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Monkeypox cases shoot up to 18 – Ghana Health Service
Add a CommentThe Ghana Health Service has confirmed that the positive monkeypox cases have increased to 18. Speaking at a Covid-19 briefing on Wednesday in Accra, the Director of GHS, Patrick Kuma-Aboagye stated out of 72 suspected cases that were sampled as … Read more →
Ghana Health Service warns – Don’t wear face shields without face masks
Add a CommentThe Ghana Health Service (GHS) has issued an advisory regarding the use of face shields in the effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the country. According to the Head of Surveillance at the Ghana Health Service, Dr Asiedu … Read more →
Ghana Health Service tracking suspected COVID-19 cases in Mfantsipim, others
Add a CommentThe Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Patrick Kuma Aboagye has said measures are underway to track suspected cases of COVID-19 in some Senior High Schools. These schools include the Wesley Grammar SHS, Mfanstipim School, Prang SHS and Odorgonno … Read more →
Ghana Health Service names Sekondi-Takoradi and Tarkwa as COVID-19 hotspots
Add a CommentAt a press briefing at the Ministry of Information on May 26, Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Patrick Aboagye, made it known that Sekondi-Takoradi and Tarkwa in the Western Region are the new hotspots for Covid-19 Infection … Read more →
Ghana’s COVID-19 case count now 5,530 with 674 recoveries
Add a CommentGhana’s confirmed cases of the Coronavirus is now 5,530, according to the Ghana Health Service. This is an increase of 122 positive cases since the last update on Wednesday, May 13. There have been 57 new cases in the Greater … Read more →
How to Self-Quarantine – A Ghana Health Service guide
Add a CommentIf you are under self-quarantine, you are advised to observe the following prevention and control measures: Stay in an airy room away from other people such as family members preferably with separate bathroom and toilet facilities. If you share the same … Read more →
Over 150 Ghanaians have had contact with Coronavirus patients – Ghana Health Service
Add a CommentDirector of Public Health at Ghana Health Service, Dr. Badu Sarkodie has confirmed that about 151 persons have so far been exposed to patients with confirmed cases of the COVID-19 in Ghana. Giving an update on the status of the … Read more →
Outbreak of Flu in 3 SHSs under control – Ghana Health Service
Add a CommentAn unusual outbreak that affected three senior high schools in the Lower Manya-Krobo District of the Eastern Region, has been brought under control, according to the Ghana Health Service (GHS). The secondary schools affected were Akuse Methodist Senior High School, Krobo Girls Senior … Read more →
Ghana Health Service issues cholera alert
Add a CommentThe Ghana Health Service has issued an alert over a potential outbreak of cholera in the country. The service in a statement signed by the Director-General, Dr. Anthony Nsiah-Asare, said with the onset of the rainy season and other prevailing … Read more →
Cause of Kumasi Academy deaths not yet confirmed – Ghana Health Service
Add a CommentDespite suggestions from the Health Ministry that the deaths of four students at the Kumasi Academy in the Ashanti Region were caused by acute respiratory infections, the Ghana Health Service has said that it would be too early to comprehensively state … Read more →
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