Health
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English study finds long COVID affects up to 1 in 7 children months after infection
As many as 1 in 7 children may have symptoms linked to the coronavirus months after testing positive for COVID-19, the authors of an English study on long COVID in adolescents said on Wednesday. Chil…
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[AstraZeneca Vaccine] What you need to know as you go for your second jab
Ghana has today, August 31, 2021, resumed the vaccination of its population with AstraZeneca vaccines, which were first shipped to the country under the COVAX facility in February. After a mass vacci…
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National Blood Service cries out to donors: “We need blood to save lives”
Mr. Stephen Kweku Danso, a Blood Donor Programme Officer has stated that the National Blood Service is experiencing shortfalls in blood stock. “We need blood to save lives, we need more donors and vo…
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#TheRush Podcast: Staying healthy, active and positive
In today’s episode guest William joins Nanz for the conversation on the GTR Rush. They talk about: staying healthy, active and positive in this week’s lifestyle guidelines. It’s all about maintaining…
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AIDS amongst homosexuals 16 times higher than in heterosexuals – Nat’l AIDS
Programme Manager for the National AIDS/STI Control Programme, Dr Stephen Ayisi Addo has revealed that the frequency of AIDS amongst homosexuals is about 16 times higher than in heterosexuals. Accord…
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KNUST, IVI begin trials of just-produced typhoid vaccines; targets 26,000 children in the trial
The School of Public Health of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), in collaboration with the International Vaccine Institute (IVI), has manufactured typhoid vaccines to co…
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[Agenda 111] More health professionals must be trained to achieve project – GMA
President of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Dr Frank Ankobeah, has welcomed news of the government’s decision to build some 111 hospitals nationwide to improve the country’s healthcare system. …
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Ivory Coast rolls out Ebola vaccinations following confirmed case in Abidjan
Ivory Coast began vaccinating health workers against Ebola in the commercial capital Abidjan on Monday after a case of the deadly virus was confirmed over the weekend. An 18-year-old woman tested pos…
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Ghana has the capacity to diagnose Ebola and Marbug – GHS brags
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said although the outbreak of Marbug and Ebola in the West Africa Region present some more challenges to the Public Health system in Ghana, it is it is fully equipp…
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GHS warn Ghanaians against the deadly Marburg virus
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has issued an alert on the deadly Marburg virus disease to its regional directors following the death of a patient of the virus in Guinea. The GHS is asking health faci…