Tag Archives: Covid-19

Some Ghanaians who have excelled in their various fields of national endeavor over the years on Tuesday received national honors and were presented with awards for their hard work, sacrifices and contribution to national development. The awards were dominated by workers in the health sector and their leaders who were …

The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate has launched an Intensive covid vaccination exercise in 20 Districts within the Ashanti Region aimed at achieving a herd immunity. The Directorate as part of the exercise engaged the Media to discuss possible ways it can educate the populace on the pandemic to overcome the …

The Covid-19 has placed a heavy toll on human and economic development in Ghana and the Ashanti Region has been one of the regions being affected by this pandemic. The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate is therefore about to embark on a National Immunization Days Campaign which is schedule to start …

The Ashanti Regional Health Director, Dr Emmanuel Tenkorang has said with optimism that covid-19 may possibly end at the concluding part of 2023 following efforts by the Health Directorate towards the pandemic. He informed that surveillance has been strengthened, and the support of the media has been immense in creating …

The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate part of measures to prevent Covid-19 infections from increasing in Ashanti Region during the Christmas season, have met the various religious leaders in the region on 15th December, 2022, and discussions on how to extend Covid-19 vaccination coverage have been held during the 5th Covid-19 …

The Ghana Health Service will from Wednesday, December 14, begin vaccination of citizens who are partially vaccinated and /or unvaccinated persons aged 15 years and above against Covid-19 ahead of this years Christmas festivities.   The current vaccination drive which is expected to last for 5 days is to prevent …

The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate with the help from JHPIEGO-USAID RISE has begun another round of COVID -19 vaccination exercise in all the Districts and Municipalities in the region. The five-days exercise which is starting on the  9th to 13th November 2022, would seek to vaccinate  203,480 people who have …

Global Handwashing celebrations is a global advocacy day dedicated to increasing awareness about the importance of hand hygiene and triggering lasting change from the policy-level to community driven action. The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate on Tuesday, 8th November 2022, with a funding support from UNICEF Ghana has supported 16 selected …

Residents under COVID lockdowns in areas across China are complaining of shortages of food and essential items. Tens of millions of people in at least 30 regions have been ordered to stay at home under partial or full lockdowns. “It’s been 15 days, we are out of flour, rice, eggs. …

The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has revised Covid-19 guidelines for passengers entering and those leaving the country through the Kotoka International Airport.   In a statement issued on August 31, 2022, the GACL said the new guidelines will take effect from September 1, 2022.   As regards travellers intending …