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Health

COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: Only a third of nine million doses administered

GNA - The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says it has distributed nine million doses of varied COVID-19 vaccines to all parts of the country, but only a third has been administered as of November 12. Data on the GHS COVID-19...

NHIA gives Waiver for Card Renewals and Registration

GNA -The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has given a waiver on waiting periods for persons who renew or register for their National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) card within this week. This means that beneficiaries would automatically have their cards...

Yellow fever outbreak: Deaths rise to 25

GNA- The Ghana Health Service says 25 people have so far died from the recent outbreak of Yellow Fever in Savannah and Upper West Regions A statement signed by Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, the Director-General, and and shared with the Ghana...

Ghana hands over Torch Caravan to Morocco

GNA - Ghana has handed over the Touch Caravan to Morocco for the MENA Region, as the Global Fund marks its 20th Anniversary. Mrs Cecilia Lodonu Senoo, the Executive Director, Hope for Future Generation, at the handing over ceremony in...

Depression and hypertension attributed to limited facilities

GNA - Some Communities in the Kassena-Nankana Municipality and Kassena-Nankana West District of the Upper East Region have identified limited health facilities for the management of mental health conditions as one of the causes of increased depression and hypertension. The...

MoH recruiting 2019-degree, diploma, certificate nurses and midwives

GNA - The Ministry of Health says the recruitment of the 2019 Degree and Diploma nurses and midwives into the Ghana Health Service will commence on Wednesday, November 10, at 1200 hours. It said nurses with Degree and Diploma certificates...

Our products justify our existence – NHRC

GNA – Dr Patrick Odum Ansah, the Acting Director of the Navrongo Health Research Centre (NHRC) in the Kassena-Nankana Municipality of the Upper East Region says the products of the Center justify its existence for the past 30years. “We are...

GHS urges Ghanaians to patronise essential health care services

GNA - Dr DaCosta Aboagye, the Director of the Health Promotion Division of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has encouraged the public to patronise all essential health care services as a right to enhance their wellness. Dr Aboagye gave the...

UNICEF builds newborn care unit for Tamale West Hospital

GNA – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Ghana, through the UNICEF Italian National Committee (NatCom), has built a newborn care unit with modern equipment for the Tamale West Hospital. The facility, built with support from the Ghana Health Service...

MindFreedom Ghana fights COVID-19 challenges facing persons with mental health

GNA - MindFreedom Ghana has unveiled a two-year project to help fight the underlining challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic facing persons with mental health conditions and promote their fundamental rights to live decent lives as every citizen. The ongoing project,...
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Next NPP gov’t to establish Hall of Fame in all regions, Tourism Minister reveals.

If given another mandate at this year’s general election, the next New Patriotic Party (NPP) government will establish Creative...
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