The Head of the National Cardiothoracic Centre, Professor Alfred Doku, has warned that hypertension remains a silent risk factor for cardiovascular diseases in Ghana. Speaking at a press…
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The Government of Ghana has formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to join the African Pooled…
The Municipal Environmental Health Officer (MEHO) for the Ayawaso North Municipal Assembly in the Greater Accra Region, Richard Donkor, has stressed the importance of post-flood disinfection and disinfestation…
Dr Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, the Director-General (DG) of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), says health staff scheduled to undertake community and home-based services under the Free Primary Health…
A study in selected care homes in the Greater Accra Region has found a high prevalence of drug-resistant urinary pathogens among Ghanaian elderly. The findings indicated that the…
The government has released an amount of GH¢443 million to retool selected facilities for the implementation of the Free Primary Health Care (FPHC) programme. About GH¢36 million of…
Residents and visitors who attended this year’s Asafotufiam Festival in Ada had the opportunity to access NHIS services without having to travel far, as the NHIS Festive Pulse…
Men living with HIV are transmitting the virus to their female partners at more than three times the rate at which women living with the virus pass it…
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has disbursed GH¢256.5 million to credentialed healthcare providers nationwide as reimbursement for claims submitted under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). The…
The Accident and Emergency Department of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital is recording a sharp rise in daily patient attendance, with cases increasing from about 50 and 70…