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Attacks on Ebola centres intensify in eastern DR Congo
Attacks on Ebola health facilities are intensifying in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as the World Health Organization warns the outbreak could worsen in the DRC and Uganda On Thursday, the Rwampara health centre was stormed by a group of angry residents demanding the bodies of relatives who had die...
KATH OPD crowded as normal services resume after doctors suspended strike
Activities at the Out-Patient Department (OPD) of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi have returned to full operation following the suspension of a four-day strike by doctors.
Ghana risks potential shortage of HIV testing kits by end of July
Ghana risks a looming nationwide shortage of essential HIV testing commodities, both oral and blood-based kits by the end of July, raising concerns about possible disruptions to early diagnosis and treatment programmes if urgent measures are not taken.
Security recruitment: HIV status alone cannot disqualify applicants – Ghana AIDS Commission
The Ghana AIDS Commission has raised concerns that disqualifying applicants from employment on the basis of their HIV status could amount to a breach of the Ghana AIDS Commission Act, 2016 (Act 938).
Korle-Klottey, Tema and Accra Metro lead HIV table in Greater Accra – AIDS Commission
The Ghana AIDS Commission has revealed that about 337,435 people are currently living with HIV in Ghana, with the Greater Accra Region recording the highest number of cases at 77,512. Deputy Director of Programmes at the Ghana AIDS Commission, Derick Oppong-Agyare, disclosed this on Adom TV’s current affairs programme,...
Korle Bu seeks clarification from Mzbel over claims relative died after being denied hospital bed
The Management of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) has called on musician and media personality Mzbel to provide further information regarding claims made in a viral social media video alleging that her relative died after being unable to secure a hospital bed. In a statement issued on Tuesday, July 7, the hospital sa...
Health Ministry, Parliament, UNFPA intensify fight against obstetric fistula
The Ministry of Health, Parliament and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have intensified efforts to eliminate obstetric fistula in Ghana after new figures revealed that less than one-third of affected women received treatment over the past decade. Data from health facilities across the country show that 3,688...
Government activates surveillance and isolation systems to counter Ebola threat — Deputy Health Minister
The government has activated surveillance and isolation systems at key border posts to help detect and prevent the spread of the Ebola virus disease in Ghana. This was disclosed when the Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Grace Ayensu-Danquah, toured the busy Aflao and Elubo border posts to assess Ghana’s response strategy...
Ghana Medical Trust Fund boosts Tamale Teaching Hospital NICU with oxygen equipment
The Ghana Medical Trust Fund has donated five oxygen concentrators, including a mobile oxygen concentrator, to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Tamale Teaching Hospital to strengthen the facility’s capacity to provide life-saving care for newborns. The equipment, donated by Rikair Company Limited, is expe...
New Korle Bu cath lab to boost specialist heart and stroke care, reduce overseas referrals – Health Minister
Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has described the newly commissioned Ghana Medical Trust Fund Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory at the National Cardiothoracic Centre of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital as a major step in strengthening Ghana’s capacity to treat heart disease, stroke and other life-threatening cond...
KATH CEO suspension was procedural, not punitive – Health Ministry
The Ministry of Health has defended its decision to suspend the Chief Executive Officer of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), describing the industrial action by doctors and nurses in response as “unfortunate” and urging health workers to return to work. In a statement issued on Sunday (7 June), the ministry said t...
Ghana’s ‘okada’ law puts more motorcycles on the road — and more fumes in the air
Dorm Edem Prince Charles has a scratchy throat most evenings after work. Known amongst his fellow commercial bike riders as “Atentenben”, the Twi name for the flute that he loves to play, he coughs regularly while on the road. On long shifts in heavy traffic, Atentenben gets dizzy, a feeling he attributes partly to rid...