COVID-19 Trust Fund votes GH¢2.27m for NMIMR vaccine research

August 10, 2022 The COVID-19 National Trust Fund has signed an agreement with the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) for the latter to conduct research into the effects of COVID-19...

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Africa needs genomic diagnostic machines – Biologists

March 10, 2022 African participants at a genomic surveillance training have asked the World Health Organisation (WHO) to make available diagnostic machines needed for genomic sequencing to African...

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COVID-19 strain: India’s ‘Delta’ of Coronavirus shows up in Ghana

June 23, 2021 Biomedical Scientists in Ghana say they have detected the Indian strain of Covid-19 also known as ‘Delta’ in Ghana. It was detected in travelers who arrived in Ghana and has not...

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COVID-19: 42% of Ghanaians wearing face masks correctly – GHS

February 2, 2021 Only 42% of Ghanaians are wearing face masks correctly. This is according to a recent survey conducted by the Ghana Health Service (GHS). Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, the Director General of...

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Africa CDC confirms new coronavirus South African variant in Ghana

February 2, 2021 Ghana has been listed among countries in Africa where a new variant of the COVID-19 is spreading. The continental health body, the Africa Center for Disease Control (CDC), made...

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Coronavirus: EU sees vaccinations in months, Russia gives high marks to its vaccine

November 12, 2020 The first anti-Covid vaccinations could be available in the European Union early next year, the bloc’s health agency said Wednesday, as Russian developers reported initial test...

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Ministry coordinates COVID-19 researches to respond to pandemic

November 12, 2020 The Ministry of Health (MoH) is to coordinate various researches being conducted by public universities and laboratories to inform the next line of action in dealing with the  COVID-19...

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World Bank Group supports Ghana’s COVID-19 fight with extra $130 million

November 12, 2020 This additional financing will support Ghana to scale up its efforts to mitigate the resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic and to safely reopen its economy. The World Bank Board of Executive...

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Second wave COVID-19 likely – GHS warns as public disregard safety protocols

November 2, 2020 Ghana risks a second wave of COVID-19 if the public continues to loosen precautionary measures. The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has warned that a second wave of the pandemic can be more...

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Over one million people exposed to COVID-19 in Accra – Report

November 2, 2020 This means that about 1.2 million people in Accra may have been infected with the virus. his is according to a research by the West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens...

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