HEALTH

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

According to Ashanti Regional Minister Simon Osei Mensah, the government of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has started 32 ground-breaking hospital projects in the region. He claims that the Akuffo Addo-led administration has built more health facilities in the area than any other government in the fourth republic. During a …

Afari Military Hospital in the Ashanti Region has 500 beds. The government has set a deadline of March 2024 for its completion and operationalization. This is a significant development as contractors are starting work again after receiving funding from the government. The 500-bed Afari Military Hospital will relieve some of …

In order to address concerns about their working conditions, the Mortuary Workers Association of Ghana (MOWAG) decided to postpone their planned strike after meeting with the National Labour Commission (NLC) on Wednesday, November 29, 2023. The Mortuary Workers started the strike on Tuesday due to unresolved concerns about their terms …