Thursday, November 21, 2024

Health

Medical officer on dialysis urges Ghanaians against bad eating habits, unhealthy lifestyle.

– A renal failure patient, who is also a Senior Medical Officer, Dr Raphael Anto, has advised Ghanaians against bad eating habits and unhealthy lifestyles.Dr Anto, the Chief Executive Officer of the Abesim-based Rafchik Clinic, a private health facility,...

Govt urged to provide adequate breast care centres.

The Government has been called upon to provide adequate breast care centres across the district and regional levels, for easy access. The Executive Director of Meena Breast Cancer Foundation, Ibrahim Oppong Kwarteng, made the call at a news conference in...

GHS provides 5,000 mosquito nets, other essentials to flooded communities.

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is stepping up disease prevention measure in communities affected by the ongoing spillage of the Akosombo dam with the provision of thousands of mosquito nets. Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, Director General of the GHS, said it...

Zimbabwe struggles to contain spread of cholera outbreak.

The government has announced measures to contain the spread of the disease that has infected 5,000 people since February. Zimbabwe has been struggling to contain spread of cholera outbreak, with the government announcing measures amid fears of a repeat of...

Rabies: Health threat to animals in Western and Western North Regions.

Rabies is a viral infectious disease that spreads from animals to humans and continues to pose a public health threat to animals in the Western and Western North Regions.  Though officers from the Veterinary Services Directorate annually embark on vaccination...

Regularise migration of nurses abroad to earn foreign exchange – GRNMA President.

The President of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Madam Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo, has asked the government to turn the negative narrative of nurses leaving the country to seek greener pastures abroad into a positive one. She advised the...

Cholera and typhoid cases increasing in communities affected by the flood – Public Health Practitioner.

A Public Health Practitioner, Abraham Norman Nortey, has revealed that water-borne diseases are increasing in the communities that have been affected by the flood that was caused by the spillage of the Akosombo Dam. He stated that although the people...

Treat defilement cases with every seriousness –DoVVSU.

The Upper East Regional Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DoVVSU) has urged the public to treat defilement cases with every seriousness and urged families not to shield perpetrators of such crimes. The Bolgatanga DoVVSU Station Officer, Chief Inspector Linda...

Implement low-cost drug policy – Medical and Dental Council tells govt.

The Medical and Dental Council (MDC) has called on the government to implement a policy that will help reduce the high cost of medicines in the country. At the induction of 508 newly qualified doctors in Accra last Saturday, the...

Ghana, Rwanda Top Africa’s Health Insurance Coverage.

Ghana has been named among four African countries with over 20 per cent coverage levels with any type of health insurance. The other three countries are Rwanda, Gabon and Burundi. Deputy Executive Director, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Professor Edwine Barasa, who...
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