Hunger Project, GHS hold breast cancer awareness at Yeniamah
The Hunger Project (THP), in collaboration with the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has stepped up their efforts to combat breast cancer by screening more women for the potentially fatal illness.
The screening was part of the Maternal and Child Health I…
Over 14,000 people vaccinated against mpox in DR Congo: official
More than 14,000 people have been vaccinated against mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as part of the vaccination campaign launched in early October, the country’s health ministry said on Monday.
Since the beginning of the campaign…
NPP Flagbearer rolls out comprehensive healthcare exercise for people of Nzema-East
The office of the Presidential Candidate of the NPP, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has organised a health screening exercise for about 3,000 people in the Evaloe-Adjomoro-Gwira Constituency of the Western Region.
They also benefited from a health insurance r…
Public Health calls on public to patronise Polio Vaccination services
Dr. Gifty Amugi, the Director of Public Health at the Western Regional Health Service, has called on parents to fully adhere to routine Immunization and Vaccination schemes to ensure that children under five are fully protected.
She said, children u…
Breaking Polio transmission: Over one million children to be vaccinated in Ashanti
The Ghana Health Service and its partners are embarking on another Polio Vaccination Campaign as they seek to break the transmission of the disease in Ghana.
In the Ashanti Region, the Regional Health Directorate is targeting 1,042,361 children in t…
Ghana needs targeted investments to address 60 percent rice importation
Mrs. Emily Boahene, Executive Secretary, Ghana Grain Council, says targeted investments by the government and private sector are needed to address Ghana’s 60 percent rice importation concerns.
She said Ghana’s 60 percent importation of rice made the…
African governments urged to invest more in climate research to build resilience
Professor Kehinde Ogunjobi, Director of Research at the West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL), has urged African governments to increase investments in climate research.
He emphasised that such investmen…
WR Women’s group walk in appreciation of Affirmative Action Act
-Some Women groups in the Western Region walked and showcased placards expressing their appreciation to the President for the passage of the Affirmative Action Law.
The Women, mobilised through Advocates and Trainers for Children and Women’s Advance…
SWIDA-Ghana calls for inclusive agricultural policies to enhance food security
The Savannah Women Integrated Development Agency (SWIDA-Ghana), an NGO, has called on the government to implement inclusive, gender responsive and transformative agricultural policies to enhance food security in the country.
Hajia Alima Sagito-Saeed…
MIIF to introduce dividend pay-up policy for government
The Mineral Income Investment Fund (MIIF) is introducing a dividend pay-up policy to support the government with essential funds for economic development.
The policy, expected to be ready by the end of November, is a medium-term strategy to limit un…