Health

Wa, Ghana – Dr Hafiz Bin Salih, Upper West Regional Minister has bemoaned the HIV prevalence rate of 0.83 per cent, being the highest in the five regions of the north, saying it is not an enviable position. He thus called for concerted efforts by all relevant stakeholders towards ensuring …

Bolgatanga, Ghana – The Coalition of Northern Savannah Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) led by Northern Patriots in Research and Advocacy (NORPRA) is calling on government particularly the Ministry of Finance to, as a matter of urgency, review the $1 million per constituency policy as it prepares to present the 2019 …

Damongo, Ghana – Deputy Chief of Staff of Ghana Lawyer Abu Jinapor has donated one hundred (100) veils of anti snake Vernom to the West Gonja hospital. The donation was done on his behalf by the NPP Constituency Secretary Mr Karim Kusubari and the NPP Communication Officer for Damongo Constituency …

Bole, Ghana – The Bole District Director of Ghana Health Service Mr David Bakuri has said that contrary to speculations in Bole that Typhoid is on the rise in the township, statistics they have indicate situation is not so bad. Speaking to Bole based Nkilgi Fm, Mr David Bakuri said …

Wa, Ghana – The 160-bed new Upper West Regional Hospital is 99 per cent complete but will not be opened until it is fully completed and staffed with trained personnel.The resident engineer at the Hospital, Ahmed Abo Shamaa, who led an inspection team to the facility, told reporters that the …

Wa, Ghana – The Australian Ambassador, H.E. Andrew Barnes, has paid a courtesy call on the Deputy Upper West Regional Minister, Amidu Issahaku Chinnia, as part of his working visit to the region. The Deputy Minister commended the Australian government for the support being given to WaterAid to address challenges …

Tamale, Ghana – Some female students of the Tamale School of Hygiene have expressed disappointment in the leadership of the school for their unwillingness to take a decisive action on the sexual harassment scandal involving a tutor by name Solomon Ossom Asare alias King Solomon. According to the aggrieved students, …

Tamale, Ghana – It does not seem that the woes of Solomon Ossom Asare alias King Solomon, a tutor at the Tamale School of Hygiene will be over anytime soon. Although authorities of the school are yet to take a disciplinary action against him for admitting to pestering a first …

Tamale, Ghana – It’s nearly two weeks since a tutor of the Tamale School of Hygiene by name Solomon Ossom Asare alias King Solomon assaulted a female first year student who turned down a romantic proposal from him. The tutor is alleged to be forcing female students to enter into …

Tamale, Ghana – There appears to be a growing moral breakdown on the campus of the Tamale School of Hygiene, as one tutor by name Solomon Ossom Asare alias King Solomon, is reportedly bent on ruining  the future of female students through romantic affairs rather than moulding them. The tutor …