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15 Nov

GHS Records New MPOX Case In Greater Accra Region

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Ghana has confirmed another case of MPOX in the Greater Accra Region, raising the total number of recent cases to three. The Ghana Health Service (GHS) disclosed the development, assuring the public that all necessary measures are being implemented to monitor and contain the situation. According to Dr. Dennis Laryea, Deputy Director of Public Health in charge of Disease Surveillance at GHS, the latest case was confirmed last week. “There was one case confirmed in the Greater Accra Region. The region has conducted investigations, and so far, no new cases have been identified, even among the contacts. However, we are…

01 Oct

Eliminating Child Malaria: GHS Rolls Out New Vaccines In 136 Districts

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The Ghana Health Service has commenced the rollout of the newly introduced malaria vaccines in 136 districts in 11 regions as part of efforts to eliminate the devastating impact of malaria on children. The sub-national introduction of the vaccine, which is now part of the routine child immunisation programme in Ghana, will lead to the vaccination of about 200,000 children between the ages of six months and 18 months each year. The vaccine doses will be administered in four schedules for children at the ages of six months, seven months, nine months and 18 months, to be fully protected. Successful…

13 Aug

Monkey Pox Outbreak: Ghana Health Service Increases Surveillance After Outbreak In 15 African Countries

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Following the declaration of a public health emergency of the monkey pox disease in Africa by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Ghana Health Service is gearing up to activate its surveillance system across the country. The surveillance system will enable the GHS to detect early cases and provide treatment to avoid outbreaks, according to the Director of Public Health at the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Franklin Asiedu Bekoe. Furthermore, Dr Bekoe stated that the GHS will work to raise awareness about the monkey pox disease so individuals will seek emergency treatments if they suspect they have been affected. "We…

27 May

GHS Receives Medication For Childhood Cancer Treatment

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The government’s effort to treat childhood cancer has received a major boost with the donation of 1,510 vials of Amgen’s rituximab worth GH¢8 million to the Ghana Health Service for onward distribution to specialist hospitals treating Burkitt lymphoma. Burkitt lymphoma is one of the four most common childhood cancers which has been included in the benefit package of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). Rituximab on the other hand is a critical medication used to treat patients with Burkitt lymphoma, with each vial costing GH¢5,000. This donation was made possible through the joint efforts of the international pharmaceutical company, Amgen,…

03 May

Send Babies For Weighing Regularly Until They’re Five Years – GHS Urges Parents

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Mothers have been asked to send their babies for weighing regularly from birth till they attain five years old. In an advisory notice its social media to mothers to mark this year’s African vaccination and child health promotion week, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) advised parents to “remember to ask the health worker about the growth of your child on each visit.” Similarly, the advisory notice also encouraged parents to send their babies for immunisation against childhood diseases in their first two-years. Africa Vaccination Week is an annual event slated for every last week in April. It aims to increase…

22 Nov

Akosombo Dam Spillage: Don’t Drink Water From Affected Communities – GHS Warns

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The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has issued a cautionary announcement, revealing that individuals in the communities that were recently flooded as a result of the spillage of the Akosombo Dam, will be unable to use water from various local sources for the next six months. The caution is a response to the contamination of water sources with faecal bacteria and E. coli, rendering the water unsafe for consumption. The revelation was made during a press briefing on the flood situation on Wednesday, where the Director of Public Health, Dr. Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe, addressed the critical issue of water safety in communities…

30 Jan

Monkeypox Outbreak: Ghana Records Four Deaths, 116 Cases

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Ghana recorded four deaths and 116 confirmed cases of the Monkeypox disease in 2022, in 14 out of the 16 regions. Two deaths were recorded in Upper East and one each in the Greater Accra and Central regions. The Savannah and Ahafo regions did not record any cases, Dr Farida Abdulai, the Deputy Director, Ghana Health Service (GHS), disclosed during a community stakeholder engagement at Ningo-Prampram in the Greater Accra Region. It was organised by the GHS, in collaboration with the USAID Breakthrough Action-Ghana programme, to educate the public on measures to overcome the disease. Dr Abdulai said Monkeypox could…