Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye, Minister of Health, has been appointed as the ‘Alternate Board Member’ of the Gavi Alliance Board, representing the Anglophone Africa constituency.
According to a statement by the Gavi Alliance Board shared with the Ghana News…
The Greater Accra Regional Health Directorate is set to vaccinate some 954,212 children against measles-rubella in the Region from Today October 2nd to 6th.
The exercise is expected to increase population immunity against measles-rubella by achievin…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the Agenda 111 initiative will consolidate the health infrastructure base of the country and strengthen Ghana’s healthcare system against future pandemics.
Speaking to the chiefs and people of the Upper Eas…
Dr Lawrence Agyeman Sereboe, Medical Director, St Michael’s Specialist Hospital, says healthy lifestyles can reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases.
He said activities such as regular medical check-ups, exercising and eating fruits and vegetable…
Health officials in the Central Region will embark on a renewed measles vaccination campaign, targeting 450,000 babies aged nine months to 59 months across all 22 districts of the region.
The exercise starts from Wednesday, October 2 to Sunday, Octo…
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…
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 …