HEALTH

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) of Ghana has approved a herbal medicine known as Cryptolepis Sanguinolenta for clinical trial of COVID-19 treatment.  In a statement, FDA disclosed that the herbal medicine was submitted by the “School…
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President Akufo-Addo has said the country is anticipating the arrival of more than seventeen million COVID-19 vaccines by the end of March 2021.  According to him, government is hoping to vaccinate the entire population beginning with 20…
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The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has describe Ghana's COVID-19 situation currently as dire and alarming with a potential of an exponential rise in cases. The Association said most of the designated facilities for isolation and…
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The supervisor of the Takoradi Veterinary Laboratory, Dr. Simon Gbene, has disclosed that they are currently recording a high COVID-19 positivity rate raging around 30 percent per daily sample tested. Dr. Gbene speaking to Citi News in…
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The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has allayed fears of Ghanaians over the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines. In an interview on the Citi Breakfast Show, the President of the Ghana Medical Association, Dr. Frank Ankobea called for public…
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The Director of the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Professor Abraham K. Anang has attributed the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in Ghana to a disregard of safety protocols. Health authorities recently indicated that a…
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The ninth edition of the Vodafone flagship health initiative, Vodafone Healthline kicked off with education on COVID-19. The newly packaged and improved Vodafone Healthline dedicated its first episode to the global pandemic by discussing in…
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THE ACCOMMODATION challenge at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi has been partly solved now following the opening of a modern-looking House Officer’s flat complex at Bantama. The three storey building, which is located…
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The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says it is reliably informed that the West Africa Health Organization (WAHO) is partnering with the Sub-regional Head of State to develop vaccines for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. Speaking to…
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The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is alerting the public, particularly people living in the meningitis belt of the country, to the risk of meningitis outbreak, for which reason they must avoid self-medication when they experience symptoms that…
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