Tag: Ghana Health Service
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Ghana’s neonatal, maternal mortalities drop – GHS
The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, has announced that the country's neonatal and institutional maternal mortality rates have seen...
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France govt provides €4.1m support to GHS
A scaled-up corporation and funding to the tune of about €4.1 million will be provided for two flagship projects led by the Ghana Health...
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International Day of the Midwife: Nation records decline in maternal and newborn fatalities
The number of newborn and institutionalized maternal deaths has decreased nationwide. While the latter dropped from 7.1 per 10,000 births to 6.5 per 10,000...
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Ghana declared Lassa fever free
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has reported that Ghana is no longer battling the Lassa fever outbreak.This comes after the maximum follow-up period of...
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Approval of malaria vaccine not related to new mosquito discovery – GHS
Dr. Nana Yaw Peprah, acting program manager for the Ghana Health Service's (GHS) National Malaria Elimination Program, has refuted allegations that industry actors purposefully...
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Kumawu by-election: Dr Aboagye Dacosta joins race
Director of Health Promotions at the Ghana Health Service, Dr Aboagye Dacosta, is among persons aspiring to contest the Kumawu seat.This comes ahead of...
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Dangerous new mosquito breed invades Ghana – GHS confirms
A new kind of mosquito that is more harmful than anopheles has invaded Ghana, according to the Ghana Health Service (GHS).The new breed known...
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Multi-hazard approach best for curbing local disasters – NADMO
Director-General of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), Eric Nana Agyeman-Prempeh, has urged for a strategic transition from a one-directional system to a multi-hazard...
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Doctors refusing to work in Bono Region – GHS
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) Bono Regional Directorate is concerned about what it describes as a failure on the part of doctors to accept...
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Management reacts to reports of TTH being the worst in the Northern region
The Management of Tamale Teaching Hospital has taken note of a media reportage, which claimed the TTH has been ranked “the worst performing hospital...