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November 24, 2023
Ghana: 50 Percent of Babies Delivered At Korle-Bu Are Preterm - Dr Ahor-Essel
About 50 per cent of babies delivered annually at the maternity unit of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) are preterm, Senior Specialist Paediatrician, Dr Kojo Ahor-Essel, has… Read more »
November 06, 2023
Ghana: Parliament, NTC to Deepen Ties
The head of the newly created Media Relations Directorate of Parliament, David Sabastian Damoah, has called on the Editor of the Ghanaian Times, David Agbenu. Read more »
September 29, 2023
Ghana: Concern Over Highly Sexually-Active Population, Low Contraceptive Use
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has expressed concern over the low use of contraception in the country, despite its highly sexually-active population. Read more »
July 25, 2023
Ghana: Newborns to Get Ghana Card Numbers - Vice President
Henceforth all new born babies in Ghana will be issued with National Identification numbers, better known as Ghana Card numbers, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has announced. 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 »
May 24, 2023
Ghana: Starlife Assurance Pays Medical Bills for 20 New Mothers
A total of 20 new mothers at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Tamale Teaching Hospital and Mother and Child Hospital, Kasoa have had their bills paid… Read more »
April 14, 2023
Ghana: Walking Barefoot Improves Menstrual Flow, Eyesight, Sleep, Hypertension, Pain, and Inflammation
Most of my articles are born out of inspiration. Others are requests from readers. I know this topic will shock many people. Others will also as usual think this is an ordinary… Read more »
March 09, 2023
Ghana: Maternal Death Dips At Wa Regional Hospital
Maternal mortality at the Upper West Regional Hospital has declined significantly with only two cases recorded in 2022 as against nine in 2021. Read more »
January 25, 2023
Ghana: Missing Twins Saga - 37 Military Hospital Apologises to Couple ... Claims Scans Were Incorrect
The 37 Military Hospital in Accra has said that the ultra-sound scans conducted on a woman before delivery were error-ridden. Read more »
January 20, 2023
Ghana: Thorough Investigation Into Missing Twin Saga a Must
On Wednesday, we published on our page 14 a couple's complaint that their twin baby had got missing at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra. Read more »
Ghana: Missing Twin Saga - My Wife's Placenta Has Been Sent to Italy for Analysis - Husband
The placenta tissue of a woman, whose other twin baby is alleged to have vanished at birth at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra, is said to have been sent to Italy for further… Read more »
January 18, 2023
Ghana: Missing Twin - Couple Takes 37 Military Hospital to Task
When a couple in Accra walked into the 37 Military Hospital Maternity Unit, they were expecting twins, but they were stunned to be handed a single baby after delivery. Read more »
November 16, 2022
Ghana: Ghana Marks Symbolic Birth of 8 Billionth Baby At Ridge Hospital
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) joined the Ghana Health Service (GHS) and the United Nations Pop-ulation Fund (UNFPA) to mark the birth of the eight billionth baby at the… Read more »
October 22, 2022
Ghana: 'Take Urgent Measures to Eliminate Teenage Pregnancy'
The Executive Director of the National Population Council (NPC), Dr Leticia Adelaide Appiah, has urged for urgent steps to reduce to the barest minimum or eliminate teenage… Read more »
October 17, 2022
Ghana: TFHO Launches Ebony Condoms
The Total Family Health Organisation (TFHO) on Friday launched the 'Ebony Condom' in Accra with a call on Ghanaians to patronise quality brands to enhance their ability to prevent… Read more »
September 24, 2022
Ghana: 'PPAG Will Continue to Engage Stakeholders to Break Myth, Misconception About Family Planning'
The Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG) says it will continue to engage relevant stakeholders in its effort to break the myth and misconception about family planning. Read more »
September 22, 2022
Ghana: 200 Pregnant Women Undergo Free Scan, Receive Medication
More than 200 pregnant women in the Anyaa Sowutoum Constituency yesterday benefited from a free pregnancy scan organised by the Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, Dr Dickson… Read more »
September 20, 2022
Ghana: 'Education On Teenage Pregnancy Must Be All Inclusive'
Boys must be included in educational programmes targeted at addressing teenage pregnancy within communities across the country. Read more »
September 08, 2022
Ghana: 3rd Techiman Startup for Youth Empowerment Ends
The third edition of Techiman Startup (TSS) aimed at empowering the youth to create their own businesses was held at Techiman, the Bono East Regional capital. Read more »
August 31, 2022
Ghana: Let's Dispel Myths Surronding Colostrum - It Is the Solitary Nourishing Food for Neonates
Colostrum is the yellowish sticky first form of breast milk that is released by the mammary glands after giving birth. It is nutrient-dense and high in antibodies and antioxidants… Read more »
September 06, 2022
Ghana: Balmaisha Foundation Inaugurated in Tamale to Support Preterm Babies
BALMAISHA Foundation aimed at supporting preterm babies and their mothers has been launched in Tamale, the Northern Regional capital. Read more »
August 26, 2022
Ghana: Encourage New Mothers to Breastfeed Babies for 6 Months - Panelists
Panelists at a public forum on breastfeeding have advocated the need for family and institutional support to encourage new mothers to exclusively breastfeed their babies for six… Read more »
August 15, 2022
Ghana: President Launches New 10-Year National Youth Policy Framework in Accra
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has launched the new policy framework to guide the implementation of interventions geared towards youth development for the next decade. Read more »
August 10, 2022
Ghana: 'Inadequate Blood Supply Cause of Maternal Mortality'
The Medical Director of the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, Dr Emmanuel Srofenyoh, has said inadequate blood supply to hospitals in the country is a major cause of maternal… Read more »
August 03, 2022
Ghana: Ghana Observes World Breastfeeding Week
Ghana has joined the world to mark this year's World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) to highlight the importance of effective breastfeeding as key to national development. Read more »
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