Public Health, Our Concern
INTRODUCTION: In 1999, there was a wild polio virus isolated in one of the Island communities in the East Gonja District called “37” and the DHMT had no idea…Message came from National to RDHS Dr. Sylvester Anemana who in turn Read more
The Deputy Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Anthony Adofo Ofosu, has urged all Regional Directors of Health Service and health professionals working on the JICA CHPS For Life Project to be personally motivated to help achieve the goal of strengthening Read more
20/7/2021. The Director-General (DG) of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye has strongly advised Ghanaians to adhere to all public health measures, that have been spelt out since the onset of the pandemic in order to prevent a Read more
A 3-day Regional E-Health Hub Workshop has been organized by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) for its stakeholders from Ghana and across the West African Sub-Region. Dr. Anthony Ofosu, the Deputy Director General, indicated in his opening remarks that the Read more
27/7/2021. The Neglected Tropical Diseases Programme under the Ghana Health Service (GHS) Public Health Division, has launched the national Mass Drug Administration (MDA) against Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) under the theme “Face NTDs End the Neglect through effective and quality Read more
The Ghana Association of Public Health Technical Officers (GAPHTO) as part of efforts towards the fight against Covid-19 have donated items worth ¢50,000. In a press release, the Association commended government for the yeoman’s job it is doing since the Read more
Mr Kwaku Agyeman Manu, the Minister of Health has launched an improved facilitating technology known as the District Health Information Management System (DHIMS2) Dashboard, for programme tracking and improving cause of death statistics. The DHIMS, which was first deployed by Read more
Yes, it is a fact that most schools in Ghana especially the Senior High Schools (SHS) has been battling with the challenge of high enrolment, few infrastructure since independence even though free SHS only existed in the Northern part of Read more
Professor Agyeman Badu Akosa, Chairman of Child Malnutrition Foundation, has expressed worry that a report indicates that 5.5 million Ghanaian adults are malnourished during infancy, causing them to suffer cognitive deficits. He indicated that malnutrition was partly responsible for the Read more
By Christabel Addo – GNA Accra, March 14, GNA – The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) in collaboration with the WITS Health Consortium and the Navrongo Health Research Centre are organising a symposium on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) in Read more
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