New guidance from WHO, launched ahead of World Cancer Day (4 February), aims to improve the chances of survival for people living with cancer by ensuring that health services can focus on diagnosing...
According to WHO and UICC, cancer is a growing public health concern. In 2012, there were 14.1 million new cases and 8.2 million cancer-related deaths worldwide. The number of new cases is projected...
The Jirapa District Health Directorate detected one suspected measles and two yellow fever cases in 2016. Specimen from the patients had been sent to Accra for testing and results yet to be received,...
The Jirapa District Health Directorate detected one suspected measles and two yellow fever cases in 2016. Specimen from the patients had been sent to Accra for testing and results yet to be received,...
As a young man or woman, knowing your genotype should be on your list of priorities before marriage… Falling in love might seem like the easiest thing to do in the life we’re in; but many a times...
An eight-year-old has been forced to stay indoors all his life because he terrifies other children and suffers from horrific pain if he touches anything due to a rare condition. Mehendi Hassan, a...
Five people have died as a result of meningitis in the Upper West region, since the beginning of 2017. It is not yet clear what type of the disease killed them. The cases were reported at the various...
Stroke has become the leading cause of deaths at the hospital claiming 512 lives within 3 years Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) also known as Stroke claimed the lives of 181 patients out of the 1,389...
Members of the Ghana Association for the Study of Liver and Digestive Diseases are advocating a nationwide campaign to increase public awareness on Hepatitis. Interacting with TV3 after a one-day...
Approximately, 50 million people worldwide live with epilepsy, making it one of the most common neurological diseases globally according to the World Health Organization. Irrespective of the...
Ghana, on Thursday, received $60,000 worth of laboratory supplies for the testing of meningitis, from the United States-based Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The donation was made...
Ghana, on Thursday, received $60,000 worth of laboratory supplies for the testing of meningitis, from the United States-based Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The donation was made...
Lead, Ghana Second Year (2YL) of life Project under the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US, on Thursday donated laboratory drugs worth $60,000 to the Ghana Health Service (GHS). It...
The John Agyekum Kufuor Foundation has launched the “Ghana Zero Hunger” Strategic Review to identify the gaps in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) two on ending hunger. The...
The President of Breast Care International, BCI, Dr. (Mrs.) Beatrice Wiafe Addai, has urged the media to devote more airtime and print space to non-communicable diseases currently responsible for the...
The President of Breast Care International, BCI, Dr. (Mrs.) Beatrice Wiafe Addai, has urged the media to devote more airtime and print space to non-communicable diseases currently responsible for the...
Unemployment in any society is a potential national security threat; and if not tackled effectively, it could be a potential risk, as it exposes the youth to the vagaries of social vices. The health...
Dr George Amofah, a Private Health Consultant, has called on stakeholders in the health sector to pursue proven interventions that could prevent diseases as a better option to finding curative remedy...
The Minister-designate for National Security, Mr Albert Kan-Dapaah, has assured that if given the nod, he would ensure that two key national security issues — post-election attacks and...
Health delivery is not complete without the prescription of medicines and adherence of patients/clients to the prescribed medicines. In Ghana, most herbal centers/clinics started as manufacturers of...
