Asuofia: The Veterinary Services Directorate (VSD) of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, has called on Parliament to speed up the processes on the passage of the Animal Health Bill 2020.
Its passage would help prevent the introduction into and spr…
Kumasi: Approximately 700,000 children in Ghana are susceptible to Measles and Rubella in 2023, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Center for Disease Control (CDC).
Ghana’s coverage for the first dose of Measles-containing vacci…
The Ophthalmological Society of Ghana (OSG) is urging the government to hasten the provision of legislation to facilitate corneal transplants in the country.
Dr Dziffa Bella Ofori-Adjei, President of the Society said corneal blindness remained a ‘si…
The Ghana Health Service in collaboration with the Regional Coordinating Council has embarked on a Measles Rubella and Vitamin A supplementation campaign.
Meanwhile, confirmed cases of Measles Rubella had been increasing with 460 cases confirmed in …
Three Basic Schools in the Aowin Municipality of the Western North Region have been educated on rabies and its implications on human health.?
The schools include Wisdom Preparatory School, Anna Educational Complex, and Immaculate Conception Roman Ca…
The Keta Municipal Health Directorate in the Volta Region has announced plans to embark on a Measle-Rubella vaccination exercise for children between nine months and five years.
The exercise, which would commence from Wednesday, October 2 to October…
GOSANET Foundation, a health NGO operating in the Adaklu district commenced a free community-based tuberculosis (TB) case finding and screening programme in the district.
The initiative is aimed at identifying, screening, and supporting individuals …
The National Malaria Vaccination exercise is to be expanded to 43 districts in four regions in the country, involving Savannah, Western North, Northern and Upper West.
This was contained in a release by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) sighted by the …
Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG) distributed more than 1.9 million contraceptives nationwide, Mr Charles Oduro Owurani, a Project Assistant, at the Sunyani branch of the Young and Wise Centre of the PPAG has said.
They included condoms…
The Kadjebi District Health Directorate of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) is set to launch a vaccination campaign to protect children against Measles, Rubella and Vitamin A deficiency.
The campaign, scheduled for October 2-6, targets 12,454 children…
The thirteenth batch of the Chinese Medical Team, in collaboration with LEKMA Hospital, is set to begin surgeries for cataract patients and laparoscopic procedures for those with various conditions.
Some surgeries would be offered free of charge, wh…
Dr Nii Nortey Hanson-Nortey, a Public Health Expert, has advised journalists to be cautious when using animations to tell health-related stories, as the public may misinterpret them as cartoons, missing the content and the expected impact.
Dr Hanson…