COVID 19 Responses: Health- Week 3

Ghana’s COVID-19 case count hits 378 [Read more]

All staff deserve allowances for COVID-19 fight – Nurses Association [Read more]

Coronavirus: 130,345 Health Workers to benefit from tax exemption– MoH: The Ministry of Health (MoH) has identified about 130,345 health workers as beneficiaries of the recent tax exemption on the monthly salary for all health workers from April to June 2020[Read more]

Coronavirus: Ghana’s low death rate due to adherence to directives – Dr. Nsiah-Asare: Special Advisor to President Akufo-Addo on health, Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare, has said that Ghana’s low death rate in relation to the coronavirus is due to the fact that health workers and the government are working according to the directives put in place to contain the spread of the virus[Read more]

Community spread of coronavirus reduced due to increased surveillance – Minister: “while this is still early, it suggests that the community spread is relatively limited.” Information Minister[Read more]

Ministry of Health to commence recruitment for trained nurses and midwives: The Ministry of Health has announced the commencement of recruitment for 2017 trained nurses and midwives with a diploma and degree certificates from accredited public and private training institutions on Tuesday, April 14, 2020[Read more]

Government to make nose masks available for all – Minister: Mr Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, the Minister of Health, has said Government has selected five local companies to produce 3.6 million nose masks with 15,000 to be supplied daily.[Read more]

Ghana will be ‘flooded’ with nose masks in 7 days – Health Minister: “As I speak, the Minister for Trade and Industry has selected five local companies to produce 3.6 million nose masks and we will take delivery of about 150,000 each day which will start by tomorrow and within the next 7 days or so the whole country will be flooded with these nose masks, especially for health workers” Health Minister[Read more]

Allowances not for all nurses – Health Minister: “The critical nurses and perioperative nurses that are in their final year and those on rotation who have been called and are on standby at Korle bu waiting to be deployed to isolation centers, they are the ones we are talking about, ” Health Minister[Read more]

I’m bringing onboard clear and better communication in coronavirus fight- Dr. Oko-Boy: “One thing I bring on board, the President has shown the way already which is the sincerity with the fact and the situation. The signs will lead it and when the signs lead it, people can tell that you are being honest.” Dr. Oko-Boye[Read more]

There is no evidence coronavirus is transmitted from mother to baby – Specialist: A Paediatrician, Dr Jocelyn Dame, has said there is currently no evidence that coronavirus can be transmitted from a pregnant woman to her baby. [Read more]