The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) has approved the use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine. Permission was granted on March 31 in terms of Section 15(6a) of the Medicines and Related Substance Act 101 of 1965. “The authorisation is, however, subject to a number of conditions, …
Read More »Dr Obengfo’s Advanced Body Sculpt Centre Closed Down
A private health facility, the Advanced Bodysculpt Centre popularly known as the Obengfo Hospital has been closed down again after suffering similar ordeal in the past. This time, the facility was closed down by the Health Facilities Regulatory Authority (HFRA) for allegedly practising without a license. This was after a …
Read More »Fomena NPP chairman resigns over health reasons
The constituency chairman of the ruling NPP at Fomena in the Ashanti Region Akwasi Nti Asamoah has announced his resignation for health reasons. This was contained in a letter addressed to the rank and file of the party including President Akufo-Addo. In the letter sighted by dailymailgh.com, Akwasi Nti said …
Read More »Massive Turnout On NPP Atebubu- Amantin Constituency Health Walk
On Sunday, November 8, 2020, over three thousand party faithful of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) thronged to the principal streets of Atebubu to participate in the health-walk organized by the NPP executives Atebubu-Amantin constituency. The health-walk which aimed among others is to keep members fit ahead of …
Read More »SA health minister and his wife test positive for coronavirus
Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize and his wife have tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19), Mkhize said on Sunday. “I wish to inform the public that this afternoon [Sunday] my wife, Dr May Mkhize, and I have tested positive for COVID-19,” Mkhize said in a statement. “We decided to go test …
Read More »Government to reconstruct Central Medical Stores by end of 2020 – Health Minister
Government has announced the reconstruction of the Central Medical Stores which was gutted by fire in 2015. The tragedy did not only manifest in the loss of property but also severely disrupted basic medical supplies to neighbouring countries. Speaking at the sod-cutting ceremony for the construction of the Korle- Bu …
Read More »COVID-19 fight: Akufo-Addo is tired; we’re all fatigued – Health Minister
The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman Manu, has stated that the government is fatigued by the increasing cases of Coronavirus in the country despite numerous interventions and public education on the disease. According to the Minister, many of the positive cases could soon turn into critical conditions if care is …
Read More »“The Health Of My Constituents Is My Priority” – Hon Abena Osei-Asare
The Member of Parliament for Atiwa EAST, Hon Abena Osei-Asare has supplied about 20 hospital beds as well as other essential accompaniment to about 10 health facilities in the famous Eastern Region Constituency. At separate functions at areas such as Awowoase, Anyinam, Jejeti, Ankaase, Nanapa, Enyiresi and others, the …
Read More »16-year-old girl’s arm chopped off over bathroom slippers
The left arm of a sixteen-year-old first year Junior High School (JHS) student, Josephine Amoabeng has been severed following a brawl with a young man on a farm at Komfour-Nkwanta in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti region, MyNewsGh.com reports. Father of the girl, Kwadwo Sakyi who narrated the …
Read More »‘Hepatitis B, C infections, leading causes of death in Ghana’
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has identified the country as having prevalence of chronic hepatitis B and C virus infections, which are leading causes of death from infectious diseases globally. A statement released by the GHS in Accra yesterday, said about 421 people died out of 117, 095 viral hepatitis …
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