Public health
First Lady Woos Businesses To Join Fight Against Malaria
First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has appealed to members of the private sector and captains of industry to be active...
Cases of Maternal Mortality Increase In Western Region
The maternal mortality rate in the Western Region increased from 75 per cent in 2015 to 92 per cent in 2016, due mainly...
Innovations Needed To Tackle Sanitation Problem
Poor sanitation alone accounts for about 700,000 child deaths from diarrhoea each year. Chronic diarrhoea can hinder...
‘Surmount Challenges In WASH Sector’
Director, Water, Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing (MWRWH), Mr. Emmanuel Addae, has called on all actors...
‘Fat Taxes’ Could Save Billons In Healthcare Costs
Taxing unhealthy foods that contain salt, sugar and fat could save Australia billions in health care costs and extend...
No Toilet Facility, No Marriage – KEEA Assembly Bares Teeth
The Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem municipality assembly is proposing the inclusion of toilet facilities at the home of...
African Heads of State Express Commitment To Advance Immunisation
Heads of State from across Africa have endorsed the Addis Declaration on Immunisation (ADI), a historic and timely...
Government Asked To Establish Surveillance System To Track Diseases
A team of medical experts from the World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on the government to commit resources...
National Sanitation Day: Why It Failed
The National Sanitation Day initiative failed and memories of the event have since ebbed into quiet oblivion. Not a lot...
Open Defecation Killing Tourism
The practice of easing oneself in the open, especially along the country’s beaches, is a major disincentive to the...
One-House, One-Toilet Will Be One of My Goals
Minister-designate for Sanitation and Water Resources, Joseph Kofi Adda has intimated that the availability of toilet...
Girls Need Help With Menstrual Hygiene
Adolescence in girls signifies the transition from girlhood to womanhood. Good menstrual hygiene is crucial for the...
Expansion of Health Professionals Training Critical – Lecturer
Dr Justus Deikumah, a Lecturer at the University of Cape Coast, has said the training of health professionals should be...
Expansion of Health Professionals Training Critical
Dr Justus Deikumah, a Lecturer at the University of Cape Coast, has said the training of health professionals should be...
France Bans Unlimited Sugary Drink Refills
Restaurants and other spaces catering to the public in France have been banned from offering unlimited sugary drinks in...
14 Fined For Defecating In Public
Magistrate Court in Elmina in the Central Region has fined 14 people for openly defecating in an area which is a...
Stakeholders Discuss Findings On Reproductive Health Programs
A national dissemination meeting on the Ghana Adolescent Reproductive Health (GHARH) Project, funded by the United...
Group Lauds Gov’t Over Sanitation Ministry
Two think tanks, Coalition of NGOs in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS) and IRC have commended His Excellency Nana Addo...