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Press releases and official statements from the Ministry of Health - Ghana

New WHO Country Representative calls on Health Minister The World Health Organization (WHO) is to help Ghana in revamping the pharmaceutical industry in the country to enable local pharmaceutical companies build on their capacity to produce essential drugs and vaccines...... Download Press Release
Health Minister commends Heads of Health Training Institutions The Minister of Health, Honourable Alban Bagbin, has commended Heads of Health Training Institutions not only for their exceptional hard work but also for being one of the few professional groups in the health sector workforce whose members have never resorted to industrial action to compel government to address their grievances......Download Press Release
Bill Gates Ghana Lauds Ghana’s Healthcare Delivery - 27/03/13 The co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates paid a two day visit to Ghana to learn about the strong routine immunization system built by the Ghanaian Health Sector which resulted in high levels of immunization coverage. Interacting with staff of Ministry of Health and Development Partner he pointed out, “I believe vaccines are one of the best investments we can make in global health, because vaccines work to save lives and protect children for a lifetime”, Bill Gates pointed out. Download Press Release

New WHO Country Representative calls on Health Minister

The World Health Organization (WHO) is to help Ghana in revamping the pharmaceutical industry in the country to enable local pharmaceutical companies build on their capacity to produce essential drugs and vaccines...... Download Press Release

Health Minister commends Heads of Health Training Institutions

The Minister of Health, Honourable Alban Bagbin, has commended Heads of Health Training Institutions not only for their exceptional hard work but also for being one of the few professional groups in the health sector workforce whose members have never resorted to industrial action to compel government to address their grievances......Download Press Release

Bill Gates Ghana Lauds Ghana’s Healthcare Delivery - 27/03/13

The co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates paid a two day visit to Ghana to learn about the strong routine immunization system built by the Ghanaian Health Sector which resulted in high levels of immunization coverage. Interacting with staff of Ministry of Health and Development Partner he pointed out, “I believe vaccines are one of the best investments we can make in global health, because vaccines work to save lives and protect children for a lifetime”, Bill Gates pointed out. Download Press Release