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1.2m doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines coming

July 14, 2021 The Manager of the Expanded Programme on immunisation (EPI) of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Kwame Amponsa-Achiano, has given an assurance that the country would soon take delivery of...

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July 14, 2021 / Comments (0)

COVID-19: Disregard claims suggesting Sputnik-V, AstraZeneca vaccines are ineffective against Indian strain

June 24, 2021 The Ministry of Health (MoH) has debunked viral claims that Sputnik-V and AstraZeneca vaccines are not effective against the deadly Indian strain of COVID-19, which is reported to have been...

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June 24, 2021 / Comments (0)

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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June 23, 2021 / Comments (0)

Vaccinating 10 percent of population: 7 African countries to meet September target

June 18, 2021 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has projected that seven countries in Africa will be able to meet the September target of vaccinating 10 percent of their populations. The countries are...

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June 18, 2021 / Comments (0)

376,169 Complete 2nd dose COVID-19 vaccination

June 4, 2021 About 376,169 people have so far received the full dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in the second round of the vaccination exercise in some parts of the country, the Ghana Health Service (GHS)...

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June 4, 2021 / Comments (0)

COVAX: UNICEF signs agreement for 34million Moderna COVID-19 vaccines

June 3, 2021 The UN’s children’s agency, UNICEF has signed a long-term agreement with Moderna for the supply of COVID-19 vaccines on behalf of the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX)...

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June 3, 2021 / Comments (0)

World Bank pledges more support to Ghana’s COVID-19 response, vaccines procurement

May 27, 2021 The World Bank has pledged its commitment to providing additional resources towards Ghana’s Covid-19 response including vaccine purchase. This follows the difficulties the country ia...

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May 27, 2021 / Comments (0)

AstraZeneca donates nebulisers to Ho, Cape Coast Teaching hospitals

May 27, 2021 The Ho Teaching Hospital (HTH) and Cape Coast Teaching Hospital (CCTH) have received four OMRON Nebuliser machines each to improve care for asthma and other chest congestion conditions. The...

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May 27, 2021 / Comments (0)

COVID-19 vaccination: We’ll prioritize persons due for second jab – GHS

May 12, 2021 The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said the AstraZeneca vaccines brought into the country last week will be administered to individuals who are due for their second jabs. According to the...

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May 12, 2021 / Comments (0)

Ghana: 350,000 COVID-19 second doses now in Accra

May 7, 2021 After weeks of apprehension over the fate of Ghana’s COVID-19 vaccination programme, the exercise looks set to resume soon after 350,000 doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccines...

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May 7, 2021 / Comments (0)