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2 months ago | 
ghanamma.com | Samira Larbie
By Samira LarbieAccra, Feb. 16, GNA – The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), in collaboration with the North Dakota National Guard, has successfully concluded a week-long hazardous materials (hazmat) training for 55 selected security officers.
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2 months ago | 
ghanamma.com | Samira Larbie
By Samira LarbieAccra, Feb. 16, GNA – The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Ghana Health Service, has launched a four-day Cholera Vaccination Campaign to curb the spread of the disease and sensitise the public to maintain environmental and personal hygiene. The house-to-house vaccination exercise, from February 14 -17, seeks to ensure the vaccination of at-risk populations against the disease to stop the increasing number of cholera cases in the country.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
ghanamma.com | Samira Larbie
By Samira Larbie Accra, Nov 6, GNA- The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the World Health Organization, has launched findings from Ghana’s first nationwide survey on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) risk factors. The report, titled National STEPS Survey 2023, provides household-based data on NCDs and serves as a baseline for the country’s response and management strategies.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
ghanamma.com | Samira Larbie
By Samira LarbieAccra, Oct 28, GNA – Ms Abigail Olympio-Peku, Oncology Nurse Specialist at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, has called on women and men to be breast sensitive by examining their breasts periodically for early detection and treatment of cancer. She said breast cancer is no respecter of person no matter one’s social status and as such screening was crucial to prevent late presentation and save lives. “Breast cancer is no respecter of your status. It is no respecter of your age.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
thechronicle.com.gh | Samira Larbie
Dr. Da-Costa Aboagye, Chief Executive of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), has announced that dialysis services will be permanently included in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). He said that actuarial analyses had confirmed the feasibility and sustainability of the initiative.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
newsghana.com.gh | Samira Larbie
Professor Veronica Dzomeku, Dean, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has urged nurses and midwives to adopt Artificial Intelligence (AI) for more effective healthcare delivery. She emphasised the importance of specialized training in health informatics to help nurses and midwives efficiently manage and analyze health data, support telemedicine practices, and utilize AI for decision-making. Prof.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
newsghana.com.gh | Samira Larbie
Ghana has joined the global community to commemorate the 2024 Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October. Pink October, an internationally accepted phrase for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, sends a strong signal and reminds women most especially about the importance of knowing their breast status.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
newsghana.com.gh | Samira Larbie
The Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) will in October launch its initiative dubbed “Legacy Project” to support learning, innovation, skills and research to all healthcare professionals in its facility. The project forms part of the centenary celebrations to innovatively enhance its activities. Dr. Opoku Ware Ampomah, the Chief Executive Officer (KBTH), made this known at the closing of the maiden Health Fest and photo exhibition organised by the hospital.
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Sep 2, 2024 | 
newsghana.com.gh | Samira Larbie
The Ghana Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has concluded a month-long study visit to improve public health systems throughout Africa. The initiative, a partnership with the Global Health Policy Programme (GHPP), brought together regulators from The Gambia, Liberia, and Sierra Leone for hands-on training in pharmaceutical regulation. The training, hosted by FDA Ghana experts, focused on real-world application to ensure that medicines in the region meet the highest standards.
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Aug 2, 2024 | 
ghanamma.com | Samira Larbie
By Samira Larbie Accra, Aug. 02, GNA- Some residents of Gbegbeyise Dansoman Beach in the Ablekuma West constituency have called for the immediate completion of the sea defence project as tidal waves keep causing havoc in the area. The two-kilometre Dansoman Sea Defence project started from Pambros to Opetekwe but stalled along the way leaving out Gbegbeyise, Glefe and Shiabu.
