10th March, 2010
WHO Ambassador on Leprosy targets discrimination against cured lepers
Ho(VR), March 10, GNA - Mr. Yohei Sasakawa, World Health Organisation (WHO) Goodwill Ambassador on Leprosy, on Wednesday stated that the status of cured lepers in Ghana were far better than other countries in the world despite their poor living conditions. He noted that during a global tour...
WHO Ambassador on Leprosy targets discrimination against cured lepers
Ho(VR), March 10, GNA - Mr. Yohei Sasakawa, World Health Organisation (WHO) Goodwill Ambassador on Leprosy, on Wednesday stated that the status of cured lepers in Ghana were far better than other countries in the world despite their poor living conditions. He noted that during a global tour...
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10th March, 2010 »
Third phase of rehabilitation works of Bolga Hospital underway
Bolgatanga, March 10, GNA - Ghana and Saudi Arabia on Tuesday signed a contract for the commencement of the third phase of the rehabilitation of the Bolgatanga Hospital in the Upper East Region.
The Saudi Government is to provide 12 million dollars as grant while Ghana would contribute...
10th March, 2010 »
Asante-Mampong Hospital takes delivery of ambulance
Mampong (Ash), March 10, GNA - The Italian City of Reggio Emelia, has presented a specially equipped ambulance valued at GH¢50,000.00 to the Asante-Mampong District Hospital.
The ambulance was donated to the medical facility through Ghana's former Ambassador to Italy, Mr Charles Agyei-Am...
9th March, 2010 »
Leprosy Ambassador targets discrimination against lepers
Cape Coast, March 9, GNA - Mr. Yohei Sasakawa, World Health Organization (WHO) Goodwill Ambassador, has initiated a campaign to end discrimination and other human rights violations faced by people affected by leprosy around the world.
Mr Sasakawa, who is also the Chairman of the Nippon Fo...
9th March, 2010 »
Know sickle cell status of your marriage partner - Mettle-Nunoo
Accra, March 9, GNA - Mr. Rojo Mettle-Nunoo, Deputy Minister of Health, has stressed the need for Ghanaians to know the sickle cell status of their prospective marriage partners to reduce its incidence in the country.
He said in view of the prevalence rate, the pain, anguish and cost...
9th March, 2010 »
Health and Protection units demand salaries.
Sekondi, March 9, GNA - A large number of youth currently on the National Youth Employment programme (NYEP) on Tuesday besieged the premises of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) demanding the payment of outstanding five months salary.
The group, made up of the health assis...
8th March, 2010 »
Asaam Health Centre takes delivery of ambulance
Asaam (Ash), March 8, GNA - The Asaam Health Centre in the Asante-Mampong Municipality, has received an ambulance valued at about GH¢18,000.
A businessman and a native of the town, Mr Yaw Amponsah Marfo, donated the ambulance to the Centre.
At a brief ceremony to hand over the keys...
5th March, 2010 »
Sexually active women need free contraceptives
Accra, March 5, GNA - Dr. Ali Samba, a gynaecologist at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, has advocated free distribution of contraceptives to women in sexually active stage, to help reduce maternal mortality in Ghana, caused by unsafe abortions and complications during pregnancy.
He said ...
5th March, 2010 »
CSM vaccines arrive in Wa
Wa, March 5, GNA - The government has supplied 70,525 doses of meningitis W135 vaccines to the Upper West Region to vaccinate people in the Jirapa District.
The vaccines were airlifted from Accra to Wa and would be distributed to health facilities to deal with the meningitis in the distri...
5th March, 2010 »
Tema Health Directorate to immunize 74,332 children against Polio
Tema, March 5, GNA - The Tema Health Directorate has targeted about 74,332 children, aged below five years, to be immunized against Polio, during the first phase of this year's nationwide Polio Immunization Campaign.
The first of the four rounds campaign would start on Friday, March 5 and e...
