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The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said it will deploy about 12, 500 vaccinators for the upcoming nationwide COVID-19 vaccination exercise.

Contrary to popular belief, taking Vitamin C supplements will not prevent an individual from catching Covid-19. It may however shorten the duration of a cold. This is according to Dr William Nii Ayitey Menson, Public Health Physician and Fellow in charge of Health and Equity at the Centre for Social Justice. Dr Menson was speaking at a webinar organized by the Centre for Social Justice, under the topic, Covid-19 vaccines in Ghana, Availability, the Science and the Myths. The webinar was held to...

Ghana rsquo;s vaccine deployment plan is expected to kick off in mid-March, two weeks earlier than initially planned.

GCIS In a country with high unemployment, it was expected that SONA 2021 would provide a glimmer hope to subvert the poor socio-economic outcomes of unemployment, but the dream for many unemployed South Africans remains out of reach, writes  Sethulego Matebesi. In Langston Hughes’ poem, Harlem, the opening line poses a simple yet profound question: "What happens to a dream deferred?" Hughes then arrives at a provocative conclusion: "Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode?"...

Public-private cooperation on the vaccine can address many issues.

The country has estimated to spend about GH¢294.5 million (approximately $51.7 million) to vaccinate the initial 20 million people.

Health & Science - By Mercy Kahenda | February 12th 2021 at 12:00:00 GMT +0300 Kenyans might have to wait for about a year to get the much-awaited Covid-19 vaccine. According to a draft Ministry of Health vaccination rollout plan, the first group will be vaccinated in the third quarter of the next financial year, that is from January 2022. According to the report that is yet to be made public, the ministry will take “all hands on deck approach” to vaccinate as many people as possible. But...

Rangpur division ready to launch COVID-19 vaccination 357 all preparation to launch the much awaited coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination campaign in all eight districts in Rangpur division in the first phase from tomorrow (Sunday) Officials said Mayor of Rangpur Mostafizar Rahman Mostafa, Divisional Director (Health) Dr. Md. Ahad Ali, Chief of Divisional Coronavirus Service and Prevention Task Force and Principal of Rangpur Medical College Professor Dr. AKM Nurunnobi Lyzu, Deputy Commissioner Md...

A health worker receives a dose of Covid-19 vaccine at Police Services Hospital, Peshawar, on Wednesday. — White Star PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Mahmood Khan said that government accorded top priority to vaccination of health workers against Covid-19 as the two-month long drive started on Wednesday at 17 centres established to inoculate more than 30,000 healthcare providers in eight districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He termed the frontline health workers the real heroes of the nation for renderi...

A health worker receives a dose of Covid-19 vaccine at Police Services Hospital, Peshawar, on Wednesday. — White Star PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Mahmood Khan said that government accorded top priority to vaccination of health workers against Covid-19 as the two-month long drive started on Wednesday at 17 centres established to inoculate more than 30,000 healthcare providers in eight districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He termed the frontline health workers the real heroes of the nation for renderi...