Antibiotics abuse very alarming in rural communities — Research » April 27th, 2022

Research by the Kintampo Health Research Centre (KHRC) shows a very alarming abuse of antibiotics in rural communities.   The research by Samuel Afari-Asiedu and colleagues at the centre on the "Inappropriate Antibiotic Use ...Read More

‘COVID-19 cases going down but don’t let down your guard’ – GHS warns » April 27th, 2022

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has indicated that the country is winning the fight against Covid-19 as low cases are recorded.   Addressing the media on Tuesday, the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Patrick Kuma-...Read More

Malaria kills estimated 627,000 people in 2020 » April 27th, 2022

There were an estimated 241 million malaria cases and 627 000 malaria deaths worldwide in 2020. This represents about 14 million more cases in 2020 compared to 2019, and 69,000 more deaths.   Approximately two-thirds of these add...Read More

V/R: Medical students who fled Ukraine begin paid internship at Battor Catholic hospital » April 26th, 2022

Some Ghanaian medical students who fled war-torn Ukraine have started their internship at the Battor Catholic Hospital in the North Tongu Constituency of the Volta Region.   This was announced by the lawmaker for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa.   The first batch of students, comme...Read More