By Florence Afriyie Mensah, GNA Obuasi (Ash), May 27, GNA – Mrs Louisa Amoah, Executive Director of Girls Shall Grow, Obuasi-based NGO, has stressed…
Health
It’s criminal to ignore threat of jaundice to newborns — Paediatricians told
By Samuel Akumatey, GNA Ho, May 27, GNA – Dr Bright Danyoh, Head of the Paediatric and Child Health sub-BMC of the Ho Teaching…
Merck Foundation’s partnership, contribution to Ghana’s healthcare laudable – First Lady
By Muniratu Akweley Issah, GNA Accra, May 27, GNA – Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, the First Lady of the Republic of Ghana, has lauded the…
Children’s Foundation screens 1200 residents in three Districts
By Godfred A. Polkuu Zawse (U/E), May 27, GNA – The Haven of Love Children’s Foundation, a Non-Governmental Christian Organization, has organized a four-day…
NHIA engages service providers on “preventive-promotive” health initiatives
Accra, May 26, GNA – Dr. Da-Costa Aboagye, Chief Executive Officer, National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has called for stakeholder collaboration as the Authority…
Ghana Health Service urges ministries to team up against NTDs
By Emelia B. Addae, GNA Koforidua, May 25, GNA – The 2024 town hall advocacy meeting on elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) organised…
Integrate leadership, research for quality care – GRNMA urged
By Ewoenam Kpodo Aflao (VR), May 25, GNA – Nurses and midwives have been urged to embrace leadership roles, recognise the power of documentation,…
Local resource mobilisation for prompt response during disease outbreaks critical — Atidzah
By Emmanuel Nyatsikor, GNA Adaklu Tsriefe (V/R), May 25 GNA – Mr Samuel Yao Atidzah, Executive Director of GOSANET Foundation on Friday said local…
Infertility: A contributing factor to mental disorders in Ghana – Psychiatrist
By Muniratu Akweley Issah,GNA Accra, May 24, GNA – Dr Emefa Adzo Dzordzorme, a Resident Psychiatrist, Accra Psychiatric Hospital, says infertility is a contributing…
World Child Cancer supports GHS with childhood cancer medication
By Muniratu Akweley Issah, GNA Accra, May 24, GNA – World Child Cancer in partnership with Amgen has donated 1,510 vails of rituximab worth…
Too much consumption of salt exposes Ghanaians to hypertension – Dr Ani-Asamoah
By Laudia Sawer Accra, May 24, GNA – Dr Gloria Ani-Asamoah, a Family Physician, at the Korle-Bu Polyclinic, has said that love for high…
KATH plans to reconfigure hydrotherapy Unit into limb fitting center
By Florence Afriyie Mensah Kumasi, May 24, GNA – Management of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi is in talks with the…
Registered Nurses and Midwives Association call on Nkwanta South MCE
By Patience Tawiah Nkwanta (O/R), May 24, GNA – The leadership of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association in the Nkwanta South Municipality…
JHS two student in Papu suffers from multiple impairments
By Philip Tengzu Sombo, (UW/R), May 24, GNA – In a rare case, a 13-year-old Junior High School two (JHS 2) pupil of the…
Public urged to protect women against mental health disorders
By Evans Worlanyo Ameamu Keta (VR), May 24, GNA – Mr Shell Sorkpor, a Mental Health Nurse at the Keta Municipal Hospital, Volta Region,…
2023: Greater Accra records 170 maternal deaths, 20% due to eclampsia
Accounts for By Elizabeth Larkwor Baah Dodowa, May 23, GNA – The Greater Accra Region recorded 170 maternal deaths in 2023, with 20 per…
Obstetric fistula a major childbirth complication in Ghana
By Eunice Hilda A. Mensah Accra, May 23, GNA – Obstetric fistula remains a major complication at childbirth in Ghana, despite numerous efforts to…
Ghana needs a multi-faceted strategy to address cervical cancer – Dr Kpodar
Tema, May 23, GNA – Dr. Chris Kpodar, former United Nations Consultant for Africa and the Middle East, says Ghana needs a multi-faceted strategy…
FDA, GRA, VALD-Ghana to streamline conflicting laws on tobacco control
By Albert Allotey, GNA Accra, May 23, GNA – Dr Alex Moyem Kombat, the Assistant Commissioner, Research and Policy, Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), has…
Child Promotion Week: Atwima Kwanwoma Health Directorate climaxes activities
By Yussif Ibrahim Adum Kwanwoma (Ash), May 23, GNA – The Atwima Kwanwoma District Health Directorate in the Ashanti Region has climaxed the 2024…