On the occasion of World No Tobacco Day today 31st May 2024, the Youth Bridge Foundation (YBF), in collaboration with Youth in Action (Y-ACT) and AMREF Health Africa, is undertaking a “Clear Lungs Clear Goals” campaign to raise awareness about the detrimental effects of tobacco use among young people....
The Asaase Foundation, in collaboration with its donors, has donated state-of-the-art dialysis machines to seven identified hospitals across the country.
The move forms part of its kidney health campaign which sought to improve healthcare, particularly ensuring access to life-saving dialysis treatment for individuals suffering from kidney disease.
It also marks its...
The World Bank has approved US$300million of IDA support for the Public Financial Management (PFM) for Service Delivery Programme (US$150million) and the Primary Health Care Investment Programme (US$150million) to help Ghana improve public resource mobilisation and accountability for better service delivery and the quality and equity of primary health...
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), in partnership with Janssen, a Johnson and Johnson Pharmaceutical subsidiary, launched a project to enhance prostate cancer awareness and promote early detection among servicemen aged 40 years and above.
According to the Country Manager of Janssen, Henry Osei -Agyekum, prostate cancer continues to claim lives...
The headquarters of Ghana Prisons Service at Osu in the La Dadetokopon Municipality of the Greater Accra Region has benefitted from Zoomlion’s Free Community Disinfection that was launched recently.
The was carried out on Thursday, January 28, 2021 and was to help deal with any COVID-19 tendencies at the state...
The prevailing COVID-19 pandemic has exposed scrawny community delivery services and infrastructure undertakings, and in specific nonexistence of PPP projects, at all stages and all sectors in the Ghanaian Economy—with implications for governments, public service providers, and end-users.
While all germane stakeholders appreciate the significance of PPP agreed projects in...
By Godson Kofi DAVIES
In recent years, our society has seen a worrying rise in heart disease among its younger population, a trend that reflects broader global shifts but has unique implications in the local context. Typically associated with older adults, the encroachment of cardiovascular issues into the lives...
Medical drone giant, Zipline, has received commendations for its support to Ghana’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
The company, through its assistance in delivering COVID-19 samples to Noguchi and KCCR for testing, has brought lots of relief to many health facilities within their operational areas.
Narrating the gains made as a...
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is a specialized technical institution of the African Union (AU) that strengthens the capacity and capability of Africa's public health institutions as well as partnerships to detect and respond quickly and effectively to disease threats and outbreaks, based on data-driven...