MOH Recruits More Nurses

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced the commencement of the recruitment process for nurses and midwives who completed their studies in 2017, into the country’s health workforce.

A public announcement released by the ministry called on trained diploma and degree nurses and midwives from accredited public and private health training institutions to apply.

“Recruitment into the Service will commence Tuesday April 10. 2020 at 10:00 am.

Qualified nurses and midwives are requested to formully apply on the Ministry of Health online application portal by logging-in onto https://hr.moh.gov.gh and follow the instructions to select the preffered agency under the Ministry for posting,” it said.

The announcement signed by the Chief Director of the ministry, Nana Kwabena Adjei-Mensah further noted that the deadline for submission of application is May 15, 2020 at 6.00 pm.

Ghana’s Cases So Far

The case count for confirmed cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) in Ghana has increased by over 60 new cases bringing the total to 287 as at midnight, April 6, 2020.

The update released by the Ghana’s outbreak response management team on its website however, did not record any new death as the death toll remained at five.

“As at 6th April 2020, 23:30 hr, a total of 287 cases of COVID-19 with five (5) deaths have been recorded, ” the Ghana Health Service (GHS) stated.

The GHS indicated that the rise in the case count follows the government’s decision to enhanced contact tracing and testing measures.

Breakdown of Cases

A total of 172 cases were reported from the routine and enhanced surveillance activities.

Out of this number three people have recovered, 18 have been discharged for home management, while 144 are responding to treatment at health facilities.