By Elizabeth Larkwor Baah Dodowa, May 30, GNA – Dr Frank Kwasi Nyabe, an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at the Shai-Osudoku District Hospital, has cautioned…
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Pencils of Promise & Fidelity Bank promote period-friendly world for girls
By Kamal Ahmed Atua (E/R) May 30, GNA – Pencils of Promise, a non-profit Organisation and Fidelity Bank, have organised an event Lower Manya…
Boys urged to show compassion to girls during menstruation
By Ewoenam Kpodo Ativuta (V/R), May 30, GNA – Madam Abla Dzifa Gomashie, the Member of Parliament for Ketu South, has implored boys to…
Access to sanitary pad key for retaining females in school – ActionAid
By Philip Tengzu Jirapa, (UW/R), May 30, GNA – Madam Abiba Nibaradun, the Upper West Regional Programme Manager of ActionAid Ghana (AAG), has said…
Hunger Project focuses on nutrition and hygiene
By Emelia B. Addae Yeniama (E/R), May 30, GNA – In celebration of this year’s World Menstrual Hygiene Day, The Hunger Project (THP) Ghana…
MIHOSO donates 100 pieces of sanitary pads to school girls
By Christopher Tetteh Boffourkrom (B/R), May 29, GNA – The MIHOSO International Foundation, a Sunyani-based women-centred non-governmental organisation, has donated 100 pieces of sanitary pads…
No queue at Ho Municipal Electoral Commission office
By Caleb Kuleke Ho, May 29, GNA- There were virtually no queues at the Ho Municipal office of the Electoral Commission on Wednesday, the…
Mental Health Authority raises concern over escalating cases among adolescents, women
By Florence Afriyie Mensah/Amina Shamudeen Kumasi, May 29, GNA – The Mental Health Authority has expressed concern over the escalating mental health cases among…
Mining firm donates 3,000 sanitary pads to schoolgirls in Obuasi
By Yussif Ibrahim Obuasi, May 29, GNA – Underground Mining Alliance (UMA), a subcontractor of AngloGold Ashanti, has donated 3,000 sanitary towels to girls…
Experts urge Government to prioritise healthcare of citizens in Ghana
By Muniratu Akweley Issah Accra, May 29, GNA – Professor Agyeman Badu Akosa, Former Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has called…
Health professionals urged to work in accordance with stipulated laws
By Florence Afriyie Mensah Kumasi, May 29, GNA – Sir Justice Professor Dennis Dominic Adjei, a Justice of the Court of Appeal, has stressed…
Treat pregnant adolescents with dignity to reduce maternal mortality – Health Professionals advised
By Eunice Hilda A. Mensah Accra, May 28, GNA – Dr Samuel Sullemana, a Medical Doctor at the Tamale Teaching Hospital, has advised health…
LifeNet International extends health sector project to the north
By Comfort Sena Fetrie -Akagbor Tamale, May 29, GNA – LifeNet International, a faith-based non-governmental organisation, has launched its Northern Sector project to transform…
Vectron T500: Innovation to support Ghana’s malaria resistance management deployed
Accra, May 28, GNA- A new Indoor Residual Spray (IRS) product for malaria control has been deployed in Ghana to support the country’s malaria…
Plan International Ghana urges governments to allocate sufficient resources for menstrual programmes
By Edward Williams Jasikan (O/R), May 28, GNA – Mr Constant Tchona, Country Director, Plan International Ghana, has called on governments to allocate…
Lecturer donates over 1000 sanitary pads to students
By Samuel Ackon Nyanfeku Ekroful (C/R), May 28, GNA – Professor Nana Ama Browne Klutse, Head of the Physics Department, University of Ghana, has…
Both partners can contribute equally to childlessness – Dr Hiadzi
By Laudia Sawer Tema, May 28, GNA – Dr Edem Hiadzi, an Obstetrician Gynaecologist and Fertility Specialist, has said that blaming women for childlessness…
GAMA sanitation project to address menstrual issues of girls – Coordinator
By Florence Afriyie Mensah Asokore Mampong (Ash), May 28, GNA – Mr George Asiedu, Coordinator, of the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA) Sanitation and…
GNA Journalist picks two Merck Foundation media recognition awards
By Muniratu Akweley Issah Accra, May 28, GNA – Ms Muniratu Akweley Issah, a Chief Reporter at the Ghana News Agency (GNA), has picked…
Over 24 million people live with diabetes in sub-Sahara Africa
By Laudia Sawer Tema, May 27, GNA – Over 24 million people are living with diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa, Dr Gloria Ani-Asamoah, a Family…