Accra: The E-waste handover facility in Accra has received over 900 tonnes of electronic waste since its commissioning in October 2024. The materials include e-waste cables, mixed batteries, thermoplastics, and Cathode Ray Televisions. According to Ghana News Agency, the initiative started with 13 truck deliveries and has now reached 114, reflecting growing national efforts to […]
Day: May 5, 2025
Ghana Prepares to Introduce HPV Vaccination for Adolescent Girls
Accra: The Ministry of Health, Ghana Health Service (GHS), and partners are gearing up to implement a Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program targeting adolescent girls this year, the Minister of Health has announced. This initiative aims to offer long-lasting protection against cervical cancer among young girls across the nation. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. […]
SDD-UBIDS’ VC Eulogises Dr Robert Amesiya as a Brand
According to Ghana News Agency:BIDS VC praised Dr Amesiya during his send-off and honour ceremony organised by the Upper West Regional Hospital to celebrate his impactful leadership and service at the facility. In about two decades of service in the region, Dr Amesiya had served in various roles including medical superintendent, orthopedic surgeon, physician, and […]
Tetteh Quarshie Memorial Hospital Receives GHS 5.8 Million Dialysis Center
Akuapem-Mampong: Sustainable Health Education and Interventions (SHEILD), a not-for-profit organization, in collaboration with other partners, has established a GHS 5.8 million kidney dialysis center at the Tetteh Quarshie Memorial Hospital in Akuapem-Mampong, Eastern Region. The center aims to improve end-stage renal failure management for the region’s residents and surrounding areas, where over 300,000 individuals suffer […]
Massive Shakeup at GHS: Programme Managers, Deputy Directors Reassigned
Accra: The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has made some structural changes in its leadership with about 13 of its Programme Managers, Deputy Directors and Medical Superintendents reassigned. The reshuffling was primarily within the Public Health, Institutional Care, and Policy Planning Monitoring and Evaluation Divisions, with transfers also occurring between the Greater Accra, Ashanti, Northern, Central, […]