In addition to providing women with a 12-week maternity leave period to nurture their newborns and recover after delivery, the Ghana Labour Law (Labour Act 2003, Act651), specifically Article 57, clause 3, also addresses scenarios where women undergo Caesarian Section (CS) or give birth to multiple babies. It stipulates...
The German Development Cooperation (GIZ) and Bayer AG, a global enterprise, have launched a Prostate Cancer Awareness Campaign themed 'Real Men ACT' in Accra. The campaign, being executed by The Little Cow Consulting Limited, seeks to raise awareness on the issues of prostate cancer and conscientise men to prioritise and...
With various studies estimating that about 99 percent of all vaccines used by children and adults in Africa are imported, the growing number of companies in the local vaccine and drug manufacturing space could position the country to be self-sufficient in vaccine production and ultimately become a hub in...
The University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) has commemorated its fifth anniversary in a colourful ceremony, highlighting its special disposition as the centre of medical excellence in the West African sub-region. In January 2017, during the facility’s commissioning, then-President John Dramani Mahama said establishing the UGMC with ultra-modern equipment would...
In recent times, Ghana is seen as the pharmaceutical hub in West Africa. This is by no coincidence as governments, especially in the Fourth Republic, have made this pathway a reality. The policies implemented, especially flexible tax regime, have resulted in massive influx of foreign direct investments. As Ghana...
Vodafone Ghana has unveilled its ‘Grow Western 2023’ initiative, a comprehensive programme tailored to the Western Region. With this initiative, Vodafone hopes to incentivise customers, improve healthcare, increase tech knowledge and foster community growth. “Grow Western illustrates our commitment to the Western Region’s growth and prosperity,” said David Umoh, Consumer...
DEK Vaccines Limited has partnered two vaccine manufacturing giants - IVI Korea and EuBiologics - to manufacture and distribute oral cholera vaccines in the country. The three parties made the tech-transfer signing official during a brief ceremony at the National Vaccines Institute in Accra. The tech-transfer entails collaboration among the parties....
Midway Hospital, a primary and specialist healthcare provider, has launched its ultra-modern medical theatre and labour wards to improve the quality of healthcare delivery to clients and the general public. The state-of-the-art installations now opens the room for additional services, such as urology, orthopaedic surgery, fertility or IVF insemination, dialysis...
The aspiring parliamentary candidate for the Okaikwei North Constituency of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Ama Dokua Asiamah-Adjei, has organised a medical outreach for the constituents to diagnose, treat and prevent some illnesses. The constituents, who were visibly elated with the exercise turned out massively in their numbers, when...
The Ghana Association for the Study of Liver and Digestive Diseases’ (GASLIDD) president, Prof. Yaw Asante Awuku, has disclosed about 75 percent of liver cancer cases in the country result from Hepatitis B infection. Currently, one in 10 Ghanaians has Hepatitis B with cases said to be on the rise,...