HEALTH

Pharmaceutical giant, Johnson & Johnson has rolled out series of outreach in schools in Accra aimed at creating awareness on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), which seems largely ignored by many. At one of the…
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Ghana has made tremendous progress towards the development of a National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS), following the completion of a Joint External Evaluation (JEE) process. The JEE, which is a critical component of the…
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The Northern Region Directorate of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced the commencement of distribution of millions of Long Lasting Insecticide Nets (LLIN) in the Region to help fight malaria. It said the distribution of the…
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The deplorable structure that serves as a slaughter slab for residents of Enchi in the Aowin Municipality of the Western Region has become a threat to public health. Some of the butchers who have been operating in the structure have…
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The Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, has called for increased funding towards the provision of mental healthcare. According to him, the Health Ministry needs to ensure the full operationalization of the Mental Health Act following its…
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Over 15, 000 babies are born with sickle cell disease yearly in Ghana, Dr. Enam Bankas, Founder of Sickle Life has revealed. According to her, over one thousand children are born with the ailment on monthly basis despite the public…
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The First Lady and Head of the Rebecca Foundation Rebecca Akufo-Addo has called for more focus and attention on the pre-conception and inter-conception stages of maternal care. She said paying attention to maternal health issues can help…
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A multi-million health facility built by the erstwhile NDC government in Ofankor in the Ga West Municipality of the Greater Accra region is rotting away. The facility has not been operationalised and residents are questioning why. The…
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The Newmont Golden Ridge Limited, Akyem Mines, has donated two incubators and refurbished a room in the Abrim Government hospital to house the incubators. The GH¢67,859.00 project was to improve neonatal healthcare delivery and curb…
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The United Nations Health Agency has said obsessively playing of video games now qualifies as a mental health condition. In its latest revision to a disease categorisation manual, copied to the Ghana News Agency, it confirmed the fears…
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