On Thursday, the Christian Association of Ghana commissioned a COVID-19 High Dependency Unit (HDU) at the St Dominic Hospital in Akwatia. The HDU has been established to enable District Hospitals and smaller facilities in the Eastern region manage very severe COVID-19 cases without sending them to National Treatment Centers. The centre is open to referrals
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Q1: What are the benefits of getting vaccinated? The COVID-19 vaccines produce protection against the disease, by eliciting the development of an immune response to the SARS-Cov-2 virus. Developing immunity through vaccination means there is a reduced risk of developing a severe form of illness and its consequences. This immunity helps you fight the virus
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Development Director at the FCDO, Beth Cadman, and Health advisor Uzo Gilpin, has paid a field visit to some CRIB project implementation sites today They were joined by the CRIB team from CHAG which was led by the Executive Director, Dr. Peter Yeboah Upon arrival at the Hospital, the team was met by traditional leaders
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Akwatia – The Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG) with funding support from UKaid, is commissioning COVID-19 High Dependency unit (HDU) at the St Dominic Hospital in Akwatia. The HDU has been established to enable District Hospitals and smaller facilities in the Eastern region manage very severe COVID-19 cases without sending them to National Treatment
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80 religious leaders including Christian leaders, muslim clerics and traditional healers from 40 districts across the country converged last Thursday in Sunyani to receive training and orientation on covid-19 vaccines. Opening the two-day training, Dr James Duah, deputy director of the Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG) mentioned that the training had become necessary considering
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The maiden edition of CHAG’s COVID-19 and Institutional Capacity Building (CRIB) Project Newsletter is out now. The newsletter is intended to share interventions put in place to fight COVID-19 in 40 district hospitals and lessons learned with stakeholders, institutions, individuals, and health professionals. The CRIB Newsletter highlights in this edition information on the CRIB project,
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World Vision Ghana (WVG) as part of its COVID-19 Response project has donated Personal Protective Equipment to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) and the Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG). The items worth GHC 743,368, included hand-washing facilities, nose masks, coveralls, goggles, and gloves. Mrs Efua Ghartey, Board Chairman at World Vision Ghana, at the
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The Obuasi East District Director of Health, Delphine Gborgblorvor has cautioned residents of the District to continue to strictly adhere to the Coronavirus preventive protocols since the deadly disease is still with us. She mentioned that currently, 4 cases have been reported in the District. Madam Gborgblorvor made this call at the inauguration of District
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FAQs: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about COVID-19 What is a novel coronavirus? A novel coronavirus is a new coronavirus that has not been previously identied. The virus causing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), is not the same as the coronaviruses that commonly circulate among humans and cause mild illness, like the common cold. Why is the
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The Hon. Municipal Chief Executive Officer for the West Gonja Municipal assembly of the Savannah region, Saeed Muhazu Jibreel has on Monday 16th November, 2020, said the Coronavirus (Covid-19) brought massive changes in the socio-economic lives of the people in the area although there are no active Covid-19 cases in the municipality. The MCE cautioned
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