, has confirmed the arrival of the vaccines for H1N1 type A virus, otherwise known as Swine Flu. The vaccines, became urgently necessary after four students of the…
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The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has cautioned the public, especially consumers of confectionery and frozen foods, to watch out for expired products on the market before, during and after the Christmas and New Year season. The caution…
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The First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has called on all stakeholders to spread the gospel of breastfeeding and nutritional foods for children to enable them grow normally. She said this was crucial as there was overwhelming evidence…
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A massive exercise to disinfect dormitories, classrooms, dining and assembly halls, wash and bathrooms of the Kumasi Academy Senior High School (KUMACA) to protect the students and their teachers from bacterial infection got underway on…
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Mrs Angela Trenton-Mbonde, a citizen of Guyana, is the new UNAIDS Country Director for Ghana. She presented her credentials to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mrs Shirley A. Botchway, in November 2017. Mrs Trenton-Mbonde brings…
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The Ministry of Health has confirmed to Citi News that the vaccines for the H1N1 flu arrived in the country last night. The vaccines meant to prevent the spread of H1N1 infection following the Kumasi Academy outbreak, were expected to…
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Upper East Regional Director of Health Services, Dr Winfred Ofosu, has urged health professionals to reach out to more people with information on Family Planning (FP) and to properly educate prospective FP clients before serving them. He…
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Health officials in the Upper East Region have announced their readiness to contain the spread of the Cerebro Spinal Meningitis (CSM) in Senior High Schools and among the general public as they begin intensive public education in the…
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A total of 15,000 women in 17 districts in the Northern Region have harvested 500 metric tons of orange-fleshed sweet potatoes (OFSP) for household consumption to improve nutritional status of women of reproductive age and children…
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