Health

Lawra, Ghana – Upper West Regional Minister, Dr Hafiz Bin Salih, has lamented that apart from COVID-19 and meningitis that are currently threatening the lives of people, there is a third pandemic known as stigmatization. According to the Minister, there is severe stigmatization against suspected COVID-19 and those who had …

Wa, Ghana – First confirmed COVID-19 patient in the Upper West Region has recovered fully and ready to be integrated back to the society. This was revealed by the Upper West Regional Minister Dr Hafiz Bin Salih when he visited the Sissala West District and the Sissala East Municipal to …

Wa, Ghana – President of the National House of Chiefs and Paramount Chief of the Asogli State, Togbe Afede XIV has donated a cash amount of Ghc50,000 to the Upper West Regional Hospital to support the fight against Cerebrospinal Meningitis which has claimed the lives of some 40 people. His …

Vogu, Ghana – Board Chairman of the Ghana Integrated Iron and Steel Development (GIISDEC), Prince Imoro Andani has donated relief items to the Vogu Community Clinic in the Kumbungu District of the Northern Region. The Vogu Clinic was co-funded by Canada Fund and Prince Imoro Andani in memory of his …

Wa, Ghana – Five of the six new coronavirus cases recorded in the Upper West Region had been in the country for more than three weeks, that is according to the Regional Minister Dr Hafiz Bin Salih. “Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, I wish to inform you that of the six (6) …

Wa, Ghana – Upper West Regional Minister, Dr. Hafiz Bin Salih, had admitted  the “outbreak of meningitis in the region is quite worrisome”. According to the Minister,  “As from 1st January 2020 to 12th April, 2020, the cumulative suspected cases of meningitis stood at 258 of which 40 persons died. “The …

Wa, Ghana – Upper West Regional Minister, Dr. Hafiz Bin Salih, is concerned that the quantity of personal protective equipment (PPEs) supplied to public health facilities in the region currently will never be adequate. According to him, the PPEs needed to be replenished every now and then as the virus …

Nkwatia, Ghana – The Member of Parliament for the Abetifi Constituency, Bryan Acheampong has donated GHS 821,000 to 7 constituencies and health facilities in the Eastern Region. Making the donation at the Rock City Hotel in Nkwatia Kwahu, the lawmaker underscored that the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic is a …

Accra, Ghana – The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has stated that the gathering and availability of data has played a significant role in Ghana’s battle against COVID-19 so far. Identifying suspected cases, testing and tracing contacts of confirmed cases and treating them have become the most effective way of …

Tamale, Ghana – The Centre for Ecological Agriculture and Livelihood (CEAL) is set to train and support 2000 smallholder farmers by the close of 2020 in the North East Region of Ghana. The initiative is aimed at introducing innovative organic farming practices in some of the most vulnerable and remote …