GHANA – Ghana has received 50,000 anti-Hepatitis C medicines from the Egyptian government to support the ongoing fight against Hepatitis C in the country. The intervention is under the Screening…
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UN urges Ghanian government to address mental health condition in the country
GHANA – United Nations member countries have urged the Ghanaian government to address the shackling and inhumane treatment of people with mental health conditions in Ghana. These recommendations were made…
Read MoreWHO donates vehicles and office equipment to facilitate delivery of quality health services in Ghana
GHANA – The regional health directorates of Ghana has received 2.4 million Ghana Cedis (US$0.2m) worth of vehicles and office equipment to facilitate the delivery of quality health service in…
Read MorePresident of Ghana launches 300-bed capacity block at 37 Military Hospital
GHANA – The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commissioned a three hundred (300)-bed capacity young soldiers’ block at the 37 Military Hospital. President Akufo-Addo…
Read MoreGhana successfully eliminates Human African Trypanosomiasis
GHANA – Ghana has eliminated gambiense Human African Trypanosomiasis, commonly known as Sleeping Sickness, as a disease of public health concern. The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director General, Dr Tedros…
Read MoreGhana develops strategy for sustainable health financing in the country
GHANA – The Ministry of Health has developed a National Health Financing Strategy with funding from the United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office (UNMPTF) through the technical leadership of the…
Read MoreGhana to receive US$234 million from Global Fund to build sustainable systems for health
GHANA – The Global Fund has allocated US$234 million for the containment and prevention of HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria between 2024 and 2026. The allocation, which was made based…
Read MoreRockefeller Foundation, USAID support Ghana’s COVID-19 immunization campaign
GHANA – The Rockefeller Foundation and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) delivered 1,829 digital tablets to support the Ghana Health Service’s (GHS) five-day national COVID-19 immunization campaign.…
Read MoreGhana’s Ga Central Municipality receives ultrasound machine from SMEC
GHANA – SMEC, an international engineering consultancy firm, has donated an ultrasound scan machine worth GH₵ 103,600 (US$8561.98 ) to the Ga Central Municipal Clinic to advance maternal health delivery…
Read MoreGhana launches new online self-enrolment portal for its insurance scheme
GHANA – The Vice President of Ghana, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has launched a new comprehensive online self-enrolment portal designed to make registration onto, and renewal of existing membership of the…
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