Ghana seeks Cuban support for biolarvicide factory
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is seeking the support and technical assistance of the government of the Republic of Cuba for the construction of a biolarvicide factory in Ghana, to help in the fight...
CSM scare hits Kintampo; one dead
The Brong Ahafo Municipal Health Directorate is investigating a possible outbreak of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) in the region after a pupil is suspected to have died of the disease at the Kintampo Hospital Thursday.
The...
NPP’s Kandahar Boys lockout Tamale Hospital’s CEO
Kandahar Boys - a vigilante group of the ruling New Patriotic Party in Tamale – besieged the Tamale Teaching Hospital Tuesday evening and locked up the office of the Chief Executive Officer.
The group had...
Govt orders suspension of nurses recruitment
Government has ordered the suspension of the ongoing recruitment of nurses into public health institutions.
A statement signed by the Health Minister Dr. Kwaku Agyeman-Manu said : “I wish to request that you suspend all...
Tamale Teaching Hospital doctors withdraw services
Doctors at the Tamale Teaching Hospital have withdrawn anesthesia services after patients suffered multiple complications following the intentional provision of expired anesthesia drugs.
In a letter, issued on 13th February, 2017 by the Chief Anesthetist,...
Extortion scandal hits Bolga Midwifery School principal
Some graduates of the Bolgatanga Midwifery Training School in the Upper East region have cited the principal of the school, Madam Teshiayio Muhammed, and some members of the school’s management for what they describe...
Lexta Ghana joins fight against Cervical Cancer
Ghana loses over 1,500 women annually to cervical cancer and over 3,000 women are diagnosed of the cancer at its complicated stage making it impossible to cure.
The number of deaths caused by this illness...
UNAIDS congratulates Ghana’s First Lady
The Executive Director of the UNAIDS Michel Sidibè has congratulated the First Lady Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo on her assumption of the office of the Chairperson of the West African chapter of the organisation of...
MHA alerts over ‘wee’ shito, drinks
The Mental Health Authority has raised an alert over drinks and bottled pepper stew popularly called ‘Shito’ laced with narcotic substances such as indian hemp or 'wee' and being sold to the unsuspecting public.
These...
Meningitis claims 5 lives in Upper West
Five people have died as a result of meningitis in the Upper West region, since the beginning of 2017.
The strain detected so far is the S. Pneumoniae.
The cases were reported at the various health posts...