Ghana’s Oldest Living Surgeon
Dr. Emmanuel Evans-Anfom, a medical surgeon, has tasked medical professionals both home and abroad to be patriotic to Ghana to the best of their ability. The 98-year old shared his life experience...
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Ghana’s Response To Emergencies ‘not Serious’ – Fred Agbenyo
Deputy Communications Director of the National Democratic Congress, Fred Agbenyo, has questioned the preparedness of government agencies in responding to emergencies on the back of the health crisis...
Central Region Teenage Pregnancy
The issue of the Central Region teenage pregnancy has since remained worrisome, with the latest discovery being that girls now exchange sex for fish which they sell to make a living. According to a...
Authorities To Close Down KUMACA Indefinitely Over ‘mysterious’ Deaths
The Kumasi Academy is to be closed down indefinitely after three days to allow health officials conduct a thorough environment assessment with the view to identifying the root cause of the mysterious...
Prof Emeritus Oheneba Boachie-Adjei Speaks At Sitcot World Congress
The President and Founder of FOCOS Orthopaedic Hospital, Prof. Emeritus Boachie-Adjei, will be one of the main speakers at the upcoming Société Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de...
Statistics: 1 Out of 5 Children In Ghana Is Stunted
Statistics from the Ghana Health Service has shown that one out of five children in the country is stunted. The development is even severe in the Northern Region as 37% of children in the region are...
Nurses At Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital On Sit-Down Strike
Nurses at the Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital have escalated the demand for the removal of the hospital’s medical director among other concerns as they stage a sit-down strike from Thursday morning....
Coalition Petitions Minister To Sack Ankaful Hospital Director
The Coalition of Concerned Nurses and Midwives has petitioned the Minister of Health to immediately relieve the director of Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital of his post. The petition comes in the wake of...
One-Million Dollar Per Constituency To Fund Development Authorities – Dr Bawumia
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said the-soon-to-be established Development Authorities under the government’s Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication Programme will be funded through the...
Over 524,191 Capsules and 3,001 Vials Tramadol Seized
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) says it has seized 524,191 capsules and 3,001 vials of Tramadol over the past eleven months. Vial is a small glass or plastic vessel or bottle, often used to store...
Pregnant Women Cautioned Against Alcohol Intake
A midwife at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi is cautioning pregnant women against the consumption of alcoholic beverages, warning of serious consequences including deformities to their...
313 Million Women To Get Diabetes By 2040
About 199 million women live and suffer with diabetes globally, the Member of Parliament for Ledzokuku Dr. Ako Boye revealed in Parliament on Tuesday. In a statement to commemorate World Diabetes Day...
Minister Justifies ‘dismissal’ of Ridge Hospital Director
Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman Manu, has justified the ‘dismissal’ of Dr Thomas Anaba as the Medical Director of the Ridge Hospital in Accra, something that triggered power struggle at the...
Sack Our Director In A Week Or Risk Withdrawal of Services – Psychiatric Nurses
Nurses of the Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital in the Central Region have threatened to withdraw their services and release all psychiatric patients on admission if the Ministry of Health fails to remove...
Suntreso Government Hospital Receives Health Equipment
Mr. Francis Asenso Boakye, First Deputy Chief of Staff, has advocated strong public-private partnership in the quest to meeting health development goals of the nation. Health, he said, was an...
Rawlings Visits Young Accident Victim Who Had Legs Amputated At KATH
Former President Jerry John Rawlings was at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital on Saturday to visit a young boy who was struck by a vehicle at Offinso in Kumasi a few months ago. Peter Mensah, who...
SIC Ladies Educate Over 200 Women On Breast Cancer
As part of measures to promote healthy lifestyle in the country, the SIC Ladies Association (SICLA) has organized a day’s workshop to sensitize women and raise awareness on the dangers of breast...
Ghana Ready For Investments In Health Care – Dr Bawumia
The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has assured the investor community of excellent opportunities in the health care sector of Ghana. Ghana, Dr Bawumia maintains, is open for business, and this...
FDA Embarks On Clean-Up Exercise At Aboabo Market
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has embarked on a clean-up exercise to climax the Food Safety Sensitization Week Programme at Aboabo Market in Tamale. The Programme dubbed ‘Enhancing Food...
No Surgeon At Upper East Regional Hospital
The Upper East Regional Hospital is in dire need of doctors, especially surgeons, to aid healthcare delivery and to cater for its teeming client base in the Region. The facility has a total of 10...