The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has commissioned the newly constructed Sehwi Akontombra District Hospital in the Western North Region to improve access to quality healthcare in the area. In addition to other administrative units, the brand-new healthcare facility which started in 2018 features an outpatient department, a theatre, contemporary hospital beds, a children’s ward, male and female wards, a psychiatric unit, public health, an x-ray, a dispensary, and consulting rooms. In his remarks to the gathering, the vice president stated that the government is dedicated to enhancing access to healthcare in all parts of the country, which is why…
Author: Nathaniel Nortey
World Breastfeeding Week, celebrated in the first week of August, is here again and every discussion should be on breastfeeding. The theme for this year is “Let’s make breastfeeding and work, work!” As expected, the Paediatric Society of Ghana has spotlighted the support that mothers need to be able to breastfeed and work at the same time. In this respect, a seminar was organised on August 2, 2023, virtually on the slogan “Enabling breastfeeding: Making a difference for the working mother”. Topics discussed included, “The Mother, work and Breastfeeding” which was expertly handled by Dr Sally Manu; “The Role of…
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) will soon roll out networks of practice approach to improve healthcare delivery through the Primary Health Care (PHC) system at the sub-district and community levels. The model of care is designed to deliberately build networks of health facilities at the sub-district level to support them to work optimally to strengthen PHC. The Director for Policy, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation of GHS, Dr Alberta Adjebeng Biritwum-Nyarko, disclosed this during a press briefing in Accra on Thursday. She indicated that the goal of the model was to increase access to quality health care and population-based services for…
Christiana Wehle Awiah, a 14-year-old JHS 2 student of St Paul’s Roman Catholic Junior High in the Tamale Metropolis has been named the winner of the Northern Region Girls in ICT Competition. She receives a laptop, plaque, certificate of participation and a cash price of 3,000 Ghana Cedis. The second person also received same and a cash price of 2,500 and the third 2,000. In a short remark, Christiana who expressed excitement for her achievement indicated that she was determined to make her headmistress proud for believing in her. According to her, though she knew how to play around the…
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced plans to introduce Hepatitis B vaccines for newborns as part of activities to expand access to Hepatitis B treatment in the country. According to the health service, the newborn Hepatitis B vaccination will be implemented together with other plans, including heightened awareness creation, screening of pregnant women and price subsidy for medication. This is expected to help shore up diagnosis from the current 10 to 90 percent and put 80 percent on treatment by 2030. Director General, GHS, Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, speaking at a media engagement ahead of the World Hepatitis Day commemorated…
The Reverend David Ampadu Berkoh, Senior Pastor of Berean Assemblies of God Church, has urged Christians to be one in the Lord and avoid discrimination. “We are a big family in the Lord and our Lord Jesus Christ laid down his life for us all. ” There is no Jew or Greek, no female or male, black or white. No matter your colour if you are in Christ Jesus, we are one.” Rev. Berkoh was speaking at the Church’s Cultural Day celebration at Manet -Ogbojo in Accra. Various ethnic groups in Ghana displayed their culture during the service. He said God’s love…
The Archbishop Charles Agyinasare of the Perez Chapel International has cautioned Christians against engaging in idolatry. He said one could not proclaim to be a Christian and still be engaging in idol worship. The Archbishop gave the caution during a Sunday Service sermon at the Perez Chapel International, Dzorwulu. He preached on the topic: “Powers from the Other Side,” which constituted part of his July monthly-themed sermon: “Who rules the Cosmic World”. He explained idolatry or idol worship as an act of worshiping and giving reverence to objects believed to have spiritual powers. The Archbishop said Christians should not fall…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commissioned the redeveloped Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park. The project, which cost approximately $3.5 million (GHS 30 million), aims to honor the legacy of Ghana’s first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah. During the unveiling, President Akufo-Addo emphasized the significance of the project and the legacy of Ghana’s first President saying: “It is gratifying to note that it has not only been renovated but it has been completely modernizing to befit the status of the final resting place of the man who led us to independence in 1957 and became Ghana’s first president, the celebrated Kwame Nkrumah.”…
Ghana will on Wednesday, July 19, 2023 join a growing list of countries in the sub-region who have rolled out the HIV Self-Testing (HIVST) equipment. Preparations are already underway by a national planning committee for the official launch of HIVST, one of the newest innovations in the range of strategies aimed at encouraging persons to know their HIV status by the Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu. The ceremony which is planned to take place at the Omanye Aba Hall of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) is on the theme, “Test Yourself: Know Your Status”. Participants at the launch are expected…
The Black Meteors begun their campaign at the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) TotalEnergies U-23 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on a winning note yesterday in Morocco, defeating Congo Brazzaville 3-2 in a dramatic group opener. The win that was to create a partying atmosphere in the team’s camp nearly turned catastrophic as the Congolese scored two late goals to reduce the deficit. In fact, it took another brilliant save from Danlad Ibrahim with some few seconds left to keep Ghana’s slim lead intact as the Red Devils threatened from the late spells. It was an anxious moment for the…