Serving The Ghanaian Chicago Community
Thursday, April 30, 2026
In Africa, sickle cell disease (SCD) is a major public health concern which sees over 200,000 babies being born per year. Approximately 15,000 (2%) of Ghanaian newborns are diagnosed with SCD annually. Owing to this, Madam Sherita Pondey- co-founder of the Sickle Cell Warrior Foundation last Friday December 9 2020, […]
New Jersey nurse Sofia Burke said it took one family member letting their guard down “for one second” for Covid-19 to infect seven of the eight people in her household. Burke spoke with CNN’s Don Lemon through an oxygen mask Wednesday. She said she had been treating coronavirus patients throughout the pandemic, […]
The Strong Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association has suspended its ongoing strike action due to a court injunction served on the organization by the National Labour Commission (NLC). The group has been in negotiations since 2019. The strike was to pressure the government to meet the demands for improved […]
Source: www.ghanaweb.com A murky $150 COVID-19 test contract awarded to Frontier Healthcare Services Limited (FHSL) incorporated in Ghana on July 21, 2020 – just 40 days before President Akufo-Addo opened the air borders – has set tongues wagging. FHSL is embroiled in an ownership suspicion as it’s linked to a company […]
The strike action by nurses and midwives in the country is hitting hard on healthcare delivery in the Ashanti region as most health facilities have shut their doors to patients. A visit to some government health facilities by the Ghana News Agency on Tuesday morning revealed that patients have been […]
