Crisis Management Company, LCB Worldwide Ghana Limited has in partnership with the Ghana Health Service (GHS), began the disinfection of the various hotels in Accra, that were used as holding centers or quarantine centers for travelers who arrived in the country. The exercise forms part of Government and the Ghana Health Service’s efforts to ensure […]
Former President John Dramani Mahama has been badly exposed over claims that he deliberately selected female Muslim students to be sent to Cuba and trained in gynaecology in order to be able to review their fellow Muslim women who have difficulty to consult male gynaecologists when they have to go and consult medically for their […]
By Richard SEWU Residents of Tomefa in the Ga-South Municipal Assembly are calling on government to start operating a clinic which was established in their community two years ago. According to the residents, they do not know how long it would take government to start operating the clinic. They complained of travelling a long distance […]
Zipline, the world’s first national-scale drone delivery service, will begin the initial testing and diagnostic flights from its first distribution centre in Omenako in the Eastern Region in the first week of March. The test, which will be in two stages, will start with technical test, and at this stage, no delivery of medicinal supplies […]
The Coalition of Unemployed Nurses has described as blatant falsehood, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s assertion that some nurse assistants who were employed belongs to the tranches that passed their exams in 2016 from government health training institutions and have commenced work by 1st February, 2019. According the group, the president per the announcement has […]
The Ghana Health Service has served notice that it will commence the recruitment of medical officers from the 14th of January 2019. This follows clearance by Ministry of Finance for the Service to embark on the recruitment exercise. The recruitment which targets newly qualified medical doctors in particular, will end on Friday, 18th January 2019. […]
Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr. Anthony Nsiah Asare has denied media reports that the service procured Nissan Hard body pick up vehicles at a cost of 210 thousand dollars each, saying the amount is rather in the local currency, the Ghana Cedi and not dollars. According to him, the vehicles numbering […]
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) received 26 Nissan pickup trucks from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), on January 4 to support healthcare services delivery in the 3 northern regions. The beneficiary districts include: ▪Upper East: Pusiga Binduri Nabdam Kassena Nankana West Bawku Municipal Bolgatanga Municipal Builsa North Builsa South Bongo District ▪Upper West : […]
A medical officer and public health advocate has called on all stakeholders to discuss the merits of the drone medical supplies project devoid of sensationalism and party politics. Dr Paa Kwesi Blankson, who works with the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, therefore, appealed to all critics to make recommendations along the merits of the policy rather […]
Communications specialist at the Ministry of energy, Nana Damoah has lampooned the leadership of the Ghana Medical Association for its late stance on the drones for medical deliveries project. According to him, the Ghana Medical Association was in the country when the issue started and went to parliament for discussion, but remained silent all this […]
Head of public Relations at the ministry of Health Robert Cudjoe has been removed from office as communications Officer of the health ministry. Mr. Robert Cudjoe has since been replaced with one Elorm Ametepe who until his appointment was working with the information Services Department at the ministry of information. A statement issued and signed […]
Bonded Nurses and Midwives who have been home since completing school may now heave a sigh of relief as the Ministry of Health has announced it will begin interviewing them for posting next two weeks. Government has subsequently issued the financial clearance for bonded nurses and midwives to be put on payroll Minister for Health, […]
