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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 …

World Stroke Day is observed and celebrated every October 29. This global awareness day is intended to underscore the serious nature and high rates of stroke, raise awareness on prevention and treatment as well as promote better care and support for survivors. According to research, high blood pressure is one …

The second round of the polio vaccination has begins today, October 6, and will ends Sunday, October 9, 2022, across the Region. This round is targeted about 1,209,861 children under the age of five. The Ashanti Regional Health Director of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr. Emmanuel Tenkorang in an …

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the most common cause of death globally. An estimated 18.5 million people die from CVD every year according to World Health Organization (WHO). Coronary heart disease or strokes were the major causes of these deaths. World Heart Day is observed and celebrated annually on September 29, …

Introduction Today, Saturday 10th September 2021, is globally marked as Suicide Prevention Day with a repeated befitting theme captioned “A renewed worldwide commitment to prevent suicides: creating hope through action”. The theme encourages us to rethink our proactive actions to reduce the incidence of suicide. Over the years the day …

In the face of the challenges posed by the pandemic, Ghana is working to protect millions at-risk children from polio through polio vaccination campaigns. Ghana Health Service has implemented several polio vaccination campaigns to ensure that all children who have been missed are reached with life-saving vaccines. The Ashanti Regional …

Orbis International Ghana, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) committed to the preservation and restoration of sight, has donated assorted eye care equipment to five health facilities in the Ashanti Region. They donated the equipment to the Ashanti Regional Health Directorate as a support to improving quality eye care in the Region. …