By Samira Larbie Accra, Oct. 5, GNA – Noncommunicable diseases now account for nearly three-quarters of global deaths despite global life expectancy recovering to…
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Ridge Hospital strengthens neurosurgery capacity through Mali-Ghana collaboration
By Samira Larbie Accra, Oct. 5, GNA – The Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge) is expanding its capacity for complex skull base surgery…
Discipline, healthy lifestyle key to preventing stroke – Homeopathic Specialist
By Mildred Siabi-Mensah Takoradi, Oct. 05, GNA – Dr Saiid Kwasi Adu, a homeopathic specialist at Last Homoeopathic Clinic, has advised the public to…
Abizi Morkeh donates medical equipment to Saint Martin de Porres Hospital at Eikwe
By P. K. Yankey Eikwe (W/R), Oct. 05, GNA – Mr Abizi Morkeh, a youth activist from Atuabo, has donated assorted medical equipment to…
Rotaract Club of Tema Meridian organises health screening for Peki community
By Caleb Kuleke Peki-Dzake (V/R), Oct.5, GNA- The Rotaract Club of Tema Meridian has successfully conducted a comprehensive health screening exercise for residents of…
MTN Fest screens Sunyani residents for various health conditions
By Dennis Peprah Sunyani (Bono), Oct. 5, GNA- Hundreds of residents in the Sunyani Municipality have been screened for various health conditions as part…
Heart disease deaths rising among Ghanaian youth – Centre
By Jibril Abdul Mumuni Accra, Oct. 5, GNA – Dr Kow Entsua-Mensah, Director of the National Cardiothoracic Centre, says cardiovascular diseases are increasingly affecting…
Opticians urged to embrace emerging technologies to improve eye care services
By Solomon Gumah Tamale, Oct. 04, GNA – Opticians have been urged to embrace emerging technologies and strengthen professional standards to improve access to…
Ghana needs national precision medicine network to improve healthcare – Prof Adjei
By Edward Acquah, GNA Accra, Oct. 3, GNA – Professor George Obeng Adjei, a Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Ghana, has called for…
Mental health nurse wins Volta best health worker award
By Frank Kwame Abbor, GNA Ho, Oct. 3, GNA – Mr Christian Vorlato, a mental health nurse from Anyanui in the Anloga District, has…
Oxfam in Ghana trains health professionals to improve family planning services
By Solomon Gumah, GNA Tamale, Oct 03, GNA – Selected health professionals have undergone training to improve the delivery of comprehensive family planning services…
GHS urges journalists to amplify community voices on healthcare
By Mildred Siabi-Mensah Takoradi, Oct. 2, GNA – The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has urged journalists to use the Community Scorecard (CSC) to amplify…
Commey urges investment in nurses to make healthcare programme succeed
By Frank Kwame Abbor Ho, Oct. 02, GNA – Dr Oliver Commey, the Director of Infectious Diseases, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, has called…
GRNMA calls for more nurses, improved working conditions
By Frank Kwame Abbor Ho, Oct. 02, GNA – The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Volta Regional Branch, has called for increased…
Volta Regions records 1,182 breast cancer cases, 19 deaths since 2021
By Ewoenam Kpodo Ho, Oct 02, GNA- The Volta Region has recorded 1,182 breast cancer cases over the last five years, with 19 deaths…
Multi-Sectoral Technical Working Group on TFA to draft document on banning PHOs
By Albert Allotey Accra, – Oct. 2, GNA – Stakeholders at a forum have tasked the National TFA Multi-Sectoral Technical Working Group to draft…
AGP brings reproductive health services to doorstep of out-of-school youth
By Michael Foli Jackidy Ave-Dakpa (V/R), Oct. 02, GNA – The Adolescent Girls’ Empowerment Programme (AGP) is bringing sexual and reproductive health services closer…
Breast Cancer Month: Former MP urges women to examine breasts regularly
By Dennis Peprah Sunyani, (Bono), Oct 2, GNA-Dr Freda Prempeh, the founder of the Ultimate Women Foundation (UWF) has urged women to self-examine their…
Wenchi Municipality records 97 rabies cases within nine months-VSD Officer
By Nana Anfreh Damanata Wenchi (Bono), Oct. 2, GNA – Mr Simon Kusugbor Gameli, Wenchi Municipal Officer of the Veterinary Services Department (VSD) in…
NHIA opens office at Banda-Ahenkro
By Benjamin Akoto Banda-Ahenkro (Bono), Oct. 2, GNA – Mr Ahmed Ibrahim, Minister of Works, Housing and Water Resources, has inaugurated an office of…
GHS urges journalists to amplify community voices on healthcare
By Mildred Siabi-Mensah Takoradi, Oct. 2, GNA – The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has urged journalists to use the Community Scorecard (CSC) to amplify…
Early checks save lives, Ghanaians urged to screen for breast cancer
By Stephandy Kyeraah/Priscilla Ama Adjei/Augustine Asiedu Asamoah Accra, Oct. 2, GNA – Ghanaians are being urged to make breast cancer screening a regular part…
Construction of 160-bed Savannah Regional Hospital commences
By Regina Atule Damongo (S/R), Oct. 2, GNA – Construction work has begun on a 160-bed Savannah Regional Hospital and Referral Facility at Soalepe,…
GAP Health Aid Foundation, partners hold HIV, social awareness outreach in Ayensuano
By Nii Martey M. Botchway Ayensuano (E/R), Oct. 2, GNA – The GAP Health Aid Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation focused on HIV prevention, has…