HEALTH

A family physician specialist, Dr Abraham Amponsah has raised alarms over the increasing prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in developing countries, particularly in low and middle-income nations, like Ghana. Traditionally…
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The Ministry of Health, through the Ghana Health Service, has activated its emergency response plan to address the potential threat of monkeypox disease within the country. This is in response to the recent declaration by the World…
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Two cases of Dengue Fever have been confirmed in the Kadjebi District of the Oti Region, following tests conducted on some four persons in the district. The confirmed cases by the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research are of a…
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Mpox, the high infectious disease that used to be called monkeypox, has been declared a public health emergency in Africa by the continent’s top health body. Scientists from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa…
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The Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge) has recorded alarming cases of communication disorders among children, prompting a call from Health officials for critical actions to tackle the growing concern. A child with a communication…
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The Rebecca Foundation has organised a capacity-building workshop to train 30 girl child coordinators in the Greater Accra region on gender-based violence in schools. The training focused on adolescent sexual reproductive health rights,…
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The Obuasi East chairman of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) Douglas Addai has bemoaned the harsh working conditions of nurses and Midwives in the country. Speaking at the 2nd annual week celebration of the…
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 The Health Committee of Parliament has strongly condemned the sudden closure of the Renal Unit at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, a decision that has tragically led to the deaths of three kidney patients. The unit was shut down almost…
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The Coalition of Students of the Schools of Hygiene is demanding their two-year’ unpaid trainee allowance owed since January 2023, including a full year for the 2021 Ho School of Hygiene certificate batch. The students who raised…
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The latest data from the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) reveals that nearly half (47.4%) of Ghanaian infants aged 0 to 5 months are not being exclusively breastfed.  This statistic has shown little change over the past…
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