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COVID-19 kills three kids at KATH
Prof. Sampson Antwi, Head of Child Health Directorate of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, has confirmed that three children have so far been killed by the dreaded Coronavirus (COVID-19) virus since its outbreak in the country last year.
According to the Medical Officer, the Directorate recorded 14 cases last year, but stressed that nine new cases had been recorded in the first few weeks of 2021, bringing the total cases of the children infected by the COVID-19 to 24 at the facility.
Talking on OTEC FM’s Nyansapo morning show yesterday, Prof. Antwi expressed the fear that the situation could escalate if the current situation was not brought under total control.
Emergency Operation Centres (EOCs) in Ashanti, Western and Northern Regions are set to receive a massive boost as part of a project to strengthen them to effectively respond to public health emergencies.
The project dubbed, “Enhanced Strategies to Protect and Improve Health Security in Ghana (ESPIHS-GH) will among other things, build the capacities of the workforce in EOCs in beneficiary regions.
It also seeks to improve six thematic areas including; national laboratory systems, surveillance, workforce development, emergency management and response, international health regulations and service delivery.
This came to light at a meeting between the Technical Working Group and members of the Public Health Emergency Management Committee in Ashanti ahead of a site visit to assess the centre in Ashanti region and its readiness for emergencies and how best to improve the facility.
Tribute In Memory Of Pharmacist James Ohemeng Kyei
By DR. FRED KYEI ASAMOAH Listen to article
falls drop by drop upon the heart
until, in our own despair, against our will,
comes wisdom through the awful grace of God”-
Aeschylus
I do not where to start and where to end. I never thought of such a day to be our last encounter. Bra Yaw, as we all grew up to know and called him. I remember being sent to him at Manhyia Polyclinic whenever I was sick of malaria. That was the days when chloroquine was the main drug used for malaria treatment. He would smile as approaches you. After dispensing your medication, he would also see me off to the gate. His affection for me as a son was beyond my understanding.