More than 21,500 healthcare workers across Ghana have undergone a capacity building programme that is aimed at enabling them to respond to emerging health challenges.

Students and staff of the Koforidua Technical University (KTU) in the New Juaben South Municipality in the Eastern Region last Friday donated 76 pints of blood to the blood bank of the St Joseph Orthopaedic Hospital.

The First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has appealed to the international community and stakeholders to help scale up efforts aimed at using Intermittent Preventive Treatment  (IPT) to protect pregnant women and their unborn babies from the harmful effects of malaria during pregnancy.

Every year, on September 25th, the global community comes together to celebrate World Pharmacist's Day.

A doctor at the Urology Department at Korle-Bu, Dr Daniel Asiedu, has cautioned the public that no traditional or herbal medicine has been approved for the treatment of prostate cancer.

The International Sickle Cell Centre (ISCC), a non-profit organisation geared towards creating awareness of sickle cell disease (SCD), has partnered with Tobinco Pharmaceuticals Limited to supply the Achimota School with some medication for students living with SCD.

TRINOVA Wellness Centre, an entity based in Canada, is set to open its first branch in the country.

ABOUT 1,000 residents of the Tamale Metropolis and its environs last Saturday benefitted from a free health screening exercise organized by the GCB Bank PLC as part of activities to mark its 70th anniversary celebration.

The German Development Agency (GIZ) and Appointed Time, a subsidiary of the Jospong Group of Companies, have donated laboratory equipment worth over €97,000 (equivalent to GH¢1.2 million) to support two hospitals in the country.

The Ghana Health Service (GHS), in partnership with the US Agency for International Development (USAID), has premiered Season three of Lucky Trip, a Ghanaian reality TV series that sheds light on adolescent health and family planning.

The migration of skilled nurses and midwives from Ghana has become a pressing issue, with an estimated 3,000 professional nurses leaving the country in the first quarter of 2022. 

The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has covered the bills of 226 child cancer patients since June last year.

The Presbyterian Vocational Training Centre at Akyem Begoro in the Eastern Region has been converted into a training health institution for paramedics.

A new Antenatal Care (ANC) delivery model, piloted by the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has helped to reduce maternal mortality and improve pregnancy outcomes.

The Briphildon Foundation, a non-governmental organization focused on humanitarian efforts, has issued a call for widespread engagement, awareness-raising, and action to prevent and address suicide.

Empowerment Care Foundation, the social responsibility wing of Empowerment Worship Centre (EWC) under the leadership of its Global lead Pastor Gideon Danso has extended invaluable free medical and educational supplies to over 12,000 members of various communities in Accra at LIFE CHECK 2023.

Flokefama, a leading pharmaceutical company in the country, has renovated the National Blood Bank in Accra at a cost of GH¢200,000 as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility. 

A total of 22,000 of the country’s population live with cerebral palsy, the Head of Neurology and Child Service of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Prof. Eben Badoe, has said.

The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO) has named Dr. Anarfi Asamoah-Baah as a Public Health Champion in recognition of his outstanding contribution to global public health.