Vodafone Ghana Foundation has donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the Accra Regional Hospital as part of efforts to protect frontline health workers in their fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
The items, which were donated during the festive period, include sets of face shields, boxes of N95 facemasks, surgical gloves,...
Our cases are skyrocketing as well as the death rates. The question: What do we lose as a nation if we try our herbal medicines in this public health emergency? Interestingly, the father of modern medicine we celebrate today respect the profession of naturopathic medicine. Not only was Hippocrates...
Timely release of funds by gov’t
Stemming rising medicine price
Keeping economic growth on track
The financial sustainability of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) would be under serious threat if measures are not put in place to check timely release of funds by the finance ministry,...
As part of activities commemorating Menstrual Hygiene Day, 2021, and as evidence of its wider commitment to the education of the girl-child, the Ghana Chamber of Mines, in partnership with the Ladies Lead Foundation has donated six months’ supply of sanitary products to some 500 girls in schools within...
177,600 doses arrive in Ghana
On August 5, 2021, the continent announces the rollout of 400 million vaccine doses to African Union Member States and the Caribbean.
President Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa and African Union (AU) COVID-19 Champion, who made the announcement, expressed excitement at...
The Alumni Body of the University of Ghana Business School, UGBS, has donated food items and conducted a free medical screening for the Good Shepherd Orphanage located in Ofankor, Accra as part of their commitment to give back to society by supporting children in need.
The items donated include bags...
promises to tackle NCDs through convenient, affordable wholesome meals
In a move geared towards making healthy and nourishing meals readily available around the clock, holistic wellness start-up, Healthy Treats has launched its app and online services in Accra.
The wellness newcomer, which is a product of the German Development...
Tales about the devastating effects of substandard and falsified medical products might seem exaggerated but nothing could be further from the truth; they are grossly understated. This is, in no small part, due to the dearth of credible medical data in the most affected regions.
The World Health Organisation (WHO)...
AstraZeneca has announced a partnership with the Circular Bioeconomy Alliance (CBA) and local partners to establish the first ‘Living Lab’ in Ghana.
The community-led project seeks to plant 4.5 million trees by the end of 2025, with the aim for over 3 million surviving trees, and establish circular business models...
seeks further capital in addition to US$35mn raised in 2021 to expand
forges ahead with 10,000 free cervical cancer screenings
Indigenous health tech startup mPharma has set the ambitious medium-term target of building the continent's biggest primary care Health Management Organisation (HMO) over the course of the next three...