HEALTH

According to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), over 820 million people are currently suffering from chronic undernourishment across the globe. The reasons for the surge are complex, but are attributed to…
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As Ghana joins the rest of the world to commemorate this year’s World Food Day, the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has reiterated its unflinching support to ensure that only quality and safe food is made available to Ghanaians for…
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With the advancement of technology and improvement of living standards, parenting has become a bit easier. Motherhood, can, however, become a taunting task for first time mothers. So, how do you tell if your infant is experiencing some…
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Doulas typically give women emotional support during childbirth, but in New York some help women through abortions too. Vicki Bloom has been in the room for more than 2,000 procedures since joining the non-profit Doula Project in 2010. One…
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The Principal of Tamale School of Hygiene has bemoaned the institution’s deplorable state which he says requires government’s immediate attention According to Bello Seiwu, the school has never witnessed any major facelift since its…
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The Ministry of Health would complete a construction of three ultramodern polyclinics for the Ogbojo, Bortianor and Oduman communities on December 2018 to provide adequate medical services to the residents of the area. The three…
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Ghana, in the not too distant future may be declared a measles free country if it continues in its efforts to keep the viral disease at bay. The Ghana Health Service (GHS) revealed that, the country since 2003, has not recorded any…
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A child-centred research and advocacy-based NGO, J Initiative (JI), has made a clarion call on government to remove the 20% import tax on sanitary towels. This, according to them, will make this vital product available and affordable for…
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The Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has charged Parliament to pass with all urgency, the Legislative Instrument (L.I.) that will back the full implementation of the Mental Health Act, 2012 (Act 846). On the occasion…
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Five out of every 100 basic schoolchildren in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region suffer from Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) a study has revealed. ADHD, which severely affects males than females, is a mental disorder which causes…
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