Thursday, November 21, 2024

Health

Ibrahim Mahama pays $25k for kidney transplant to save 13-year-old girl.

The Chief Executive of Engineers & Planners and Dzata Cement, Ibrahim Mahama, has generously covered the full $25,000 needed for a life-saving kidney transplant for 13-year-old Rosemary Boadu, who is battling end-stage kidney disease. Rosemary’s story was highlighted in a JoyNews feature,...

Free dialysis for all kidney patients under NHIS from Dec. 1, says Bawumia.

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has announced that starting December 1, 2024, government will provide free dialysis treatment for all kidney patients covered by the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). Speaking at a stakeholder meeting in the Old Tafo Pankrono...

Kumawood actor Oteele’s sickness, the story so far.

After surviving a death scare in 2019, it appears all may not be too well with the health of Kumawood actor, Stephen Yaw Mawunyo, popularly known as Oteele again following reports this week that the popular comedian has taken...

Parents support Swedru SHS with medicines

The Swedru Senior High School (SWESCO) has received assorted medicines from the Parents Association to help respond to the health needs of students in the school. The medicines, valued at GH¢21,632, comprised basic drugs to be stocked at the school’s infirmary that would be administered to both staff and...

Cholera Outbreak: Ada residents at risk as disease spreads.

Dr Philip Narh, the Medical Superintendent of the Ada East District Hospital, has revealed that every resident of the district is at risk of contracting cholera due to the escalating of the disease in the area.  Dr Narh reported that every community...

Women, men urged to be breast-sensitive to prevent cancer.

Ms Abigail Olympio-Peku, Oncology Nurse Specialist at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, has called on women and men to be breast sensitive by examining their breasts periodically for early detection and treatment of cancer.She said breast cancer is no respecter...

Nana Asante Bediatuo in stable conditionBy Stephen Asante Dankwa Akufo-Addo is reported to be in a stable condition, following his recent admission in a...

Nana Asante Bediatuo in stable condition,By Stephen AsanteDankwa Akufo-Addo is reported to be in a stable condition, following his recent admission in a hospital in the United States (US). "He is responding well to treatment," a statement issued by the...

Eliminating malaria requires high political will and commitment – Dr Kuma-Aboagye

Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye has emphasized that eliminating malaria requires high political will and commitment. He pointed out that other countries that have successfully kicked out malaria made it a high-priority disease, and he is...

Galamsey, sudden rise of kidney failures.

Mercury exposure has been a public health concern to most residents living in galamsey-prone areas in Ghana. Galamsey (illegal small-scale mining) often involves the use of mercury to extract gold from its ore. Unfortunately, this practice releases significant amounts of mercury...

Bono Region records 844 new HIV infections.

The Bono, Bono East and Ahafo Regional Technical Coordinator of the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC), Mr Ahmed Ibrahim Bimbilla, has disclosed a record of 884 new HIV infections in the region in 2022.  He said available figures showed that 19,281...
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