The Brazilian construction company “Contracta,” which is in charge of building the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital 900 maternity block, has received 14 million euros from the government to get its workers back on the job site after the company had been away from it for more than a year. As …
Read More »National Blood Service commends MTN Ghana Foundation for leading a nationwide national blood donation campaign
Over 5909 units of blood have been collected by MTN Ghana for the 2024 Save-a-Life campaign. Thousands of people participated in the annual campaign, which was organized to supplement shortages at blood banks in Ghana, at specially designated bleeding centers spread across the 16 regions of the nation. In her …
Read More »Six die of rabies in the Bono Region
Six people in the Bono Region lost their lives to rabies in 2023, according to Dr. Donald Joachim Darko, the Veterinary Services Department’s (VSD) Bono Regional Director. In contrast, he claimed that the deaths slightly decreased because the Department only reported eight deaths in 2022. Rabies is a fatal virus …
Read More »GHS to immunize young females against cervical cancer
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) will launch a vaccination campaign by the end of the year that is aimed at pre-adolescents aged 9 to 14 in an attempt to lower the prevalence of the human papillomavirus among Ghanaian women. Given the concerning incidence of cervical cancer, the goal of this …
Read More »Irate youth attack Potsin Polyclinic, assault staff over patient’s death
An angry youth from Gomoa Dominase attacked two police officers and several medical staff at the Gomoa Potsin Polyclinic after a patient who was receiving treatment there died. The deceased patient, identified only as Ato, 35, was taken to the Gomoa Potsin Polyclinic after he passed away in his home …
Read More »Willingway Foundation-Ghana wins best Mental Health and Rehabilitation Centre of the year
At the Damak-IDP Sanitation Health Watch Community Heroes Excellence Awards, which were held on Thursday, December 14, 2023, at the SSNIT Conference Hall in Adum-Kumasi, the non-governmental organization (NGO) Willingway Foundation-Ghana which is headed by Mrs. Lydia Abena Manu has won the title of best Mental Health Care and Rehabilitation …
Read More »Ghana Nurse-Midwife Trainees Association to demonstrate over unpaid allowances
Due to unpaid arrears, the Ghana Nurse-Midwife Trainees Association (GNMTA) has threatened to stage a protest. The Association asserted that the government has not yet paid the allowance that its members are entitled to. The National President of the GNMTA, Adumbisa Pascal, and General Secretary, Blessing Ampofo, released a statement …
Read More »I want to make Ghana the centre of excellence of medical care – Akufo-Addo on Agenda 111
A significant number of the hospital projects included in Agenda 111 are scheduled to be inaugurated in 2024, the last year of President Nana Akufo-Addo’s term. In his speech at the inaugural Physicians and Surgeons Awards, he reaffirmed his goal of making Ghana, by 2030, the center of elite medical …
Read More »25 of 32 hospital projects in Ashanti to be completed in 2024 – Simon Osei Mensah
According to Simon Osei Mensah, the Regional Minister for Ashanti, the NPP government plans to inaugurate approximately 25 hospital projects in the region in 2024. The hospital projects, according to the Minister, demonstrated the government’s commitment to giving the local community access to high-quality, reasonably priced healthcare. He disclosed that …
Read More »GNAT contributes Gh¢20,000 to ‘Heal Komfo Anokye’ project
The Heal Komfo Anokye project has received an estimated donation of GH¢20,000 from the Ashanti Regional branch of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), which is headed by Mr. Prosper Takyi, the Regional President. In a social media post seen by Ghanatodayonline.com, the teacher union stated that they are …
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