The Ghana Health Service has confirmed that the Covid-19 virus has now spread to all 16 regions of the country. The Information Minister-designate Kojo Oppong Nkrumah who disclosed this said the Greater Accra, Ashanti and Western Regions are the biggest hotspots. He said the situation has changed since President Akufo-Addo said during his 22nd national […]
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Vice President Bawumia launches gov’t scholarship for postgraduate training of doctors
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has launched government’s scholarship scheme for postgraduate training of Ghanaian medical doctors. The scheme, launched at the Jubilee House on Thursday, is a fulfillment of a promise made by President Akufo-Addo in 2016 to fully fund the postgraduate training of Ghanaian medical doctors. Under the scholarship scheme, the tuition […]
Just in: Ghana records 403 new COVID-19 cases; total now 2,074 with 212 recoveries
Ghana’s COVID-19 case counts has surged to 2,074 after 403 new cases were recorded according to the Ghana Health Service (GHS). The Ghana Health Service’ COVID-19 website explains that 212 people have so far recovered from the deadly virus. BestNewsGH.com reports the GHS as indicating that one more death has been registered, bring the total […]
China’s Hunan Construction Engineering Group donates 32,000 PPEs to Ghana Health Service
Chinese Construction Company operating in Ghana, Hunan Construction Engineering Group (HNCEG) has supported Government of Ghana’s efforts towards the fight against the deadly Covid-19 pandemic with a total of 32,000 PPEs. The donation, which was presented on Monday, 27th April, 2020 at the premises of the Ghana Health Services (GHS) Head Office includes 20,000 surgical […]
Just in: Ghana records 26 new COVID-19 cases; total now 313
The Ghana Health Service has announced an additional Twenty six (26) new recorded cases of COVID-19. BestNewsGH.com reports the Ghana Health Service as positing that out the total, six (6) deaths have been recorded. This brings the total case count to Three Hundred and Thirteen (313). See the current regional distribution below: Greater Accra Region […]
Dr Patrick Aboagye appointed new Director-General for Ghana Health Service
BestNewsGH.com can confirm that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Dr. Patrick Kuma Aboagye as the new Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, following the withdrawal of the appointment of Dr. Baffuor Awuah. Dr. Aboagye who until his appointment was the Director of Family Health at the Ghana Health Service, thus takes over from […]
‘Kumiprɛko’ demo looming in ten days as privately trained nurses bare teeth at gov’t for staying home for 4 years without employment
In ten working days, aggrieved privately trained nurses would demonstrate to the government that they have had enough. The nurses have spent more than four years idling at home but now find themselves at their wit’s end. “This is not fair,” one of them fumed in an interview with Joy News’ Roland Walker on the […]
Report acts of religious victimization and discrimination to my office-Chief Imam to Muslims
The office of the National Chief Imam is impressing upon all Muslims who suffer religious discrimination and victimization to report all such acts in order for measures to be taken to address them. A statement issued by the Personal Assistant to the National Chief Imam, Alhaji Khuzaima Osman said such cases of discrimination on the […]
The fact that the private sector is funding drones project does still not make it a good deal-Dr. Anaba Replies Akufo-Addo
The Executive Director of the African Center for Health Policy and Research Analysis (ACH-PRA), Dr. Thomas Anaba has reacted to president Akufo-Addo’s pronouncements on the drones for medical deliveries controversy. The president during the recently held media encounter announced that the project was not going to be funded by the tax payer, but private entities […]
I will ‘floor’ politician GHS DG in a debate any day, he is bootlicking because he was appointed out of age-Dr. Anaba
The Executive Director of the African Centre for Health Policy Research and Analysis (ACH-PRA), Dr. Thomas Anaba has jabbed the Director General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Anthony Nsiah Asare, labeling him incompetent and someone who is engaged in politics to appease his paymasters and in order to keep his position. According to the […]
520,000 Women use modern contraceptives – GHS
Ghana has made great strides in increasing the number of women using modern contraceptives from 422,000 in mid-2017 to 520,000 by mid-2018, a Ghana Health Service Family Planning (FP) tracker towards Ghana’s progress on global Family Planning (FP) 2020 agenda has indicated. This development gives a clear signal that Ghana is on track to meeting […]
Drones medical supply deal: Director General of Ghana Health Service is very Confused-IMANI
Policy think-tank IMANI Africa has described the Director General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Anthony Nsiah Asare as a confused man who has lost touch with arguments being adduced by the think-tank on why Ghana does not require the use of drones for medical supplies at this time. In what it described as a […]