The Ghana Health Service (GHS) Tuesday launched a Mass Vaccination Plan for Vaccine-Preventable Disease (VPD) Outbreaks. The five-year roadmap is designed to guide the national response to any vaccine-preventable disease outbreak. The costed response plan consolidates all necessary actions to be taken during an outbreak and outlines the responsibilities of
Two thousand, three hundred (2,300) out of 5,000 people, diagnosed of breast cancer every year, die of the disease, according to the Global Cancer Observatory report. This figure is far higher than the estimated 1,462 people who died in Ghana in the global covid-19 pandemic. This means that, breast cancer
The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives’ Association(GRNMA) has withdrawn from the planned strike by Organised Labour on 10th October against Galamsey. In a media statement copied to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) and signed by Perpetual Ofori- Ampofo, President and Dr. David Tenkorang-Twum, General Secretary, GRNMA, respectively, said the decision
The Vision for Alternative Development – Ghana (VALD-Ghana) and the Ghana NCD Alliance (GhNCDA) have called on society to liberate itself from alcohol consumption and to help accelerate action on the control of the product. The two civil society organisations made the call in a statement issued by Mr Labram
Professor Alice Constance Mensah, Principal Investigator, Africa Health Research and Innovation Project (AHRIP), says the Accra Technical University (ATU) has received a grant of $160,000 to scale up innovative projects developed by its students. The grant will help ATU establish an Innovation Hub Centre to develop and mentor the creativity
A total of 940 out-of-school children have been reintegrated back to formal school systems in the Asante-Akim North Municipality and Sekyere Afram Plains District of the Ashanti Region. These children have received school bags, books, pens, pencils, sharpeners, erasers, and other essential learning materials to help them stay in school
Mrs Esther Cobber, Chief Executive Officer, Stratcom Africa, has advocated a behaviour change communication approach within communities affected by illegal mining activities. She said the participation of natives in illegal activities within communities affected by the menace was due to a culmination of behaviour and culture developed over these years.
Fidelity Bank Ghana has appointed Mr. Kwabena Boateng as its new Deputy Managing Director in charge of Wholesale Banking, effective October 1, 2024. A release copied to Ghana News Agency said: ‘He comes to his new role with over two decades of rich banking experience across various sectors, further strengthening