VALD-Ghana calls for amendment of Tobacco Control Law to disallow kiddie packs

By Albert Allotey, GNA Accra, July 12, GNA – The Vision for Alternative Development – Ghana (VALD-Ghana) has called on the Government to amend…

Tobacco control, crucial for achieving SDGs Target 3.4 — FDA Chief Executive 

By Albert Allotey Accra, July 12, GNA – Madam Delese Mimi Darko, the Chief Executive of the Food and Drugs Authority, says tobacco control…

Tobacco-related diseases kill more than 6,700 Ghanaians yearly – UNDP

By Albert Allotey Accra, July 12, GNA – Tobacco-related illnesses kill more than 6,700 Ghanaians every year, according to the United Nations Development Programme…

AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi Mine, health outreach programmes benefit over 30,000 people 

By Muyid Deen Suleman  Obuasi (Ash) July 12 GNA – AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi Mines’ health outreach programme has benefitted over 30,000 residents in the…

Digital communication, key in addressing malnutrition challenges-ISSER  

By Mildred Siabi-Mensah  Takoradi, July 12, GNA – Professor Robert Darko Osei, the Research Project Lead of the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic…

CONIWAS reiterates commitment to prioritising WASH, sustainable development

By Rosemary Wayo Accra, July 12, GNA – Miss Beata Awinpoka Akanyani, Chairperson, Coalition of NGOs in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS), has reiterated the…

Most youth fear pregnancy more than HIV/AIDS – GHS 

By Opesika Tetteh Puplampu  Ada, July 12, GNA-Mr. Anani Adator, the HIV/AIDS Coordinator for the Ada East District, has disclosed that most Ghanaian youth…

Stakeholders urged to support digital communication to address malnutrition challenges  

By Comfort Sena Fetrie -Akagbor Tamale, July 12, GNA – Professor Robert Darko Osei, Research Project Lead of Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic…

River Blindness: GHS to start mass drug administration

By Muniratu Akweley Issah Accra, July 11, GNA – The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is set to administer medication to 77 river blindness endemic…

Bring back HIV awareness messages — Aids Commission told 

By Samira Larbie Accra, July 11, GNA – Civil Society Organisations and some stakeholders in the fight against HIV have asked the Ghana AIDS…

DPS Group donates medical equipment to Korle-Bu’s trauma and orthopedics Department 

By Stanley Senya Accra, July 10, GNA – DPS Group has made a significant contribution to the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital’s Trauma and Orthopedics Department.…

GOSANET Foundation sensitises basic schools in Adaklu district on malaria prevention  

By Emmanuel Nyatsikor  Adaklu Helekpe (V/R), July 11, GNA – GOSANET Foundation, a Health NGO operating in the Adaklu district, has carried out Community-Level…

Low number of HIV cases in Adaklu due to Intensified Education, Sensitisation 

By Emmanuel Nyatsikor Adaklu Tsriefe (V/R), July 11, GNA – Mr. Samuel Yao Atidzah, Executive Director of GOSANET Foundation, a Health NGO operating in…

HeFRA calls on media to route their request for information through PR office    

Accra, July 10, GNA – The Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA) has appealed to media houses seeking information to make their  Public Relations Department…

HeFRA calls on media to route their request for information through PR office

Accra, July 10, GNA- The Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA) has appealed to media houses seeking information to make their Public Relations Department the…

Crop Life Ghana sensitises agro-input dealers on pesticides’ regulations 

Tamale, July 10, GNA – Agro-input dealers in the Northern Region have attended a sensitisation forum on safe and responsible use of pesticides and…

CONIWAS holds national stakeholder dialogue on WASH to curb NTDs in rural communities

By Stanley Senya Accra, July 10, GNA – Coalition of NGOs in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS) has held a national stakeholder dialogue to discuss…

“Antibiotics not toffees, don’t take them at will,” Ghanaians told 

By Samira Larbie  Accra, July 10, GNA-Dr George Amofa, the Former President of Ghana Public Health Association (GPHA), has urged Ghanaians to stop taking…

Pregnant women urged to report infections during pregnancy to the hospital 

By Samira Larbie,  Accra, July 10, GNA-The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has urged pregnant women to urgently report infection-related illnesses to the hospital to…

VALD-Ghana recommends measures to protect youth from e-cigarettes “shisha” use 

By Albert Allotey  Accra, July 10, GNA – The Vision for Alternative Development – Ghana (VALD-Ghana) has recommended some measures to be undertaken by…