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. […]
Month: May 2025
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, […]
Dr Paa Kwesi Baidoo Assumes Office as New CEO of KATH
Kumasi: Dr Paa Kwesi Baidoo, a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, has officially assumed office as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH). His unveiling took place during a staff durbar on Monday, following the exit of Professor Otchere Addai-Mensah, who had served as CEO since 2022. According to Ghana News […]