How does a local COVID-19 protective face mask look like?
Shown in the pictures above are two separate locally manufactured masks to ease the pressure on the masks imported from abroad. But one thing we need to maintain is the…
What do we mean by saying Ghana has performed more COVID-19 tests than Nigeria?
Background I have heard on several platforms that Ghana is rated among some of the countries that are aggressively conducting COVID-19 tests among its populace. This was even a debate…
COVID-19 RDT: How Sensitivity and Specificity can kill the test kit during validation.
Background Ghana hailed the innovation by INCAS DIAGNOSTICS and the local production of a Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) Kit for SARS COV-2 infections (COVID-19) in Ghana. What many did not…
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…
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…
Public Health alert on Polio!
Polio confirmed in Ghana? Vaccination works oo. We must all be involved. In Nigeria, there have not been any case identified in the last three years. We can do better.…
What have we considered: Drones for Medical Services delivery?
In a release on “Facts on the Zipline drone project…” on the 4th of December 2018 by Douglas Adu-Fokuo of the Public Relations Unit of the Ghana Health Service (GHS),…
Deceit by Health Minister: GALMS will STRIKE
After the gross show of lack of commitment by Minister of Health over the MOU they cunningly got Laboratory Scientists to sign and suspend their strike action, give me one…
Minister of Health: They don’t need to die!
Death we know is inevitable. But where preventable, no one needs to die. I urge the Minister of Health to stop the feet dragging attitude and finalize the discussions. Using…
Predictively, the STRIKE ACTION WILL CONTINUE
Some of us will be seen as prophets and pessimists at the same time. Nothing positive in my view was realised. Aluta! Aluta!! Aluta!!! is what I predicted
The rule of MEN and POWER: Not the RULE of LAW
Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS) declared strike due to the lack of will and direction by those at the helm of affairs to give in to three things…