The Ghana Association of Savings and Loans Companies (GHASALC) and its members made another donation of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and other assorted items to one of the major treatment centres in the country, Kumasi South Hospital which also doubles as the Ashanti Regional Hospital.
This is the third major...
There is little doubt that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is affecting every aspect of our lives as Ghanaians. From the closure of schools to boarder closures and limiting of activities of restaurants and hotels. Indeed, these are not normal times.
The government is doing well in ensuring Ghanaians are observing...
Currently, there are no effective treatments against COVID-19. Medications commonly used against malaria or Ebola, as well as antiviral drugs, are being considered for repurposing. Herbal treatments used in Traditional Chinese Medicine were explored to treat coronavirus infections during the SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV outbreaks. Initial studies in China showed...
Media General’s 3Foundation and Herona Company Limited, suppliers of medical equipment and pharmaceutical products last week donated medical equipment and devices to the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, Ridge and Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. The previous week, the two organizations also made a donation to the Ho Teaching Hospital in the Volta...
The Centre for Scientific Research into Plant Medicine (CSRPM) at Mampong-Akuapem in the Eastern Region has recommended to government the Centre of Awareness Food Supplement (COA FS) for use as immune support and supportive treatment for the relief of some symptoms of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
This was contained...
Activa International Insurance Company Limited and the Activa Foundation have donated a number of Personal Protective Equipment to the National Cardiothoracic Centre of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra.
The presentation was made by a high-powered management team led by Mr. Steve Kyerematen, Vice –President of the Company, Mr....
The Northern Regional Coordinating Director, Alhaji Alhassan Issahaku, has appealed to Ghanaians to refrain from stigmatizing COVID-19 patients.
He said stigmatising COVID-19 patients, has the tendency of drawing back efforts towards the fight against the virus.
According to him, stigmatisation has been identified by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) and the...
A Senior Medical Laboratory Officer at the GPHA Clinic, Gideon Lamptey has called on the general public to desist from the stigmatization of health workers in particular in order not to demotivate them to stop serving the public against the spread of the COVID-19.
“I want to take this opportunity...
Landlords evict people from their homes, nurses are abandoned by their husbands and people are spurned just on suspicion of coming into contact with a COVID-19 patient.
Across sub-Saharan Africa, the stigma attached to the coronavirus is so strong that some choose not to seek treatment to avoid facing unbearable...
SEEK International - in its bid to make a significant mark in society and as part of its fourth anniversary celebration - has donated books to the isolation/quarantine centre of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.
The organisation with a mission of empowering individuals through knowledge acquisition and application made this initial...