Ghana News

Accra,  19 June 2015 - In response to heavy rains and flooding, the World Health Organization has donated about 5 tons of essential medical supplies to treat severe and moderate cases of diarrhoea and cholera worth nearly US$100,000 to the Ministry of Health. The consignment consists of three Interagency Diarrhoeal Disease Kits containing enough medicines and equipment such as oral rehydration salts (ORS), intravenous fluids and medical equipment to treat over 2,000 episodes of severe and moderate diarrhoea.

Accra, 17 June 2015-The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday called on Ghana to urgently ratify the Protocol on illicit trade of tobacco products in the country as a sure measure to protect public health.

The Organization urged the Ministry of Health to work to get the legal instrument on illicit trade of tobacco reviewed and submitted for parliamentary approval as soon as practicable.

Dr Magda Robalo, WHO Country Representative, made the appeal at the opening of a two-day high level meeting on Tobacco Taxation Policy in the African Region in Accra.

Accra, Ghana 12 June 2015 - The Deputy Director General of WHO, Dr  Asamoah-Baah has called on delegates to ensure that Tobacco Taxation and Tobacco Control policies are implemented in a timely manner in their respective countries.  Speaking at the closing ceremony of the high level tobacco taxation meeting held in Accra Ghana, Dr Asamoah-Baah reiterated the fact that tobacco taxation remains one of the most effective methods to reduce tobacco use, particularly among the youth and poorer population.   He therefore urged delegates to take what has been

Ghana adopted a Food Safety Policy on 27 April, 2015 at a Stakeholders Meeting held in Accra ahead of World Health Day 2015 with the theme Food Safety from Farm to Plate. The policy was developed with technical and financial support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

Ghana commemorated World Malaria Day on 25 April in Takoradi, Western Region, under the theme, “Invest in the future: Defeat Malaria” Speaking at the function, Dr Gloria Quansah-Asare, Deputy Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), disclosed that Ghana has made significant progress in the fight against malaria over the past two decades as evidenced in the Ghana Demographic Health Survey (GDHS) 2014.

Accra, 24 April 2015 - Good Day

- CEO, Mr Haris Broumidis - Vodafone

- Dr Sylvester Anemana - Chief Director Ministry of Health

- Dr Byrite Asamoah - Vantage Medical Solutions

- Dr Samuel Kaba -  Ghana Health Services (GHS) representing the DG

- The health workers and call centre operators in whose honour we meet today and friends of the media, distinguished guests,

- Ladies and Gentleman,

There is an old African proverb that I especially find relevant for today.

Accra, 22 April 2015 - Keeping vigilant against Ebola, Ghana Health Services (GHS), Vodafone Ghana Foundation and Vantage Medical Solutions (VMS) with support from World Health Organization (WHO) officially launched the first ‘health worker-to-health worker’ call service on Ebola in Ghana and Africa.

This new service was commemorated yesterday, with 63 health worker call centre operators awarded certificates following the successful completion of an intensive training on the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) and Infection Prevention and Control measures delivered by GHS and WHO.

Accra, 31 March 2015 - Ghana has just ended a two day discussions on a comprehensive response to end the tuberculosis (TB) epidemic in line with the WHO End TB Strategy. The workshop was under the theme:  “Implementing the WHO End TB Strategy: Lessons from the Prevalence Survey” held in Accra from 25 to 26 March 2015.

Accra, 4 March 2015 - Every year, 16 000 new cancer cases are reported in Ghana, adding to an existing burden of cancer cases, of which an estimated 2260 are breast cancer cases. In Ghana as in most developing countries, the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is increasing rapidly, particularly cardiovascular related diseases and cancers.