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Veep launches Policy, Guidelines for National E-Pharmacy
The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has launched the policy and guidelines for the National E-Pharmacy programme.
The initiative forms part of the government’s ongoing efforts to improve access to and delivery of health care to…
Covid: Omicron spreading at unprecedented rate, WHO says
The new coronavirus variant Omicron is spreading across the globe at an unprecedented rate, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned
Cases of the heavily mutated variant have been confirmed in 77 countries.
But at a press…
Noble Trust Herbal Clinic opens a new branch at Ashaiman.
Multiple award-winning herbal clinic Noble Trust Herbal Clinic has opened a new branch at Ashaiman.
This comes in addition to the already existing branch at Dansoman-Banana Inn.
According to the CEO, Dr. George Donkor, the facility…
Omicron: WHO concerned rich countries could hoard vaccines
The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern that wealthy countries will start to hoard Covid vaccines in response to the rapid spread of the new Omicron variant.
It said this could threaten supplies to nations where most…
Covid: Vaccines should work against Omicron variant, WHO says
Existing vaccines should still protect people who contract the Omicron variant from severe Covid cases, a World Health Organization (WHO) official says.
It comes as the first lab tests of the new variant in South Africa suggest it can…
Noble Trust Herbal Clinic introduces Wednesday Eye Clinic
Award-winning Noble Trust Herbal clinic has dedicated every Wednesday as a special day for the treatment of eye conditions.
On Wednesdays, the facility screens the eye freely for every individual who visits the facility and professes…
34 cases of Omicron variant detected in Ghana
The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) says it has detected 34 cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in the country.
The Institute in a series of tweets said the imported cases were detected in 120 samples…
Omicron variant detected in Ghana-GHS
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has disclosed that it has detected the COVID-19 Omicron variant at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA).
The variant was discovered Sunday, November 21, 2021, in a Nigerian traveller.
However, it has…
It is not clear whether Omicron causes severe disease compared to…
The WHO says per updates available, it was not clear whether Omicron is more transmissible (e.g., more easily spread from person to person) compared to other variants, including Delta.
''The number of people testing positive has risen…
December declared vaccination month; vaccination to be…
The Ghana Health Service has declared the month of December as a vaccination month.
Addressing a press conference on Sunday ( 28 November) director general of GHS Dr Patrick Kumah-Aboagye disclosed that the initiative will be officially…