The Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, says measures and strategies that were deplored through the collaborative efforts of the government, international organisations and healthcare providers across the country in the fight against HIV/AIDS have yielded tremendous results. “Worthy of note are increased access to Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) and a […] The post Ghana’s
A former spokesman for the Atiku-Okowa Presidential Campaign Council, Daniel Bwala, has described Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, as an opportunist. Reacting to an image of Obi at the Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, in Cote d’Ivoire, Bwala said Obi was using religion, ethnicity, natural disasters, and sports against Nigerians. […] The post Peter Obi is an opportunist –Daniel
The Jospong Group of Companies has supported the Bank Hospital with a cheque for GHc120,000. The gesture which forms part of the Group’s corporate social responsibility it is aimed at assisting with the medical bills of renal patients at the hospital. Presenting the cheque, the Director of Communication and Corporate Affairs at Zoomlion Ghana Ltd. […] The post Jospong
The Akyemansa District Police Command is on a manhunt for a group of armed men who attacked some Chinese miners and robbed them of GHC10,000,000 and two gold bars at Akyem Akokoaso a farming community in Ofoase Ayirebi. According to Citi News sources, the armed men on Friday around 7 pm stormed the site of […] The post Akyemansa: Police on manhunt
Some residents of Agogo in the Asante Akim North District of the Ashanti Region have taken to the streets in protest following the closure of Salt FM by the National Communications Authority (NCA). The radio station, owned by a renowned businessman, Ohene Kwame Frimpong, who recently declared his intention to run as an independent parliamentary […] The post Agogo residents
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has nominated 26 new Municipal and District Chief Executive Officers. The nominations are in accordance with Article 243 (1) of the Constitution. The nominations of these new MCEs and DCEs follow the revocation of 24 DCEs on Friday. The President in a statement on February 3, said, “Pursuant to […] The post Akufo-Addo nominates 26 new MDCEs
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Samuel A. Jinapor, MP, has called on the investor community to partner with the Government to establish a large-scale mining operation in Dollar Power in the Bole District of the Savannah Region. He said available geological data shows that the Dollar Power enclave is highly mineralized, with […] The post Partner
The Member of Parliament for the Effutu constituency, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has handed over completed projects to various communities within Effutu in the Central Region. The projects include an ultra-modern ICT lab, a library, and a community center. He also broke ground for the construction of a 100-bed capacity District hospital for residents of New Winneba. […] The post Afenyo-Markin
Israeli forces have killed three members of Palestinian armed groups in a hospital in the occupied West Bank. CCTV footage showed members of an undercover unit disguised as medics and other civilians making their way through a corridor with rifles raised. The Israeli military said the men were hiding in the Jenin hospital, and that […] The post Israeli forces kill 3 Palestinian fighters
The Electoral Commission (EC) has strongly rejected accusations of poorly conducting the District Level Elections (DLEs), emphasizing that they met the expected standards despite challenges encountered during the process. The District Level Elections, conducted nationwide on Tuesday, December 19, 2023, faced various challenges, leading to the postponement of elections in some district assemblies to Thursday, […] The post District
The Volta Regional Ghana Education Service (GES) has assured of its readiness to put in place measures to ensure that displaced teachers return to the classroom. This assurance comes after the Member of Parliament for North Tongu District, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, stressed the need to entice affected teachers to return for the continuity of teaching […] The post We’re
The genetic treatment targeted a particular kind of congenital deafness and will soon be tried in children who are younger.
Management of the Upper West Regional Hospital in WA awarded a total of 37 staff members at their 2023 annual staff awards ceremony last Saturday, January 13, for their commitment and dedication to duty. The awards, divided into two categories, aimed to appreciate and motivate the recipients in the discharge of their duties, encouraging all […] The post Upper West Regional
A District Court at Wamfie in Dormaa East of the Bono Region has sentenced two farmers, Stephen Opoku and Samuel Owusu to 24 months and 20 months respectively, for threat of death and unlawful assault. They both pleaded guilty and while Opoku, the first convict aged 28, was charged with threat of death, unlawful assault […] The post Wamfie District Court jails two farmers
The Bimbilla Hospital in the Nanumba North municipality of the Northern region is celebrating a significant milestone: an entire year of zero maternal deaths in 2023. During 2023, the hospital successfully facilitated over 1,800 births without any maternal deaths, marking a historic achievement in 14 years. The Bimbilla Hospital has earned recognition as the best […] The post Bimbilla
The Medical Director of the Euracare Hospital, Dr. Benjamin Dabo Sarkodie, has been awarded the distinguished title of Associate Professor of Interventional Radiology by the University of Ghana Medical School, announced. This groundbreaking achievement marks a significant moment in Ghana’s medical history, highlighting Dr. Sarkodie’s exceptional contributions and expertise in the field, both locally and […] The post Euracare
Kidney patients undergoing treatment at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital are urgently appealing to both governmental and non-governmental institutions for assistance in acquiring additional dialysis machines and consumables for the facility. The outpatient department of the renal unit was forced to close down in May 2023 due to financial constraints, resulting in the tragic death […] The post Korle
Charity-driven corporate entity, Yoga Business Group, has donated assorted items, including beverages, detergents, toiletries, and an undisclosed amount of money to the renal units of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital and the 37 Military Hospital in Accra. The gesture is part of the organization’s annual charity drive and a strategic effort to address the recent dialysis […] The post Yoga
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) is seeking help from the public to identify a patient at the 37 Military Hospital who has been there for some months now. The patient, believed to be middle-aged, was sent to the hospital by a good Samaritan on Monday, November 13, 2023, after being knocked down by a vehicle […] The post GAF requests for help to identify patient
The Ada East District Assembly has refuted claims made by the local miners association of Songor that the assembly would render its members homeless if they were relocated from the Songor lagoon concession. These salt miners were instructed to vacate the Ada East sector of the Songor lagoon concession following a December 31 eviction deadline […] The post Ada
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