Garu MP Cries For Hospital
Member of Parliament (MP) for Garu Constituency in the Upper East Region, Hon. Albert Alalzuuga Akuka, has called on government to help complete a district hospital which was started by the erstwhile...
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Nursing and Midwifery Council Launches Journal
The Nursing and Midwifery Council, has launched its maiden journal dubbed: “The Numid Horizon, An International Journal of Nursing and Midwifery,” which features articles on health issues. The...
Over 300 Million People Are Affected By Depression
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says about 322 million people around the world are affected by depression, and needed serious collaborative support from stakeholders to address the growing health...
Restoring Mental Health’s Dignity
On December 31, 2016, a few hours before the New Year, a 28-year-old man allegedly ended his life. Media reports during that period indicated that the young man in his productive years committed the...
Yendi Hospital Authorities Engage Residents On Their Grievances
The Yendi Municipal Hospital in the Northern Region has held its maiden open day to engage its clients on their concerns to ensure quality health delivery. Some clients of the Hospital have over the...
We’re Committed To Delivering Total Health Care – BCI
The President of Breast Care International, BCI, and CEO of the Peace and Love Hospitals, Dr. (Mrs.) Beatrice Wiafe Addai, has renewed the commitment of the two institutions to a holistic health care...
Meningitis Outbreak Infects Thousands
One of the worst hit areas is Sokoto near the border with Niger At least 300 people have died in Nigeria and more than 3,000 are infected in a meningitis outbreak. It is the worst outbreaks of the...
Include Herbal Medicine In NHIS
Traditional healers have called on the government to include herbal medicine in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). According to the members of the Ghana National?Association of Traditional...
Ghana International Women’s Club Donates To HelpAge
The Ghana International Women’s Club (GIWC) has donated items including pharmaceuticals, cloths, food, and clothing, to HelpAge Ghana, an organization that promote the prospects of older persons in...
Over 300 Million People Are Affected By Depression – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says about 322 million people around the world are affected by depression, and needed serious collaborative support from stakeholders to address the growing health...
ECG Disconnects Sankubenase CHIPS Compoun, Drugs Kept In Chief’s Refrigerator
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has disconnected power supply to Akyem Sankubenase CHPS compound in the Atiwa District of the Eastern region over Ghc4,500 debt. The debt is about 10 months...
7 Foods That Grow Your Breasts
While these foods that increase breast size naturally will mostly benefit those who wish to add some pounds to their boobies, those who are wishing the melons are smaller are not completely left...
Mental Health Authority Starts Campaign To Fight Depression
The Mental Health Authority in collaboration with World Health Organization has today April 7, launched a campaign to talk about and fight against depression in the country as significant number of...
I Almost Committed Suicide – Julius Agwu
Comedian, Julius Agwu has admitted that he contemplated committing suicide at a point, as he battled with brain tumour. In a video uploaded online, Agwu explained that he had already given up on...
MPs Voice Concern Over Growing Meningitis Death Rate
Parliament on Thursday underlined urgent and pragmatic measures for effective check on Cerebral Spinal Meningitis (CSM) that has hit parts of the country. A number of people are reported dead from...
Media Must Desist From Giving Unsubstantiated Statistics On CSM Deaths
Dr Franklin Asiedu Bekoe, the Head of Disease Surveillance at the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has cautioned media practitioners to desist from publishing unsubstantiated statistics on deaths...
Breast Cancer Free Generation Possible – Dr. Wiafe
Renowned Consultant, Breast surgeon and President of Breast Care International Dr. Beatrice Wiafe Addai is confident the country could attain a breast cancer free status with consistent support from...
GP Practices Close In Record Numbers
Record numbers of GP practices closed last year, forcing around 265,000 patients to move, data suggests. A Freedom of Information request by Pulse magazine revealed 57 practices closed in 2016, with...
US Lets 23andMe Market Genetic Health Risk Reports
US regulators granted Silicon Valley biotech firm 23andMe permission to become the first company to market reports showing customers' health risks based on their genetics. The first reports will be...
Greater Accra Region Tops Maternal Deaths In Ghana – GHS
The Greater Accra Region has recorded the highest number of maternal deaths in the country with the leading cause being bleeding and hypertension, the Ghana Health (GHS) has said. In 2016, the region...