Early Cancer Diagnosis Needs Strengthening
As the world marked World Cancer Day on February 4, 2018, Dr Kwabena Twum-Nuamah, a legislator, has called for the ...
Tag: Non-communicable disease
Health Experts Declare Extra Measures Against Abuse of Tobacco
Health experts and stakeholder organizations have declared a seven-point of action to be taken by government on tobacco control, the ...
GSK Committed To Help Africa Reach SDGs By 2030
David Pritchard, Vice President of Africa and Developing Countries of Asia for GlaxoSmithKline, outlined the company’s commitment to help Africa ...
Early Cancer Diagnosis Saves Lives, Cuts Treatment Costs
New guidance from WHO, launched ahead of World Cancer Day (4 February), aims to improve the chances of survival for ...
Breast Care International, Delta Airlines Unite For Cancer Awareness
According to WHO and UICC, cancer is a growing public health concern. In 2012, there were 14.1 million new cases ...
Highlight Non-Communicable Diseases – NGO Urges Media
The President of Breast Care International, BCI, Dr. (Mrs.) Beatrice Wiafe Addai, has urged the media to devote more airtime ...
Highlight Non-Communicable Diseases – NGO Urges Media
The President of Breast Care International, BCI, Dr. (Mrs.) Beatrice Wiafe Addai, has urged the media to devote more airtime ...
Rising Trend of Lifestyle Diseases
Dr. Ajediran I. Bello Civilisation encompasses broad life transformation ranging from technological advancement, social integration, lifestyle changes and the rest. ...
Tobacco Kills Six Million People Die Annually
Currently, around six million people die annually as a result of tobacco use, with most living in developing countries, a ...
Tobacco Kills Six Million People Annually – WHO Report
About six million people die annually as a result of tobacco use, with most living in developing countries, a joint ...
Africa Has Highest Rate of High Blood Pressure, WHO Says
Africa has the highest rate of high blood pressure in the world, affecting about 46% of adults, a World Health ...
WHO Urges Prioritisation of Cancer Control
The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged the government to make cancer prevention and control an urgent national priority. Dr. ...
4 Million Suffer From Diabetes
A careful research conducted by the National Diabetes Association (NDA) has revealed that not less than four million Ghanaians are ...
Minister Asks Public To Screen To Know Health Status
The Ashanti Regional Minister, Mr. John Alexander Ackon, has encouraged everybody to get screened to know if they are at ...
Ghanaians Urged To Live A Stress Free And Simple Life
Dr. James Raymond Kofi Appiah-Kusi, Head of Koforidua Regional Hospital’s Internal Medicine Department and Diabetics Clinic, has urged Ghanaians to ...
GlaxoSmithKline Calls For Research Into Communicable Diseases
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced the third call for proposals of research into non-communicable diseases (NCD’s) in Ghana and the sub-Saharan ...
The NPP Manifesto And Recognizing Cancer As A National Problem
prostate and other cancers) as a national problem, establish centers at all levels of our healthcare delivery system for screening, ...