Health

[ad_1] On February 24, 2021, Ghana received the AstraZeneca vaccine against the new coronavirus. Approximately 600,000 doses for a target population of 20 million. Many have questioned the efficacy and potency of this cost-effective, interventionist primary health care policy that has prevented the world’s population from around 2 to 3 …

[ad_1] Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin – Speaker of Parliament The first session of the eighth Parliament resumed yesterday after a three-week suspension that was aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19 among House members and staff. The Chamber is expected to consider a number of critical businesses before suspending the …

[ad_1] Last night, I received an invitation from an executive from the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) to attend the Covid-19 vaccination at the Ghana International Press Center today. I asked further questions and was told that 800 doses of the vaccine provided to Ghana through the Covax initiative have been …

[ad_1] Ghana’s Chief of Staff Frema Osei-Opare urges citizens who are part of the first group to be vaccinated to serve themselves and participate in the ongoing immunization exercise. “We must take life seriously. I know people who have died. People close to me. I know the pain you have …

[ad_1] Former President John Dramani Mahama has taken his first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine today, Tuesday, March 2, 2021. The 2020 standard-bearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) participated in the vaccination exercise with his wife, former first lady Lordina Mahama, at the Police Hospital. After his vaccination, …

[ad_1] Health News for Tuesday, March 2, 2021 Source: GNA 2021-03-02 Coronavirus vaccines – Stock Photo The United States congratulated Ghana on the successful start of the COVID-19 vaccine campaign on March 1. A statement issued by the U.S. Embassy in Accra, copied to the Ghana News Agency, said the …

[ad_1] Veteran journalist Abdul Malik Kweku Baako has said that his understanding of the Parliament’s Appointments Committee’s work does not include approving or rejecting the people that President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed to ministerial posts. The editor-in-chief of the New Crusade Guide The newspaper said in a Facebook post that …

[ad_1] Ghana has joined the world in commemorating this year’s World Rare Disease Day 2021, which is observed on February 28 each year. On Sunday, February 28, 2021, a symbolic observation of the 2021 edition of Rare Disease Day, saw the lighting of the Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum, a national monument …

[ad_1] Dr. Dacosta Aboagye – Risk Communication Team Leader of the National COVID-19 Response The National COVID-19 Response Risk Communication and Community Engagement Team has dismissed the claim that coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines cause infertility, illness and death. Therefore, the team has reassured the public that the country has done …

[ad_1] Ms Joyce Esi Benson, coordinator of Adolescent Corner, on Monday called on the government to prioritize the needs of adolescents in the wake of LGBTQ + activities in Ghana. Ms Joyce Esi Benson, coordinator of Adolescent Corner, on Monday called on the government to prioritize the needs of adolescents …