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The medical field has broadened. There are now fields of specialization so if you haven’t yet chosen what you want to pursue, perhaps you should browse through the medical a list of medical careers. To give you some idea, here are a few. 1. When someone is injured, we are taught to call the Ghana […]
The Ghana National PolioPlus Committee of the Rotary International has entered into a partnership agreement with the One Million Community Health Workers (1mCHW) Campaign of Millennium Promise (MPA) to embark on a nationwide polio vaccination exercise. The two, on Monday, September 17, 2018, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to that effect. The deal will […]
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is to roll out a comprehensive programme by March 2019 to encourage doctors and other health professionals to accept posting to the three regions of the north. Over the years, few doctors have chosen to work in the Northern, Upper East and Upper West regions because of a multiplicity of […]
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) Council has commended the Bongo District Hospital in the Upper East Region for establishing a sound referral system which is impacting positively on maternal and child health in the area. The council, however, acknowledged that although the hospital was facing some challenges, the high level of commitment and passion exhibited […]
The Ministry of Health (MoH) in partnership with Starkey Hearing Foundation has inaugurated the technical working group for the development of a National Strategic Plan on ear and hearing health. The working group chaired by Nana Kwabena Adjei-Mensah, MOH Acting Chief Director, had Professor Emmanuel Kitcher, Co-Chair Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Consultant, University of […]
The Stroke Association Support Network of Ghana is calling on government to enroll all stroke survivors onto the Livelihood Empowerment Assisted Program (LEAP) which is being enjoyed by persons living with disabilities (PLWD). According to the association, the absence of adequate rehabilitation services and centers in the country and the high cost of medicines for […]
I dislike CAGD Loan SMS from individuals and Loan companies that I have no idea about and I Know Health workers and other Staff on Controller & Accountant General Department (CAGD) payroll share the same sentiment. These messages come in droves and are very annoying. Imagine this scenario: You are preparing or in the middle […]
Physician Assistants in government health facilities have served notice that they will from Monday, September 10 withdraw Out Patient Department (OPD) services across hospitals in Ghana The move, they said in a communique, was necessitated because government through the Health Ministry and its implementing agencies such as the Ghana Health Service (GHS) and National Health […]
Mr Reynolds O. Tenkorang, the General Secretary of the Health Workers Union (HSWU), says for Ghana to achieve SDGs target 3(8) for Universal Health Coverage (UHC), there must be equipment and well-trained human resource for better service delivery. He said the authorities must put in measures to improve access to quality essential health-care services, quality […]
“For me, it was peace of mind. I knew that I could sleep and feel confident my baby was being well taken care of. I was so paranoid with the first baby I would listen to him breathe all night so even when he was sleeping, I wasn’t,” says Godfrey, who hired her nanny three […]