The Centre for Plant Medicine Research (CPMR) at Mampong Akwapim in the Eastern Region has made progress in the development of a herbal medicine for the treatment of COVID-19. The acting Executive Director of the centre, Dr Kofi Bobi Barimah, who disclosed this, said his outfit was fast developing the herbal medicine, and that it […]
The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye has reiterated his advice to persons eligible to take the second jab of the AstraZeneca COVID- 19 vaccine not to rush to vaccination centres. He urged them to be patient and avoid overcrowding as the government is doing all it can to get everyone […]
More than half of the backlog of people awaiting their second shot of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine are expected to take the jab, starting tomorrow. The nationwide exercise, expected to be concluded on Saturday, is targeting people above 18 who received their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine from March 10 to 29 this year. […]
Nearly 1.3 billion people globally suffer from hypertension, a silent killer often driven by obesity that increases the risk of heart disease, stroke and kidney disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. Hypertension can be easily diagnosed by monitoring blood pressure, and treated with low-cost drugs, but half of the affected people are […]
A 55-year-old man was on Thursday, August 19, found dead after he allegedly escaped from the Covid-19 Centre of the Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital. Hospital authorities say Paulus Okine left the covid treatment centre because of his insistence that he had not contracted the disease. He had reported to the hospital’s Accident and Emergency Department where […]
A large number of people yesterday thronged various vaccination centres in Accra, Tema and Kumasi to be vaccinated against the coronavirus with the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine. There were long queues at many of the 123 vaccination centres in the two hotspot regions, as members of the public, both young and old, waited for […]
The Ghana Health Service is expected to vaccinate more than 177,000 people with the single dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines in two hotspot regions from today. All persons aged 18 years and above, with the exception of expectant mothers, are eligible for the vaccination in Greater Accra and Greater Kumasi, where the vaccination programme […]
The Dubai businessman at the centre of the botched Sputnik V procurement deal, Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Maktoum has refunded $2.4million to the Ghanaian government. The Sheikh in a confidential letter dated August 11, 2021, and addressed to the Chief Director of the Ministry of Health, Mr Kwabena Boadu Oku-Afari, said $2.47million has been refunded […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says the Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has endured a lot of suffering at the Ministry but remains resolute. Speaking in the Bono Region on Tuesday, August 10, 2021, during his two-day tour of the region, President Akufo-Addo singled out the Health Minister as one of the illustrious sons from […]
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has warned of a much severe third wave of COVID-19 in the country. It has, therefore, urged members of the public to brace up and adhere to stricter safety protocols to mitigate the risk of contracting the virus. The Director-General of the GHS, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, who gave the caution, […]
The Ghana Health Service has debunked assertions that the country’s intensive care units (ICU) and testing facilities are overwhelmed by the increase in cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The GHS said currently, there were 13 empty ICU beds at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital of Ridge and more than 20 ICU beds at […]
Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has announced the Akufo-Addo government decision to absorb the cost of hydroxyurea, a modifying therapy for sickle cell patients under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). Hydroxyurea is a treatment process for sickle cell anaemia, which helps to prevent the formation of sickle-shaped red blood cells. Dr Bawumia took to […]
