Medical Superintendents call for a national disaster policy
Posted by GNA on 8:37 pm at 8:37 pmMembers of Medical Superintendents Group (MSG) of Ghana, have called on Government to establish a national disaster policy with a holistic national emergency response approach involving communities, health institutions and organized groups to tackle disasters.
They said such a system should review land use, state funding and laws on disasters and mobilisation of resources to [...]
Tema General Hospital gets modern eye centre
Posted by GNA on 8:20 pm at 8:20 pmThe Tema Lions Club has unveiled a plaque to officially open a US$600,000 ultra modern eye care centre for the Tema General Hospital.
The eye centre, which is 80 percent complete has two waiting areas, four consulting rooms, screening room, operating theatre, optometry, darkroom, admission wards and pharmacy among others.
The existing eye clinic in the [...]
Training of Community-based volunteers of Tuberculosis held in Winneba
Posted by GNA on 6:23 pm at 6:23 pm The National Coordinator of Stop TB Ghana Partnership, Chief Austin Arinze has called on the support of civil society and non-governmental organisations to partner the health sector in its efforts in combating the tuberculosis disease in the country.
He said Government and for that matter the health sector alone cannot fight the tuberculosis (TB) disease [...]
Fight against malaria still a priority on US agenda-Ambassador
Posted by GNA on 9:39 pm at 9:39 pmThe US Ambassador to Ghana Mr Donald Gene Teitelbaum on Friday assured Ghanaians that the fight against malaria remained a priority on President George Bush’s agenda.
He said it was the President’s wish that there will be a time when the two countries will meet and celebrate the wiping away of malaria from Ghana and [...]
Pass tobacco control bill- Cancer Society
Posted by GNA on 7:00 am at 7:00 amThe Cancer Society of Ghana (CSG), in collaboration with African Cancer Consortium (AFROX) a UK based non-governmental organisation on Thursday launched this year’s Cancer awareness month in the country with a call on government to forward the tobacco control bill initiated to Parliament for consideration.
Dr.Billy Bosu, Head of Non-Communicable Diseases Unit, Ghana Health Service (GHS), [...]
Equipment bound for African hospital
Posted by Contributor on 10:27 am at 10:27 amBy David Newble -
Barchester Care Home Group, which took over the former Orchard Hospital in Fairlee Road, has donated all specialist medical equipment from the hospital to the 28-bed Mary Lucy Hospital in Ghana.
It will be shipped to the African country in a cargo container loaded up by a team of staff at the [...]
Satellites Head Coach urges Ghanaians to help fight malaria
Posted by GNA on 9:36 am at 9:36 amSallas Tetteh, Head Coach of the National Under-20 soccer team, Black Satellites has added his voice to the call on Ghanaians to help fight malaria in the country.
He said the disease, which was not a respecter of any human being, was killing Ghanaians, mostly children and that everything possible must be done
to make Ghana a [...]
Rape victims urged to seek immediate treatment for HIV infection
Posted by GNA on 10:49 am at 10:49 am A medical expert has advised rape victims, who may have been exposed to the HIV infection, to report for treatment within 48 hours to halt any infection.
Dr Oliver Commey of the Fevers Unit at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital said rape victims could receive a post exposure prophylaxis treatment at the teaching hospitals, HIV [...]
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