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Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Source: www.ghanaweb.com The Ghana AIDS Commission and its partners have disclosed that there were 16,938 newly-infected HIV persons identified in 2022.This, according to a Daily Graphic report, was out of a total of 49,500 cases of HIV infections that were identified in the year.The data was released during a meeting to […]
06 Mar 2023. The Ghana Health Service reports via media a continuing outbreak of Lassa fever in the Accra area. Since 26 February, there have been 14 confirmed cases of Lassa fever, one of whom has died. The 13 surviving cases are in a stable condition Due to the outbreak, we […]
Public Health Analyst, Samuel Arthur says the Ghana Health Service (GHS) can solve the issue of no bed at health facilities resulting in fatalities when the E-bed system is revived. Speaking on Starr Today with Awusi Dede Friday, Mr. Arthur indicated that the government can solve the no bed issue […]
Source:www.pulse.com.gh According to the A-G, the government paid over $120m to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) but only $38m worth was delivered. The Auditor-General has thus recommended to the Chief Director of the Health Ministry to renegotiate and recover the outstanding balance. This, […]
Vaccines that work against SARS-CoV-2 have helped change the course of the pandemic by reducing illness and hospital admissions. But Chris Stokel-Walker asks what we know about their impact on preventing transmission. The range of vaccines developed in record time by pharmaceutical companies and research laboratories have helped quell the worst effects […]
Transparency and vaccine safety are top priorities for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). U.S. government agencies use multiple, complementary safety monitoring systems to help detect possible safety signals for vaccines and other medical countermeasures as early as possible and to […]
WhatsAppLinkedinEmailPrint SEND Ghana, a non-governmental organization (NGO), has urged the government to fulfill its promises of establishing a Public Health Emergency Fund (PHEF) as indicated in the 2022-2025 National Medium Term Development Framework in readiness for future public health threats. The move, according to SEND Ghana will also help increase […]
The leadership of the Ghana Physician Assistants Association (GPAA) has directed its members to suspend the renewal of licenses with the Medical and Dental Council for the ensuing year 2023. Speaking at a press briefing, the General Secretary Of the Association, Peter Eyram Kuenyuefu said that the decision to withdraw […]