HEALTH

Despite suggestions from the Health Ministry that the deaths of four students at the Kumasi Academy in the Ashanti Region were caused by acute respiratory infections, the Ghana Health Service has said that it would be too early to…
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A Cardiothoracic Surgeon at the National Cardiothoracic Centre (NCTC), Dr Innocent Kwashie Adzamli, has revealed that the cost of a heart surgery at the centre currently ranges from $1,500 (GH¢ 6752.93) to $8,000 (GH¢ 36015.60), depending…
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The Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare, has debunked claims by some experts that health regulators were not taking pragmatic measures to help curb the deadly bacterial infection which has claimed at…
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The Ghana Health Service has dismissed reports that it is overwhelmed by the situation at the Kumasi Academy where some 11 students have died of a yet to be identified ailment since the beginning of the year. Four of the deaths have…
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Millions of children in the poorest countries could soon be protected against typhoid fever following the Gavi Board’s approval for a support window for typhoid conjugate vaccines (TCVs). The Board has made available US$30 million…
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Traditional leaders in the Central Region have called on stakeholders to intensify and support public education on family planning to drastically reduce the rising population of the region. They indicated that the reported cases of…
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The Management of the Methodist Faith Hospital at Ankaase in the Afigya-Kwabre District, has denied reports on some social media platforms that the facility would be performing free heart surgery for children. Dr. Reginald Kofi Sefah…
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Dr Timothy Letsa, the Volta Regional Director of Health Services, has commended the Ho Municipal Hospital for transforming the facility from a “deathbed” to a preferred healthcare centre. Dr. Letsa who was inaugurating a newly…
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After hitting the streets in protest to demand payment of allowances due them, the students of the School of Hygiene (SoH) have embarked on an indefinite strike. The strike action which started on Monday, December 4, 2017 is as…
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The Comprehensive Rehabilitation Services (CRS), a technologically driven, total physical rehabilitation service provider has developed the Limb Project to seek sponsorship for fund to help provide prosthetic rehabilitation services for…
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