By Samuel Ofori Boateng, GNA Manso Agroyesum (Ash), May 30, GNA – Medical doctors at St. Martin’s Catholic Hospital at Manso Agroyesum in the Amansie South…
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Free eye screening reveals only 98 of 1,123 children have normal eyes
By Philip Tengzu, GNA Wa, (UW/R), May 30, GNA – A total of 1,025 out of 1,123 schoolchildren screened during a free eye screening…
Agricultural pesticides contribute to mosquito insecticide resistance – Medical entomologist warns
By Benjamin Adamafio Commey, GNA Accra, May 29, GNA – Professor Yaw Asare Afrane, a medical entomologist at the Department of Medical Microbiology of…
Malaria Research Expert urges crackdown on poor sanitation to fight mosquito-borne diseasesÂ
By Benjamin Adamafio Commey, GNA Accra, May 29, GNA – Professor Yaw Asare Afrane, a Medical Entomologist at the Department of Medical Microbiology, University…
ASIGE intensifies menstrual hygiene education, donates sanitary pads to schools in Talensi
By Anthony Adongo Apubeo, GNA Tongo (U/E), May 29, GNA – The Advocacy for Social Inclusion and Girls’ Education (ASIGE), a gender-focused non-profit organisation,…
Menstrual Hygiene Day; over 550 adolescents in Ayikuma benefit from menstrual education
By Samira Larbie, GNA Ayikuma, May 29, GNA –More than 550 adolescents in Ayikuma in the Shai Osudoku District have received menstrual health education from the Alliance for…
Menstruation is a natural phenomenon – Girl Child ActivistÂ
By Emmanuel Nyatsikor, GNA Adaklu Kodzobi (V/R), May 29, GNA – Miss Charity Osei, a Girl Child Activist of Food for Souls Foundation Thursday stated that…
CCAG organises free eye screening for Adaklu Kodzobi Â
By Emmanuel Nyatsikor, GNA Adaklu Kodzobi (V/R), May 29 GNA – Care and Concern Action Group (CCAG), a non-government organisation that deals with cross-disability issues on…
Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly GES office educates 300 girls, boys on menstrual hygiene Â
By Mildred Siabi-Mensah Takoradi, May 29, GNA-Some 200 schoolgirls and boys’ ambassadors have walked through the principal streets of Takoradi to create awareness on proper menstrual…
“Menstrual cycles differ among individuals, medical assessment important” Â
By Charles Tawiah, GNA Asuofua (Ash), May 29, GNA – Ms. Jennifer Sarkodie Addo, a Public Health Nurse, has advised women and girls to seek professional medical…
Agricultural pesticides contributing to mosquito resistance to insecticides – Medical Entomologist warnsÂ
By Benjamin Adamafio Commey, GNA Accra, May 29, GNA – Professor Yaw Asare Afrane, a Medical Entomologist at the Department of Medical Microbiology of the University of Ghana…
Deputy Health Minister proposes standalone fistula centres
By Yussif Ibrahim Kumasi, May 29, GNA – Dr. Grace Ayensu-Danquah, Deputy Minister of Health, has announced plans by the Ministry of Health to…
Mental health support can save a lot of lives – Nurse Â
By Precious Tetteh/Christabel Kporvie Accra, May 29, GNA – Mrs Dorcas Owusu, a mental health nurse at the Salvation Army Clinic, has called for…
AI radiology reports without oversight are illegal – GARÂ
By Kodjo Adams Accra, May 29, GNA – The Ghana Association of Radiologists (GAR) has warned that the use of independent Artificial Intelligence (AI)…
NCD prevention project launched to tackle rising lifestyle diseases among school children
By Samira Larbie, GNA Accra, May 28, GNA – Hope for Future Generations (HFFG), in partnership with the International Medical Corporation Canada (IMCC-Ashipti), has…
Vital Strategies trains journalists on lead poisoning preventionÂ
By Victoria Agyemang Koforidua (E/R), May 28, GNA – Vital Strategies, a global public health organisation, has organised a three-day capacity-building workshop for journalists to enhance media reporting…
Adamus Resources donates 2,000 sanitary pads to Nzema school girlsÂ
By P.K Yankey, GNA Nkroful (W/R), May 28, GNA – Adamus Resources Limited has donated 2,000 sanitary pads to basic school girls in the Nzema area to mark…
Poor WASH facilities, period poverty keep Ghanaian girls from class – Report Â
By Linda Naa Deide Aryeetey, GNA Accra, May 28, GNA – Every month, thousands of adolescent girls across Ghana face challenges managing menstruation safely and with…
Air Pollution Crisis: Global Report warns of rising NCD deaths, calls for urgent action
By Linda Naa Deide Aryeetey, GNA Accra, May 28, GNA – Polluted air remains one of the leading preventable causes of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), with low-…
Over 3 million Ghanaians live with mild mental health conditions-GloMeF
By Regina Benneh Fiapre, (Bono), May 28, GNA-Mr Raphael Godlove Ahenu, the Chief Executive Officer of the Global Media Foundation (GloMeF), a human rights and media advocacy organisation says…
Balancing fibre and fibreless foods critical to good nutrition-Health CoachÂ
By Mildred Siabi-Mensah Takoradi, May 28, GNA – Dr. Saiid Kwaku Adu, a Health Advocate has noted the critical need for eating both fibreless and fibre foods in their right…
Bono NHIA cautions service providers against undermining Free Primary Health Care
By Dennis Peprah Sunyani, (Bono), May 28, GNA – Mr Isaac Badu Amponsah, the Bono Regional Manager of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA),…
Ghanaian nurses to begin work in Jamaica in June following MOU signing Â
By James Amoh Jnr, GNA Accra, May 27, GNA – The first batch of Ghanaian nurses and other health professionals are expected to begin…
World Bank calls for opening of Weija Paediatric Hospital Â
By Francis Ntow, GNA Accra, May 26, GNA – The World Bank is calling on the Government to speed up efforts towards opening and operationalising the…