Bawumia Promises Stress-Free Hajj
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has assured Muslims that this year’s pilgrimage to Mecca will be free of stress and challenges. “This year, we have made some arrangements to curb the...
Tag: Health_Medical_Pharma
An Egg A Day Appears To Help Young Children Grow Taller
An egg a day might help undernourished young children grow to a healthy height, according to a six-month study in Ecuador. Whether soft or hard-boiled, fried or whisked into an omelette, eggs...
We Must Kill That Animal Call Skin Bleaching
Our forefathers have fought and struggled to bring us where we are today. The Europeans see black skin as inferior and have taken advantage of it by exploiting us in many ways including our mineral...
Health Screening of Would-Be Hajj Pilgrims Begins Monday
All prospective Hajj pilgrims will from Monday be screened of their health status, the Hajj Board has announced. The health screening exercise will be done concurrently in Accra , Kumasi, Tamale and...
Increased Mental Patients On Our Streets Worrying
Psychiatric disorders (mental illness) according to experts can be caused by a predisposing factor. This means that it is genetic and could run in a family with history of mental illness and members...
Soldier, Woman Die From Drinking ‘Mahogany Bitters’
Two persons — a woman and a soldier — have died after allegedly consuming an alcoholic drink popularly called ‘Mahogany Bitters’ at a drinking bar at the Myohaung Barracks at Apremdo in the...
Diabetic Athlete Gavin Giffiths Encourages Young Ghanaian Patients To Aim High
Type 1 diabetic Gavin Giffiths has charged some Ghanaian children living with the disease not to let it discourage them but rather soar high in achieving their dreams in life. Mr. Giffiths, who was...
Health Ministry Warns Regional Hospitals
The Ministry of Health has ordered the various the regional hospitals in the country to ensure a fair distribution of the 1,000 hospital beds donated to the Ministry by the Ghana Oil Company (GOIL)....
Health Sector Non-State Actors To Hold Gov’t Accountable
The Health sector non-state actors (NSA) have pledged to contribute significantly to the advancement of public health in the country. They said their main roles will include ensuring accountability...
160,000 Women and Girls Live With HIV In Ghana
A UNAIDS report on HIV prevalence in women shows that Ghana is among countries with the highest prevalence rate in West Africa. As many as 160,000 women and girls in Ghana are living with the virus,...
VitSaf Foundation, Airlly Eventz To Mark Vitiligo Day In Ho
VitSaf Foundation and Airlly Eventz, will host this year’s Vitiligo Day in the Volta Regional capital, Ho. The event will be held on Sunday, June 25, 2017; the global day for commemorating the...
Philanthropist Pledges Support For ‘hunchback’ JHS Graduate
Following Citi News’ report on a young lady with hunchback who had to lay prostrate to write her Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), a Philanthropist and a Physiotherapist, has pledged...
5 Ways To Stay Healthy During Ramadan
During Ramadan, followers of Islam have no choice than to change their eating habits. They have to abstain from food from dawn to dusk. It can take time for the body to adjust to this new routine....
Rapper Kosi Bone Donates To KATH!
Fast rising lyricist Kosi Bone on Thursday made a donation to help complete the maternity ward at Okomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. Touted the future of Ewe rap, the Hip Hop and Hiplife recording act...
Funeral Service For Maj. Mahama
The late Major Maxwell Adam Mahama who was murdered in cold blood on May 29, 2017 at the Denkyira-Obuasi in the Central Region would be laid to rest today, June 9, 2017. A state funeral service for...
Syria Sees First Polio Cases In Three Years
Three new cases of polio have been recorded in Syria in the first outbreak of the virus in the country since 2014, the World Health Organization and a partner initiative said. The new cases were...
Health Care Under Attack In Syria Civil War
Health care workers, clinics and hospitals were attacked more than 400 times last year in Syria's civil war, according to data gathered with the mobile phone application WhatsApp, a medical journal...
Zika Birth Defects In 5 Percent of Infected Women In US Islands
Five percent of women in the US territories who were infected with the Zika virus while pregnant had fetus or babies with defects, including microcephaly, government health data said Thursday. The...
The Plague of the Poor
Cholera, which has hit war-ravaged Yemen with 100,000 suspected cases and 789 deaths, is a highly contagious waterborne bacterial disease which can kill in a matter of hours. Caused by poor...
GAF Shuts Down Drinking Bars Over Officer’s Death In Western Region
The Ghana Armed Forces have shut down all drinking bars and food joints within the Apremudo Barracks in Takoradi in the Western region. The move comes after the death of a Naval officer with the...