The National Blood Bank Service has called for a legislative instrument to be passed urgently by Parliament to enable them become an autonomous body in its day-to-day activities. At an annual performance review for 2017, the Chief Executive Officer of the Bank, Dr. Justine K Ansah, said making the service independent would enable them draft … Read more
Doctors and medical staff at the Binde Health Center in the Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo District of the Northern Region are calling for emergency rehabilitation of the facility to fix some structural defects and obsolete equipment. Authorities say the facility lacks some essential medical logistics something that is affecting healthcare delivery in the area. Three anesthetic machines at … Read more
A UK-wide inquiry will be held into the contaminated blood scandal that left at least 2,400 people dead, the prime minister has confirmed. A spokesman for Theresa May said it would establish the causes of the “appalling injustice” that took place in the 1970s and 1980s. Thousands of NHS patients were given blood products from … Read more
Ghana has become the second country in Africa, after Lesotho to launch a Blood Safety Information System (BSIS). The BSIS is an open source information system designed to manage donor and blood safety information from the point of donor registration to donation collection, through to laboratory testing, component processing and labelling, storage, and distribution to … Read more
Ghana has become the second country in Africa, after Lesotho to launch a Blood Safety Information System (BSIS). The BSIS is an open source information system designed to manage donor and blood safety information from the point of donor registration to donation collection, through to laboratory testing, component processing and labelling, storage, and distribution to … Read more
A blood safety and information (BSIS) system has been launched for the National Blood Service, Ghana (NBSG), in Accra. The electronic information management system will help track blood donor information from the point of donation, through laboratory testing, processing, storage and distribution to health facilities. The system is being operated with support from the US … Read more
Joyce Dzidzor Mensah a one time HIV/AIDS Ambassador has made startling revelations about her late husband who according to some social media posts, died from an HIV infection. According to a social media post by some people who seem to know the couple, the young man died after battling for his life in the hospital … Read more
The Greater Accra Region recorded 197 maternal deaths, while 100 women died through bleeding. Dr Linda A. Vanotoo, the Regional Director of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), who made this known in Accra on Monday said the women died through lack of blood hence the need to stock the blood banks. She made this known … Read more
The Greater Accra Region has recorded the highest number of maternal deaths in the country with the leading cause being bleeding and hypertension, the Ghana Health (GHS) has said. In 2016, the region recorded 197 maternal deaths and 100 of these maternal deaths were attributed to bleeding. A statement signed by Sarah Amissah-Bamfo, Deputy-Director, Clinical … Read more
Residents of Yendi in the Northern Region have revealed that the apathy toward voluntary blood donations stem from rumours about nurses at the hospital trading blood to ritualists also known in the local parlance as ‘sakawa’. Some residents who spoke to 3news.com said for fears of their blood being used for ritual purposes, they have decided never … Read more
Residents of Yendi in the Northern Region have revealed that the apathy toward voluntary blood donations stem from rumours about nurses at the hospital trading blood to ritualists also known in the local parlance as ‘sakawa’. Some residents who spoke to 3news.com said for fears of their blood being used for ritual purposes, they have … Read more
The Rotaract clubs of Umat, Takoradi and UCC as part of their Anniversary embarked on a blood donation exercise at the University Of Cape Coast in the central region. The exercise was organized to secure blood for the national blood bank as well as to demonstrate their commitment to supporting society. In an interview with … Read more
The 37 military hospital, as part of its 75th-anniversary celebrations has organised a two-day blood donation exercise. The aim of the project is to restock the blood bank and provide support for persons who require blood during this period. The exercise under the caption, “1 pint can save 3 lives” is to encourage as many … Read more
Health facilities have been urged to go the extra mile to keep fridges and other blood transfusion equipment clean and free from contamination. Mr. Mathew Gyan Nkum, the Brong-Ahafo Regional Director of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), who made the call in an interview said this was necessary to prevent endangering the lives of … Read more
The MTN Ghana Foundation has collected 2,551 pints of blood at its sixth annual “Save a Life” blood donation campaign, exceeding its target of 2,017 pints. The annual exercise gives staff of MTN and the general public the opportunity to show love on Valentine’s Day by donating a pint of blood each. This year’s blood … Read more
Hundreds of well-meaning Ghanaians are at the premises of TV3 Network Limited to donate blood to help stock the National Blood Bank. Among the prospective donors from far and near are businessmen, artisans, professionals and students. About 40 health professionals from the Korle Bu Teaching and 37 Military hospitals are screening the hundreds for the … Read more
Men who donated blood last Wednesday, in commemoration of the Valentine’s Day, and hoped to have good time in bed with their partners had to postpone that. This is because having sex 24 hours after donating blood will be detrimental to the life of a male blood donor. However, females who donate blood can go … Read more
The sixth edition of MTN’s annual Valentine’s Day blood donation exercise was hugely successful, with 2,551 pints of blood collected at ten regions in Ghana. MTN’s ‘Save A Life’ campaign targeted 2,017 pints of blood but were able to exceed their targets with 2,551 pints this year. The blood collected was to restock the National … Read more
Senior doctors at the emergency ward of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) are set to be on a collision course with the Chief Executive Officer of the hospital Dr Joseph Akpalu over claims the accident ward is now death trap. The doctors are alleging the facility is lacking the basic logistics including oxygen which … Read more
Telecommunications giant, Mobile Telecommunications Network (MTN), has organised a blood donation exercise in Cape Coast in the Central Region to save lives of people. The exercise, which was organised on Valentine’s Day yesterday as the company’s way of showing love to the public also formed part of the its corporate social responsibility. Briefing the media during the … Read more