Ghana’s ‘clean’ State In Pictures
The issue of waste management in Ghana is gradually getting out of hands as research has proven that about 80% of urban dwellers have no access to improved sanitation. Gutters are choked with human...
Tag: health
Nigeria Meningitis Death Toll Tops 1,000
More than 1,000 people have died in an outbreak of meningitis in Nigeria, the Centre for Disease Control said Thursday, but added that the spread of the disease is slowing. The outbreak has mostly...
Sacked Student Midwife To Sue School, MoH
Francis Xavier Sosu, lawyer for Cecilia Awuni, a student of the Gushegu Midwifery Training School in the Northern Region who was sacked from sitting for a paper at the school for being pregnant, has...
Sacked Pregnant Midwife’s Husband Seeks Otiko’s Help
Mr James Awuni, husband of a midwifery student who was sacked from the Gushegu Midwifery Training School in Ghana's Northern Region for being pregnant, has said the dismissal was unfair and...
Healthcare In Ghana Now Very Expensive
The cost of medical care in Ghana will remain high until the government eschews late payments of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) claims to service providers. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO)...
Midwifery Council Condemns Sacking of Pregnant Student
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has condemned the action of the principal of the Gushegu Midwifery Training School in the Northern Region who, on Wednesday, prevented a student from continuing with...
Arguments For Maternity Leave Expansion Intensifies
The discussion for an extension of maternity leave for nursing mothers is fast growing among Ghanaian workers as it appears to be gaining more momentum. Most companies in Ghana grant nursing mothers...
HIV Life Expectancy ‘near Normal’
Young people on the latest HIV drugs now have near-normal life expectancy because of improvements in treatments, a study in The Lancet suggests. Twenty-year-olds who started antiretroviral therapy in...
‘Think Health, Think Medical Doctor’ Posturing of the Media Deadly [Article]
This article has been necessitated by my longtime observation that the Ghanaian media treat health in a restricted, straightjacket manner. The WHO defines health as a state of complete physical,...
HIV Life Expectancy ‘near Normal’ Thanks To New Drugs
Young people on the latest HIV drugs now have near-normal life expectancy because of improvements in treatments, a study in The Lancet suggests. Twenty-year-olds who started antiretroviral therapy in...
Dzidzor Mensah’s Shocking Tribute To Her Dead Husband Confirms She Needs Mental Evaluation
Former HIV/AIDS Ambassador Joyce Dzidzor Mensah got the whole country talking about her again when she wrote a bizarre sort of tribute to her husband, who had died after a battle with an illness...
Indisciplined Nurses Eroding Good Image of GHS
General indiscipline among some Nurses in public health facilities in the country has been identified as one of the major factors damaging the good image of the Ghana Health Service (GHS). Dr...
Saman Saman’ To Be Back
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has disclosed that house-to-house sanitary inspections will soon be intensified. “Daily sanitary inspection in which environmental health inspectors conduct...
My Husband Was Into Sakawa; He Did Not Die of HIV/AIDS
Joyce Dzidzor Mensah a one time HIV/AIDS Ambassador has made startling revelations about her late husband who according to some social media posts, died from an HIV infection. According to a social...
AMA Pledges Support For Akufo-Addo’s ‘make Accra the Cleanest City’ Vision
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has pledged total commitment to ensuring that President Akufo-Addo’s vision to make Accra the cleanest city in the whole of Africa becomes a reality. With...
Safety Concerns For One In Three US Drugs
Almost one in three newly approved drugs in the United States turns out to have a safety issue after it is allowed on the market, US researchers said Tuesday. While these issues are rarely serious...
Rural Residents Risk Cancer Due To Possible Arsenic Contamination
Ghanaians, especially those in the rural areas, risk developing cancer due to high levels of pollution of water bodies. According to the Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA), small scale...
Efua Dorkenoo’s Campaign Against Female Genital Mutilation, An Unfinished Business
Efua Dorkenoo’s campaign against female genital mutilation, an unfinished business A SPECIAL NOTE: In New York, this author sat in a class with a Guinean/Senegalese/Sierra Leonean young lady who...
Drunkards Strike; Bare Teeth At FDA Over Adonko Ban
Alcohol abusers in Ghana are currently on strike and have vouched to demonstrate against the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) if they fail to lift the ban placed on Adonko bitters. President of the...
Allied Health Professionals Will Be Posted Next Week – Health Ministry Assures
The Deputy Minister for Health, Tina Mensah, has assured unposted Allied Health Professionals that the ministry is working on their financial clearance which will be ready in a week’s time....