Health

ELS: MBN360 NEWS Image of Completed building of Weija Children Hospital The contractor responsible for the Weija Children’s Hospital has reportedly been picked up by officials of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) following a meeting with the Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, over the long-delayed operationalisation of the facility. The contractor, identified […]

ELS: MBN360 HEALTH The Ghana AIDS Commission says its Act clearly stipulates that a person’s HIV status alone is not sufficient grounds for refusing employment or denying the right to work. Speaking at a news conference at its headquarters in Accra, the Commission said the reported disqualification of applicants during the recent security services recruitment exercise because […]

Els: MBN360 HEALTH Ghana’s healthcare system is facing an alarming shortage of physician anaesthesiologists, a situation the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr. Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, has described as requiring immediate and coordinated national intervention to safeguard safe surgical care across the country. Speaking as the Special Guest of Honour at the 30th […]

Els: MBN360 HEALTH Korle – Bu Teaching Hospital The Management of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) has called on Ghanaian musician Mzbel to assist an ongoing investigation into claims that her relative died after allegedly being unable to secure a hospital bed, stating that it is yet to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident. […]

Els: MBN360 HEALTH Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has issued a strongly worded appeal for urgent national action to address the country’s recurring flood crisis, warning that the perennial disaster continues to claim lives, destroy livelihoods and expose communities to rising disease risk. The Association expressed grave concern over the perennial flooding affecting major cities and […]

Els: MBN360 Health The Deputy Minister for Health, Prof. Dr. Grace Ayensu-Danquah, has concluded a two-day working visit to the Central Region as part of the Maternal Mortality Action and Response Programme (MMARP), a nationwide initiative aimed at identifying gaps in maternal healthcare and accelerating efforts to eliminate preventable maternal deaths. The mission, which combined […]

Els: MBN360 HEALTH Dr. Vanessa Apea, CEO of Accra London Health Centre, has warned that communities affected by the recent floods in Accra could face outbreaks of cholera and typhoid fever in the coming weeks if preventive measures are not taken. The warning follows what has been described as Ghana’s heaviest monthly rainfall since 1995, […]

Els: MBN360 Health A School and Adolescent Health Coordinator for the Tema West Municipal Health Directorate, Grace Otoo has warned against taking emergency contraceptives, in a bid to get rid of a pregnancy. According to Grace Otoo, emergency contraceptive pills will not end a pregnancy if fertilization has already taken place. The health expert said, […]

Els: MBN360 Health Ghana’s Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has announced the deployment of Public Health Nurses to flood-affected communities to educate residents on disease prevention. According to him, health officials are intensifying efforts to prevent a possible outbreak of waterborne and vector-borne diseases following the recent floods. The Health Minister made this known after […]

Els: MBN360 Health The Nabdam District Manager of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in the Upper East Region, Jeremiah Abugbire, has welcomed Ghana’s move to begin local manufacturing and production of vaccines, describing it as a major step that could help stabilise medicine prices and improve access to essential health products. The manager, who said he […]