Tag: Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye
Ghana commemorates World Patients Safety Day
Statistics from the World Health Organisation (WHO), has shown that millions of patients globally, suffer injuries and death due to unsafe care they receive...
COVID-19: No positive case at KIA – GHS
No positive case of COVID-19 has been recorded at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) after it was re-opened on September 1, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye,...
SHSs with COVID-19 cases to delay vacation
The Government has directed Senior High Schools with positive cases of COVID-19 to delay vacation to allow for assessment of contacts to prevent further...
COVID-19: GHS worried over increasing numbers of people not wearing facemasks
Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, Director-General, Ghana Health Service (GHS), has expressed worry over the increasing number of people defying the protocol to wear facemasks in...
COVID-19: Ghana records 1,723 active cases from 43,260 cumulative positives
Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, Director-General, Ghana Health Service (GHS), on Thursday, said Ghana has 1,723 active cases of COVID-19, from the cumulative of 43,260 positives...
COVID-19 infections gradually decline – Dr Kuma-Aboagye
Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), on Tuesday said the nation has in the last few days, recorded a...
COVID-19 virus does not spread fast in buses
The evidence so far in the country does not support the risk of transfer of COVID-19 in cars like other diseases, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye,...
GHS to publish outcome of Hydroxychloroquine use on COVID-19 patients
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says it is monitoring the performance of the Hydroxychloroquine use for treating COVID-19 patients and will soon share the...
Government completes expansion of Kumasi South hospital
Government has completed the expansion of the Kumasi South District Hospital to enhance quality healthcare delivery, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, the Director-General of the Ghana...
No COVID-19 samples have gone bad – Dr Kuma-Aboagye
Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), on Tuesday, said no COVID-19 samples have gone bad as reported last week...
GHS to give priority to symptomatic cases under Testing Regime
The Ghana Health Service’s (GHS) new strategy for the management of COVID-19 is to give priority to symptomatic cases under its testing regime.
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Ghana records 87.4 percent recoveries of COVID-19 cases
Ghana has recorded 25,331 recoveries and discharges of COVID-19, representing 87.4 per cent of the total cases recorded in the country since March 12,...
COVID-19: Many SHS students recover, back to school
A significant number of Senior High School (SHS) students who tested positive for COVID-19, have recovered and are back in school, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye,...
Ghana’s COVID-19 active cases witnessing steep decline
Ghana's active cases of COVID-19 is 4,058 indicating a steep decline in the country's disease burden, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, the Director-General of the Ghana...
Ghana records 695 new positive cases of COVID-19
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Thursday reported 695 new positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the country’s cumulative total to 26,125.
Out...
COVID-19: We won’t be pressured to shut down schools– Health Minister
Mr. Kwaku Agyemang Manu, the Minister of Health, has served notice that the government would not be pressured to shut down Senior High Schools...
COVID-19: Religious leaders have bigger roles to influence behavior – Dr. Aboagye
Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, the Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has charged religious leaders and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to take active...
Government will ensure that campuses remain safest place for students
In spite of the outbreak of cases of COVID-19 in some senior high schools (SHSs) in the country, government has given the assurance that...
Ghana receives sufficient reagents to ramp-up COVID-19 testing
The Ghana Health Service (GHS), on July 4, received adequate supplies of reagents and other medical logistics from China to help ramp-up the country's...
Ghana’s test case hit an average of 400 daily
Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Tuesday, said the country is currently doing an average test of about 400...
COVID 19: Negative perception hindering fight against COVID-19
Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), on Tuesday said the low risk perception of some Ghanaians about the COVID-19...
Six students, teacher, spouse test positive for COVID-19 at Agiss
The Ghana Health Service and the Ghana Education Service Monday announced that as at July 6, six students, a teacher and spouse had...
Ghana focused on upgrading its health infrastructure nationwide
Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has said a total of 12 health system infrastructure are being upgraded nationwide...
Ghana’s COVID-19 case count now over 18,000
Ghana has recorded 496 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total tally to 18,630, with 14,046 recoveries, representing 74 per cent of positive cases.
Dr...
Traditional rulers urged to ensure adherence to safety protocols at all events
Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, the Director General of the Ghana Health Service, has appealed to opinion leaders and traditional rulers to play a role...
Ghana’s COVID-19 case count is 17,741
Ghana has recorded 390 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the tally to 17,741, as at Monday, June 29, 2020, the Ghana Health Service’s Director-General,...
COVID-19: Data shows workplace spikes in new infections
Dr Patrick Kuma Aboagye, the Director-General of the Ghana Health service (GHS), on Thursday said current data shows that a significant number of the...
Ghana’s COVID-19 case count increases to 15,472
Ghana has, as at Thursday, June 25, recorded 15,472 cumulative cases of the novel coronavirus, with 9,146 coming from enhanced contact tracing.
Also, 6, 327...
Ghana recorded 414 new cases of COVID-19
Ghana has recorded 414 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total tally to 14,568 as at Monday, June 22, with 10,907 recoveries, representing 75...
COVID-19 treatment centres expanded from 33 to 71
The government has expanded the number of COVID-19 treatment centres from 33 to 71, to ensure that all infected persons receive quality care.
It has...