July 04, 2023
Ghana: Late Childhood Cancer Ambassador Honoured
The late Childhood Cancer Ambassador, the late Breanna Fosua Addai has been conferred with a 'Difference-Maker' award by Dison International School in recognition of her fight… Read more »
Ghana: 'Let's Help Persons With Substance Abuse Disorder'
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has urged the public to support persons having substance abuse disorder by giving them care and encouragement to help them to recover. Read more »
June 28, 2023
Ghana: Improving Healthcare Delivery Essential for National Development - Vodafone Foundation Director
Preba Greenstreet, the Director for Legal & External Affairs at Vodafone Ghana, has emphasised the critical role of quality healthcare in national development. Read more »
June 21, 2023
Ghana: U.S Army General Impressed With Medrete, 37 Hospital Medics Collaboration
Major General Todd Wasmund of the United States (U.S) last week Thursday, expressed delight at the collaboration between United States medical doctors and those of their Ghanaian… Read more »
June 20, 2023
Ghana: 6th Annual Methodist Church Health Professionals Confab Ends in Accra
Health professionals have been urged to exhibit high professional standards in their course of administering quality healthcare delivery to patients. Read more »
June 19, 2023
Ghana: 15 Countries, 5 Orgs Awarded for Supporting COVID-19 Mgt in Ghana
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, on Saturday awarded 15 countries and five international organisations, in Accra, for donating vaccines and personal… Read more »
Ghana: Prof. Obu to Address Traditional Alternative Medicine Confab in the Gambia
Renowned Ghanaian Naturopathic Professor, Prof. Raphael Nyarkotey Obu, will deliver an expert lecture on the need for National Legislation on Traditional and Alternative Medicine… Read more »
June 16, 2023
Ghana: Menstrual Hygiene Board Game Launched At Ashamoah
A board game to sensitise school children on menstrual hygiene has been launched at Ashamoah M/A Basic School in the Ga South Municipality. Read more »
June 15, 2023
Ghana: Pfizer Vaccine Shortage Undermines Children's COVID-19 Vaccination
On that fateful Saturday, when Kelvin, a 17-year-old business student in one of Ghana's prestigious boy's senior high schools in the Volta Region, stepped into Scripture Union (SU)… Read more »
Ghana: World Blood Donor Day - Ghanaians Urged to Consider Donating Plasma
This year's World Blood Donor Day has been marked in Accra yesterday with the need for Ghanaians to consider donating plasma as part of voluntary blood donation. Read more »
June 14, 2023
Ghana: Stakeholders Deliberate Over Menstrual Period Challenges, Stigma Girls Go Through
A three-day stakeholders meeting to deliberate on challenges and the stigma girls pass through during their menstrual periods has been held at Hohoe in the Volta Region. Read more »
Ghana: Health Alert - Plastic Chemicals Cause of Male Reproductive Disorders - Dr Afoko
Chemicals used to produce plastics accounts for increased male reproductive disorders, including low sperm count, low libido, kidney stones and malformed penis, particularly among… Read more »
Ghana: College of Health Sciences Donates PPEs to 22 Teaching Sites ... to Facilitate Practical Training
As part of its corporate social responsibility, the College of Health Sciences (CHS) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, has embarked on a… Read more »
June 13, 2023
Ghana: Accra Medical Centre to Construct Ultra-Modern Hospital in Takoradi
Construction on a 20-bed ultra-modern hospital to serve Takoradi and its environs in the Western, will begin in the third quarter this year, the Chief Executive Officer of the… Read more »
Ghana: 600 School Children in Wa West Benefit From Free Eye Screening
About 600 basic school children in Dorimon and surrounding communities in the Wa West District of the Upper West Region have benefitted from a free eye screening aimed at assisting… Read more »
June 12, 2023
Ghana: Study - Sorghum Balances Blood Sugar, Supports Heart Health and Averts Cancer
Sorghum leaves for making waakye Read more »
Ghana: All Abattoirs in UER Ordered to Shut Down Over Anthrax Outbreak
All abattoirs in the Upper East Region were last Thursday closed down due to the outbreak of anthrax in the region. Read more »
June 07, 2023
Ghana: Time to Convert COVID-19 Fund Into a Public Health Emergency Fund
What started as a mere sore throat and cough was later to affect his ability to communicate for months until a third hospital he visited confirmed a diagnosis. Read more »
Ghana: Enhancing General Healthcare Delivery - NHIs to Cover Mental Health ...President Assures
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo yesterday inaugurated an ultramodern building facility for the Psychiatry Department of the University of Ghana Medical School at Korle-Bu in… Read more »
Ghana: World Bank Asks Govt to Make Bold Decisions On Health Sector
The World Bank has asked the government to take advantage of recent grants aimed at restoring macroeconomic stability, to make bold decisions on the health sector. Read more »
Ghana: Prof Fred Newton Binka, A Pillar in Medical Technology, Research, and Innovations
From breakthroughs in treating and preventing diseases to improving public health policies and practices, the successes in the health sector are numerous and far-reaching, thanks… Read more »
Ghana: Outbreak of Anthrax - MofFA Bans Movement of Animals Within Binduri
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has banned the movement of animals within, into and out of the Binduri District in the Upper East Region, following confirmation of a… Read more »
June 02, 2023
Ghana: 6,700 Ghanaians Die Annually From Tobacco-Related Illnesses - Minister of Health
More than 6,700 Ghanaians die every year due to tobacco-related illnesses, Mr Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, the Minister of Health has stated. Read more »
Ghana: Head Porters Undergo Free Health Screening
About 300 head porters were yesterday screened for various diseases during a health screening exercise organised by the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice… Read more »
Ghana: Avocados Reduce the Risk of Prostate Cancer, Heart Disease and More
A previous study( Dreher and Davenport, 2013) found that avocado and its oil encourage heart health by balancing blood lipids. For instance, the fat in the avocado is made up of 71… Read more »
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