A Vector Control Officer (VCO) of Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL), Mr. Enoch Mintah, has hinted that his outfit's continuous disinfection of the country’s airports is to contain the virus.
He said despite the reduction in COVID-19 cases across the country, his company will continue to carry out disinfection operations in...
ASA Savings and Loans has organised a free health screening for its customers within the Goaso enclave in the Ahafo.
About 150 people who were mostly market women benefited from the screening which covered diseases like malaria, blood pressure, blood sugar, typhoid and eye test. The participants also received free...
The Cape Coast Teaching hospital says it has recorded a decline in maternal and infant mortality cases since the handing over of a blood bank to the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Unit of the Hospital by the MTN Ghana Foundation in 2021.
Speaking to a delegation from MTN who visited the...
Launches report on healthcare accountability and vaccine equity
Government must strive toward attaining the Abuja Declaration of expending, at least, 15 percent of GDP on healthcare to close the gap in health financing, Country Director of BudgIT Ghana, Felix Ankrah, has recommended.
He said there is a need for...
…soaring prices slow demand, patients running higher risks
No sector of the economy is spared as long as the local currency continues to weaken, fuel prices rise consistently and transport fares rise - and the pharmaceutical industry, which is driven mainly by imports, is not spared with prices of products...
Rokmer Pharma Ltd., one of the leading pharmaceutical companies in the country, has supported a blood donation exercise organized by Onua TV/FM, in collaboration with the National Blood Bank (NBB), to stock the agency with enough blood for emergency response.
The blood donation exercise was held under the theme: “Donate...
The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) at the University of Ghana, Legon, has organised a 2-day Annual Research Meeting (ARM) from November 17-18, 2022 under the theme ‘Epidemics, Pandemics and Diseases of Public Health Importance: Bridging the Research-Policy Divide’.
Speaking at the Institute's seventh Annual Research Meeting’s opening...
The President of the Ghanaian-Diaspora Nurses Alliance (G-DNA), Prof. Yvonne Commodore Mensah, is advocating for the training of nurses with diverse specialties to meet the growing healthcare needs of the country.
According to her, ensuring the availability of specialised professionals in cardiology, diabetes, infectious diseases and cancers will, among other...
SICKLE CELL & THE WORKPLACE
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) can take a lot of energy from affected individuals due to recurring pain and fatigue that accompany the disease. This can result in a warrior’s (person living with SCD) inability to participate in day-to-day activities, when unwell. When employers and co-workers...
Until recently, Africa has not been high on Russia's policy agenda. African leaders have to understand that, for the past three decades, Africa was at the bottom of its policy agenda. After the end of Soviet era, Russia has focused broadly on the United States and Europe, dreaming of...