Health

Tamale, Ghana – Irate youth of pro-NPP vigilante group, Kandahar Boys, on Monday, 13 August 2018 chased the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Tamale Teaching Hospital, Dr. Daniel Akolbila, out of his office.Class News’ regional correspondent Jamal Deen reported that Dr Akolbila’s office is currently under lock and key.According …

Amsterdam, Netherlands – To ensure successful implementation of the Universal Access to Healthcare (UHAC) and end AIDS by 2030 using technology and innovation, the government of Ghana will introduce drones in October in transporting essential medicines to inaccessible areas. The drones, which will be used in conveying essential medicines like …

Senchi, Ghana – The rapid growth in the population of the world, but most especially on the African continent requires immediate, critical thinking on ways to ensure the provision of quality, affordable and accessible primary healthcare, Ghana’s Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has observed.Data from health service providers, which shows a …

Tamale, Buipe – Ghana – President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Monday, 23 July 2018, ended his 3-day tour of the Northern Region, with visits to Tamale, Buipe, and Damongo.As part of activities climaxing the President’s visit, he visited the newly-refurbished Motorking Assembly Plant in Tamale, where he, among others, …

Tamale, Ghana – The Electronic Waste Management in Ghana (E-MAGIN) Project consortium has held Regional Workshops in the Brong-Ahafo and Northern Regions of Ghana. The workshops were aimed at providing information to e-waste/scrap dealers, Ghana Electronics Servicing Technicians Association (GESTA) on the E-MAGIN Project and also sensitize them on issues …

Bole, Ghana – A Bole based pressure group called Constituency Watch Bole-Bamboi in collaboration with Bole based Nkilgi FM are organising the first ever demonstration in Bole next Saturday 14th July, 2018 and have already notified the police in Bole. The demonstration is against the Bole District Director of Ghana …

Accra, Ghana – A medical doctor at the Asamankese District Hospital, Dr Eshun, has said on authority that ambulance drivers demand “money for fuel” from families of patients in need of emergency care before they transport them to hospitals.If no such money is paid, the ambulance drivers leave the patient …

Accra, Ghana – Some 30 sub-standard ambulances procured by the Ministry of Health under the Mahama administration, are to be converted into minibuses and used for public transport, Mr Simon Kewura, Public Relations Officer of the Ghana National Ambulance Service, has said.The faulty ambulances which are currently sitting idle at …

Accra, Ghana – Politicians in Ghana must be blocked from seeking health care abroad, Dr Frank Serebour, Vice-President of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), has said.According to him, governments over the years have failed to prioritise health in Ghana in order to deal with the challenges bedeviling the sector.To this …

A few years ago, a local doctor in Ghana drew my wife Nane’s and my attention to the devastating impact that snakebites were having on his community. We were shocked to learn that snakebite kills between 81,000 and 138,000 people globally every year, with many more suffering lasting mental and …