The National Zongo Youth Ambassador for Peace and Development, Alhaji Salamu Amadu, together with concerned youth from Nima and Mamobi in the Ayawaso North and East Municipalities, have embarked on the “Say No to Drugs” campaign to ensure the youth addicted to drugs desist from it. In his remarks, the organizer of this laudable initiative,…
The Jospong Group of companies has held a health screening for its staff. The health screening which was under the theme “Our staff our heroes’ was held at its headquarters in Accra for staff of its subsidiaries. The initiative, which forms part of activities to mark the Jospong Groups Employees Month slated for May every…
BLISS GVS PHARMA GHANA, a major pharmaceutical company in the country, has donated a significant amount of antimalarials and other essential medicines to the Sunyani Regional Hospital to help combat the disease. Malaria is a major health challenge in Ghana. The disease is a leading cause of illness and death in the country, particularly among…
Journalists have been advised to make thorough background research into health-related cases in order to produce well-informed reportage; since health-related issues are very sensitive and complex. The Executive Director for Women, Media, and Change (WOMEC), Dr. Charity Binka gave this salient advice at a two-day media engagement workshop organized by the University of Ghana Community-Led…
A University of Ghana research consortium, Community-Led Responsive and Effective Urban Health Systems, (CHORUS) which is aimed at building resilient urban health systems has called on all to join hands in their advocacy for promoting healthcare delivery among poor urban settlers against rural dwellers. According to the research consortium, Ghana’s adoption of the Community Health…
Civil Society Organizations in Ghana led by the Vision for Alternative Development (VALD Ghana) and the Ghana NCD Alliance have applauded H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo for signing the Excise Duty Amendment Bill 2022 into law. As a matter of urgency, the CSOs also entreated the government to designate the tax funds generated by…
The Ghana NCD Alliance and its partners have implored Ghanaians to embrace the health benefits of the excise duty amendment bill and throw weight behind the Coalition, the public health, as they await the President’s signature. According to them, they are not calling for the banning of these products, but rather for some level of…
The Head of Account Maintenance Origination and Servicing, Tech, and Operations at Stanbic Bank, Frank Owiredu-Yeboa has called on pharmacists in the country to be adaptive and exhibit continuous learning to maintain relevance in a world that is constantly changing. Mr. Owiredu-Yeboa was speaking at the maiden edition of the ‘White Coat Ceremony’ organized by…
The Director of the Ministry of Health, Ms. Deborah Djanie, has disclosed that the Ministry is working closely with the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) to enhance market surveillance and medical devices, as well as to enforce the procurement and use of only FDA-registered products. According to her, the Ministry has implemented the framework contract…
The President of the Ghana HIV and AIDS Network (GHANET), Mr Ernest Amoabeng Ostin has revealed that transactional sex, especially ‘hook-up’ is a major factor to the upsurge in HIV/AIDS cases in Ghana. According to him, the youth, mostly between the ages of 15 to 24 are driving new infections of HIV/AIDS, based on available…
