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2,021 The University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and PharmAccess Foundation, has introduced a new care coordination service app, to effectively provide healthcare services for people with Covid-19. The app, CovidConnect, will offer individuals a range of services including care management and monitoring, to patients. CovidConnect will […]
1,991 The Chief Executive Officer (CEO)at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Prof Otchere Addai-Mensah yesterday after a management meeting has asked for the suspension of monies collected at the Out-Patient Department (OPD) for the use of urinals and washrooms. This practice had been age old one and was introduced by the previous management at KATH. […]
2,978 President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cut the sod for the commencement of work on the construction of DEKs Vaccines Ltd, a private sector-led consortium of Ghanaian pharmaceutical companies. According to President Akufo-Addo, the construction of the vaccine manufacturing plant “will help our nation realise the dream of becoming self-sufficient in the production and […]
3,107 Kokonte is a staple food, eaten in some parts of Africa including Togo, Ghana, and others. In Ghana, Kokonte is eaten by most of the ethnic groups like the Ga, Akan, Hausa. Kokonte is also known as “Face The Wall”, “Abitie” etc. Nana Kofi Owusu, a Lecturer at the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, […]
1,840 Madam Lilian Afre Sika, the Acting Executive Director of Dawadawa Initiative, has stated that, statistics has shown that, Food insecurity in Ghana affects about 50% of the total population. According to her, the World Food Programme has attributed it to inefficient food systems in the rural areas which are mostly dominated into the agricultural […]
1,878 The Kwabre National Health Insurance Authority has embarked on free registration for the aged above seventy (70) years into the scheme to enable them access quality healthcare free of charge. Mr. Edward Frimpong, the Kwabre District Manager of the National Health Insurance Authority at the event said the initiative is not limited to the […]
2,653 The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed the invasion of a new breed of mosquito more dangerous than the anopheles. The new breed known as Anopheles Stephensi, is also a malaria-transmitting mosquito, very invasive, spreads faster, and can adopt to a myriad of climate conditions according to the World Health Organization. GHS has established […]
2,006 Sperm count is an important factor in male fertility, and there are several lifestyle factors that can negatively impact sperm production. Here are six things you may be doing that are lowering your sperm count: 1. Smoking: Smoking cigarettes can have a negative impact on sperm production and quality. Smoking has been shown to […]
2,464 The District Chief Executive for Banda in the Bono Region, Hon. Akone Emmanuel, has cut sod for construction of Nurses quatters for the Nurses working at the Sabye health centre in the Banda district. According to the Chief Executive, the project is funded by the Banda district assembly through their District Development Funds (DDF) […]
2,257 The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has taken delivery of a consignment of hospital beds and bedside lockers valued at over One million Ghana Cedis (GH₵1,000,000.00). The consignment is made up of 110 beds and 120 bedside lockers valued at GH₵990,000 and GH₵85,000 respectively. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the hospital, Prof. Otchere […]