Ghana health service

The Ghana Health Service has issued a crucial advisory to teenagers in schools nationwide, urging them to promptly seek assistance from the police if they encounter any instances of teachers or other individuals making inappropriate romantic advances toward them. According to the Ghana Health Service (GHS), taking this proactive step is among the most effective measures to combat and reduce teenage pregnancies in the country. This guidance was emphasized during the Education Talk Series for Junior High Schools in the Atiwa West District, which was orchestrated by Mr. Samuel Awuah Dankwa, an esteemed educationist and philanthropist. The educational talk series…

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed the presence of a new mosquito vector called Anopheles stephensi in the country. The new vector was confirmed in March 2023 from samples taken in Tuba and Dansoman in the Greater Accra region as part of the routine malaria surveillance system and vector control monitoring done across the country through designated sentinel sites. The GHS in a statement said the Anopheles stephensi is a unique vector known to breed in a myriad of sources such as ponds, swamps, marshes, artificial containers and other man-made container spots. It can practically breed in almost all…