HEALTH

Dr. Foster Amponsah Manu, Head of the Surgical Department of the Koforidua Regional Hospital, has encouraged breast cancer survivors to take centre stage in the fight against the disease. They should share their experience with other…
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Nurses in the country have been advised to desist from looking down on patients that seek healthcare at their hospitals. Daniel Atta Tuffuor, Principal of the Seventh-Day Adventists (SDA) Nursing and Midwifery Training College at Kwadaso…
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The Ekumfi District Health Director of the Ghana Health Service in the Central Region, Abigail Nyarkoh-Cudjoe, has warned that consumption of alcohol and smoking by women increases their risk of contracting breast and cervical cancers.…
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The lack of a Resident Obstetric Gynaecologist at the Asante Mampong Municipal Hospital in the Ashanti Region is raising life-threatening concerns. Emergency cases depending on their complexity are either booked for a visiting obstetric…
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Richard Avadetsi, the Deputy Director of Nursing Services of the Psychiatry unit of the Bawku Presbyterian Hospital, on Tuesday urged Senior High School Students to observe healthy living habits so as to avoid mental illnesses. He asked…
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The Mental Health Authority will today counsel survivors of the Atomic Junction gas explosion which killed seven people. The exercise is aimed at mitigating the psychological impact of the disaster on the survivors including students.…
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Fire on Monday morning gutted the Pharmacy Unit of the Walewale District Hospital in the Northern Region. According to an eye witness, Yussifu Mashoud, the fire started around 9:00am as bystanders made efforts to control its fury. He…
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Dr. Anthony Nsiah-Asare, the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said anaemia in pregnancy remains a major challenge impeding the Service’s effort in reducing maternal mortality in the country. He said the 2014 Ghana…
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Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo, the First Lady of the Republic of Ghana has said available statistics indicate that diarrhea kills about 14,000 children under five years annually in the country. She said the figure gives cause for worry and…
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The multipurpose Mother and Baby Unit (MBU) facility, being constructed at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, is 70 percent complete. First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, personally pushed for the construction of the…
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