Tuberculosis vaccine could help protect health workers from COVID-19
Read from The Sydney Morning Herald as published on the 27th of March 2020. Waiting for the breakthrough and the game-changer.
The effects of COVID-19 on cash crop farmers (Cashew nuts) and global economics.
What has been the impact of COVID-19 on the global economy as well as the economy of individuals? At the personal level and in responding to the directive of social…
COVID-19 Pandemic in Ghana: Do we need to do more?
According to Lai et al, 2020 (https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.25723), the number of secondary cases per infectious case is from 2 to 5. And the doubling epidemic time is averagely 4 days.A single…
HOW DOES THE PANDEMIC CORONAVIRUS (SARS-CoV-2) HIJACK THE CELLS OF AN INFECTED PERSON?
Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute…
Medical Laboratory Scientists on COVID-19 in Ghana: The “devil” in the details.
In the wake of the announcement by the Ministry of Health about the six confirmed cases of COVID-19, the leadership of GAMLS wishes to make the following statements: The Ghana…
MEDICAL EXPERT COMMENTS – STRENGTHEN CLINICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORIES IN GHANA TO HANDLE TESTING FOR COVID-19 AND OTHER OUTBREAKS
Following laboratory confirmation for the diagnosis of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak in Ghana; the code name being COVID-19, the general public is alarmed and fear has heightened among…
STRENGTHEN CLINICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORIES TO HANDLE TESTING FOR COVID-19 AND OTHER OUTBREAKS -PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERT
Ghana has confirmed cases of infections with COVID-19. The Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS) wish to commend the government of Ghana and the managers of the health sector…
Do we have the policy to give closure to families of accident victims: the Kintampo case?
I am a regular traveler with Kintampo usually as my place of embarkation or disembarkation. Kintampo is becoming known with news of horrific accidents that usually claim lots of lives…
GAMLS CONGRATULATES THE WAPCMLS – GHANA CHAPTER, THE REGIONAL BODY OF WAPCMLS AND 88 CONSULTANTS AS FOUNDATION FELLOWS
Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS) congratulates the Regional Body of the West Africa Postgraduate College of Medical Laboratory Science (WAPCMLS), the Ghana Chapter of WAPCMLS and the 88…
How accurate is the current test for coronavirus (Covid-19)?
I was wondering what could have been the reason for Mandy Zuo to ask the question “Coronavirus: why do ‘recovered’ patients test positive again?”. But one thing is clear. Is…