By Jerry Azanduna Techiman (Bono East), Oct. 15, GNA-Mr Kingsford Opoku Gyamfi, the Bono East Regional Director of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA)…
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Bekwai MP donates GHS 100,000.00 for medical equipment at Municipal Hospital
By Samuel Ofori Boateng Bekwai (Ash), Oct. 15, GNA – Mr Ralph Poku Adusie, Member of Parliament (MP) for Bekwai, has donated GHS 100,000.00…
Study calls for collaboration between disability rights groups, inequality movements
By Albert Futukpor Tamale, Oct 14, GNA – A The two-year study, conducted in Ghana and Kenya by ADD International has called for strong…
Government must urgently implement Food Environment Policies to curb NCD deaths, says CAPHA
By Albert Allotey, GNA Accra, Oct. 14, GNA — The Coalition of Actors for Public Health Advocacy (CAPHA) has called on the Government to…
NARM-GH stresses competence, skills as keys to reducing maternal, newborn deaths
By Caleb Kuleke, GNA Ho, Oct.14, GNA – Madam Leticia Atiah, the National President of the National Association of Registered Midwives Ghana (NARM-GH), has…
Ghana Medical Trust Fund offers renewed access to specialised treatment for needy patients – Health Director
By Ewoenam Kpodo Ho, Oct. 14, GNA – Dr Emmanuel Atsu Dodor, Volta Regional Director of Health Services, has described the Ghana Medical Trust…
Tema Executive Lions Club screens residents, distributes 106 pairs of eyeglasses
By Rebecca Ashitey Amarh Tema, Oct. 14, GNA – The Tema Executive Lions Club, in partnership with Van-J Eye Care, has screened 148 residents…
Pharmacist urges women to overcome fear, seek breast cancer screening
By Kamal Ahmed, GNA Somanya (E/R), Oct. 14, GNA – A pharmacist has urged women to overcome fear and embarrassment and seek breast cancer…
Mahama Truly Cares – Obuobia Darko-Opoku
By Ewoenam Kpodo, GNA Ho, Oct. 13, GNA – Madam Adjoa Obuobia Darko-Opoku, the Administrator, Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF), has urged Ghanaians to…
Excessive consumption of processed meat can expose one to cancer – Health Expert
By Mildred Siabi-Mensah, GNA Takoradi, Oct. 13, GNA – Ghanaians have been cautioned against the excessive consumption of processed meats such as sausages, bacon…
St Martin Hospital needs 200 more staff to meet demand
By Kamal Ahmed, GNA Agomanya (E/R), Oct. 13, GNA – St Martin de Porres Catholic Hospital needs about 200 additional workers to sustain its…
Volta Minister Rallies Support for ‘Mahama Cares’ to Save Lives
By Ewoenam Kpodo, GNA Ho, Oct 13, GNA- Mr James Gunu, Volta Regional Minister has called for strong stakeholder collaboration to ensure successful implementation…
Mental health conditions: everyone is at risk – GPA Member tells students
Accra, Oct. 13, GNA – Mental health conditions does not know people with status, everyone is at risk, Ms Angela Aikins, a member of…
Media urged to intensify awareness campaigns on breast Cancer
By Frances Dorothy Ward Asante Mampong (Ash.), Oct. 12, GNA – The media has been urged to strengthen advocacy and partnerships aimed at creating…
Coordinated efforts needed to reduce the spread of HIV – Atwima Mponua DCE
By Charles Tawiah Nyinahin (Ash) Oct. 12, GNA – Mr. Issahak Ibrahim, Atwima Mponua District Chief Executive (DCE) has called for urgent coordinated…
Rise in breast cancer cases alarming – Public Health Specialist
By MuyidDeen Suleman Ejisu-Besease (Ash), Oct. 12, GNA – A public health specialist has expressed grave concern about the rising rate of breast cancer…
Mental Health Alliance calls for five per cent disability employment quota
By Emelia B. Addae Tamale (N/R) Oct. 12, GNA – The Ghana Alliance for Mental Health and Development has called for a five per…
Sightsavers supports eye care in Sogakope, urges Government to improve access
By Kekeli K. Blamey Sogakope (V/R), Oct. 11, GNA – Sightsavers, an international organisation, have collaborated with the South Tongu District Health Directorate and…
FDA educates traders on food safety at Mallam Atta Market
By Samira Larbie, GNA Accra, Oct. 11, GNA – The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has urged food vendors, traders and consumers to prioritise…
Student nurses, midwives urged to act swiftly to prevent maternal deaths
By Linda Naa Deide Aryeetey, GNA Accra, Oct. 9, GNA – Dr Elikem Oklu, an obstetrician-gynaecologist at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Friday urged student…
Chief Justice urges employers to tackle mental health stigma
Accra, Oct. 10, GNA – Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie has urged employers to create supportive workplaces to reduce stigma against people with mental health…
Ho municipal health directorate targets 2,370 girls for HPV vaccination
By Frank Kwame Abbor, GNA Ho, Oct. 9, GNA – The Ho Municipal Health Directorate is targeting 2,370 girls aged between nine and 14…
Fear, misinformation and stigma preventing breast cancer victims from seeking early healthcare
By Emmanuel Nyatsikor, GNA Ho, Oct. 8 GNA – Mr Samuel Yao Atidzah, Executive Director of GOSANET Foundation Friday stated that fear, misinformation and…
New Ebola vaccine trials begin in Uganda amid deadly DR Congo outbreak
KINSHASA, Oct. 8 (Xinhua/GNA) – A candidate vaccine against the Bundibugyo Ebola virus has entered a new phase of clinical trials in Uganda, the…