Take some updates on HIV infection in Ghana
Here is a summary of what is known about the prevalence of HIV-1 and HIV-2 in Ghana: – Ghana has a generalized HIV epidemic, with an estimated adult HIV prevalence…
What are the effects of SP prophylaxis and RTS,S malaria vaccine on the immunity in children?
SP prophylaxis and the RTS,S malaria vaccine are two interventions that are commonly used to prevent malaria in children living in endemic areas. Both of these interventions have been shown…
Medical Laboratory Science: The history and its development over the world
Medical laboratory science, also known as medical laboratory technology or clinical laboratory science, is a field of healthcare that involves the analysis of body fluids, tissues, and other substances to…
Allied Health Professions Council in turmoil as professionals boycott their activities
The Group of Professions that make up the Allied Health Professions in our various health institutions and facilities in Ghana have communicated their boycott of activities carried out by the…
Upgrade COVID-19 Testing Laboratories To Target Marburg: GAMLS Advises
With good intentions to support the fight against infectious diseases in Ghana, the Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS) has made a release as captured below. The Ghana Health…
Ghana confirms first cases of deadly Marburg virus disease
Source: BBC Ghana has confirmed its first two cases of the deadly Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease in the same family as the virus that causes Ebola. It says…
Blood Business In Hospitals , Regularising The unethical
I have read and watched the Joy News exposé on how some individuals in our health facilities engage in the corrupt sale of blood to patients and patient caregivers mostly…
Indian High Commissioner to Ghana visit Kintampo Health Research Centre of the Ghana Health Service
The Indian High Commissioner to Ghana as part of his working tour in the Bono East, on Tuesday 8th February visited the Kintampo Health Research Centre. The other places he…
Is Google celebrating the role of medical laboratory professionals in COVID-19?
The iconic search engine and the tradename on the lips of everyone who needs information is google. From archeology to zoology, there is nothing on the world wide web that…
How are new variants of SARS CoV-2 (COVID-19) named?
In a pandemic such as COVID-19 it is important to keep track of the causative agent and its development for easy communication, prevention, and management. WHO is the global organization…
AHPC inducts professionals who are the future of medical laboratory science in Ghana: Doctor of Medical Laboratory Science
The Allied Hhealth Professions Council (AHPC) on 09th November 2021 inducted over 140 Doctor of Medical Laboratory Professionals, graduates from the University for Development Studies (UDS). The programme is one…
GAMLS extended its ANC 2021 Activities to the Desert Pastures International School, Bolgatanga
As part of its 2021 Annual National Congress, a section of the leadership and members of the Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS) including the President of the Professional…
GAMLS visits TEDAM D/A PRIMARY SCHOOL in Paga and Identifies their Need
The Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS) as part of its 2021 National Annual Congress in Upper East Bolgatanga, went to the Paga Crocodile Pond on the 15th of…
Good news: The world has malaria vaccine to protect children at risk
The global health community received good news when the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended the widespread use of the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine among children in sub-Saharan Africa. This means…
CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO PROFESSOR NAFIU AMIDU
The Medical Laboratory Science fraternity in Ghana, West Africa and its entirety congratulates Professor Nafiu Amidu on his promotion to the rank of Full Professor in Clinical Chemistry (Chemical Pathology)…