Ghana Has Only 15 Neurosurgeons
Ghana has only 15 neurosurgeons catering for over 25 million Ghanaians, Dr Kafui Tamakloe, a Neurosurgeon at the Cocoa Clinic in Accra has said. Speaking at a health talk organised by the Editors...
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Psychiatric Nurses Declare Strike Over ‘dangerous Working Environment’
Nurses at the Accra Psychiatric Hospital have declared an indefinite strike effective Monday October 31 over what they describe as “dangerous working environment” following attacks on the nurses...
Psychiatric Nurses Declare Strike Over “dangerous Working Environment”
Nurses at the Accra Psychiatric Hospital have declared an indefinite strike effective Monday October 31 over what they describe as “dangerous working environment” following attacks on the nurses...
Have You Observed the Local Aphrodisiacs Sector?
A GNA feature by Cecilia Diesob/Deborah Apetorgbor Accra, Oct. 30, GNA - Growing up, many of us have participated in discussions relating to sex. Besides stressing on abstinence, many adults reminded...
NPP To Build Military Hospital In Tamale
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) government will put up a military hospital in Tamale for the Northern Command of the Ghana Armed Forces, Deputy Minority Leader Dominic Nitiwul has said. Currently, the...
NDC’s Vision For Health Care
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says its vision for the health sector will make Ghana one of the best countries with a strong healthcare system. Not only does the party consider the sector as...
15 People Die of Rabies In Ashanti Region
Fifteen people died of rabies in the Ashanti Region, last year the Regional Director of Veterinary Services Department (VSD) has announced. Dr Albert Kwansah-Filson said the figure could be higher as...
The Truth About ‘patient Zero’ and HIV’s Origins
Research has shown that HIV virus did not spread to US via patient zero. The man blamed for bringing HIV to the United States just had his name cleared. New research has proved that Gaëtan Dugas, a...
Cholera Outbreak Hits Cape Coast; 10 Infected
The victims mostly adults are said to have eaten contaminated food with element of faecal matter The Central regional capital Cape Coast has recording new cases of the cholera disease, according to...
Women Nearing Equality With Men In Alcohol Consumption
Women have all but caught up with men at knocking back alcohol, a global study of drinking habits shows. The analysis of 4 million people, born between 1891 and 2001, showed that men used to be far...
Lordina Trumpets Husband’s Achievements In Health Sector
The First Lady Lordina Mahama has called on chiefs, elders and community leaders to support the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Integration monthly in the National sanitation day clean up...
Applause For Nduom After Victory Over EC
Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom’s successful attempt to overturn the Electoral Commission’s decision to disqualify him from contesting for the presidency in the High Court has been savoured by his supporters...
Nduom Sails Through In Court Over Disqualification
Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom of the Progressive Peoples Party (PPP) has sailed through in court following a ruling by the Accra High Court that the Electoral Commission's refusal to afford him the opportunity...
Nduom Floors EC Over Disqualification
An Accra High Court has ordered the Electoral Commission to afford the Progressive People’s Party candidate Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom the opportunity to make the necessary corrections on their...
Evading Presidential Debate Is Setting Back Ghana’s Democracy
A renowned political scientist is rooting for a public debate between presidential aspirants, surmising that without a healthy debate of ideas between contestants of the December polls Ghana’s...
Run From Danger, Pass the LI Of The Mental Health Law To Save Mental Healthcare From Imminent Danger
The continuous hue and cry by healthcare providers in the mental healthcare sector especially psychiatric nurses and doctors for help has reached an unbearable tone and if care is not taken by the...
MRI Scan Will Benefit Black Starlets In A Positive Way
Former coach of the national U-17 team, the Black Starlets, Frimpong Manso, says the MRI scan will have a long-term positive effect on the team. Frimpong noted that the MRI is an instrument that has...
NPP To Usher In Golden Age of Rural Development – Bawumia
Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, running mate to Nana Akufo-Addo, has said that a future New Patriotic Party (NPP) government under Nana Akufo-Addo will bring about a golden age of rural development which will...
Mahama, Akufo-Addo Could Lose Erection Due To Stressful Campaigning – Lutterodt
Presidential and Parliamentary elections on December 7, politicians contesting in the upcoming polls have intensified their campaign activities. Especially for the Presidential candidates, they are...
Six Die In Fire At Malaysian Hospital
Six people died and hundreds were evacuated after a fire on Tuesday at a hospital in the southern Malaysian state of Johor, officials said. Seven people were trapped by the fire inside the...