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Ministry of Health and Ghana Health Service have received first consignment of Measles vaccines, BCG vaccines and Oral Polio Vaccines. Distribution to various regions and facilities underway. More vaccines expected in Ghana in the coming weeks from multiple sources. The country has been without childhood vaccines since late last year …

Following the confirmation of two Lassa Fever cases in Ghana, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said prevention relies on promoting community hygiene to discourage rodents from entering our homes. The GHS said effective measures include storing grain and other foodstuffs in rodent-proof containers, disposing of garbage far from the …

Forty-one percent of Ghanaians have psychological distress, according to the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye. Speaking at a two-day national conference on addressing health challenges in Ghana organized by Christian Service University College in Kumasi, he said one in every 10 Ghanaians has a mental disorder. …