Zika Virus ‘no Longer An Emergency’
The mosquito-borne Zika virus will no longer be treated as an international medical emergency, the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared. By lifting its nine-month-old declaration, the UN's...
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Morocco Marks End To Trachoma
Morocco eliminates trachoma – the leading infectious cause of blindness Transmitted through contact with eye and nose discharge of infected people, particularly young children, it affects...
Health Benefits Of Dandelion
The health benefits of dandelion include relief from liver disorders, diabetes , urinary disorders, acne , jaundice, cancer and anemia . It also helps in maintaining bone health, skin care and is a...
Cholera Outbreak In Cape Coast
The Central Regional capital, Cape Coast is a fishing port and one of the most historical cities in Ghana, founded by the people of Oguaa and is situated on its south to the Gulf of Guinea. According...
A/R Health Directorate Takes Steps To Deal With Cholera Outbreak
The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate has assured that adequate steps have been taken to effectively respond to any cholera outbreak. Mr. Afriyie Asubonteng, the Disease Control Officer, said...
Mister Africa International 2016
Do you have more to share about this story - photos or video etc - you can send them to: (newsghana101@gmail.com) GlaxoSmithKline Calls For Research Into Communicable Diseases Anas and top celebs for...
Ashanti Health Officers Plans To Deal With Possible Cholera Outbreak
The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate has given assurance that adequate steps have been taken to effectively respond to any cholera outbreak. Mr. Afriyie Asubonteng, the Disease Control Officer,...
A Look At Cape Coast’s Cholera Outbreak
The Central Regional capital, Cape Coast is a fishing port and one of the most historical cities in Ghana, founded by the people of Oguaa and is situated on its south to the Gulf of Guinea. According...
Health Directorate To Tackle Cholera Outbreak
The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate has given assurance that adequate steps have been taken to effectively respond to any cholera outbreak. Mr. Afriyie Asubonteng, the Disease Control Officer,...
Documentary On Cholera Outbreak In Cape Coast
The Central Regional capital, Cape Coast is a fishing port and one of the most historical cities in Ghana, founded by the people of Oguaa and is situated on its south to the Gulf of Guinea. According...
Ideal Food For Your Baby
Breast milk is the Ideal Food for Your Baby. By Abundant Robert K. AWOLUGUTU A newborn has only three demands. They are warmth in the arms of its mother, food from her breasts, and security in the...
No Logistics, No Work – Striking Psychiatric Nurses Insist
Nurses at the Accra Psychiatric Hospital have refused to return to work although government has smade available to the facility some drugs and some consumables, and an amount of money, with a promise...
Tooth Extraction, When Necessary, Is Not Bad
Tooth extraction, when necessary, is not bad We have read with serious concern, a front-page headline article titled "Tooth extraction is bad -Dentist" in the Friday, 21st October 2016 edition of The...
Mahama Kept In the Dark About Crisis At Accra Psychiatric Hospital
Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama says he is unaware of the current crisis at the Accra Psychiatric Hospital that has led to a strike by the nurses. Health officials at the facility,...
Former CEO of Accra Psychiatric Hospital Backs Striking Nurses
Former Chief Executive Officer of the Accra Psychiatric Hospital, Dr. Akwasi Osei is justifying the strike by nurses at the facility. Speaking on 3FM’s Sunrise morning Show, Dr. Akwasi Osei...
Maintaining Healthy Prostate
1. Diet and Lifestyle Changes Consume the following foods and supplements and make the following lifestyle changes to help maintain optimal prostate health. Tomatoes Tomatoes (especially when cooked)...
Accra Psychiatric Nurses On Strike
Nurses at the Accra Psychiatric Hospital have started a full-blown strike today, Monday 31 October. It follows what they describe as “fruitless” dialogue between them and the authorities. Below...
Govt Must Keep Promise To Support PLWAs
The Ghana News Agency (GNA), on Monday, published a heart-rending story, which painted a very gloomy picture of the situation in which persons with HIV/AIDS (PLWAs) are living in the capital city of...
Desmond Tutu Back In Hospital After Surgery
South African cleric and anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu was readmitted to hospital on Saturday to treat an infection following a surgery last week, his family said. Tutu, the former Anglican...
Hillary Clinton ‘kept Diagnosis To Close Aides’
US Democratic party presidential candidate Hillary Clinton kept her pneumonia diagnosis from most of her staff, according to reports, choosing to tell only family and close aides. Mrs Clinton was...