Thursday, November 21, 2024

Health

Akosombo dam spillage: Health officers warn of possible outbreak of waterborne diseases.

The Volta Regional Health Directorate is raising concerns about the possible outbreak of waterborne diseases following the flooding incident that occurred in some districts in the Volta Region. This comes after several latrines and open places of convenience were inundated...

Commemoration of World Sight Day: Include provision of eyeglasses in health insurance scheme — GHS.

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has commemorated this year’s World Sight Day with a call for the inclusion of reading glasses in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).  “There are effective eye care interventions ranging from promotion, prevention, treatment to...

Employers urged to ensure adequate eye care protection for employees.

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has urged employers to ensure adequate eye care protection for their workforce, as a key strategy for enhancing productivity levels. Dr Hornametor Afake, the Head of the Eye Care Unit, GHS, who gave the advice,...

Integration of COVID-19 vaccination into routine immunisation services appropriate.

There is growing recognition of the potential for integration of services such as routine immunization as the way forward for vaccination. The Ashanti Health Directorate with funding support from UNICEF has equipped Health Promotion Officers with the knowledge and skills...

Let’s fill vacant positions of migrated nurses, midwives-College of Nurses and Midwives.

Professor Mrs Victoria Bam, President, Ghana College of Nurses and Midwives (GCNM), has appealed to the government to as a matter of urgency fill the vacancies  of the over 4,000 nurses, who have migrated for greener pastures. She said that...

13 Hospitalised Over Food Poison.

THIRTEEN PEOPLE have been rushed to the hospital after allegedly eating suspected contaminated food. The victims, reportedly consumed ‘waakye’, a local rice and beans dish, at Atwedie in the Asante Akyem Municipality. The victims showed symptoms such as vomiting, stomach ache,...

Have enough sleep to improve your mental health – Psychiatrist.

Edwin Frimpong-Boakye Yiadom, a psychiatric at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital has advised that sleep be taken seriously, as it is one of the major ways to improve one’s mental health. According to him, everyone needs a good amount of sleep to...

Poor people more likely to suffer mental health illnesses – Clinical psychologist.

Senior medical officer and clinical psychologist, Dr. Isaac Newman Arthur, has urged Ghanaians to eschew the mindset that stress and mental health illnesses are the reserve of rich people. According to him, contrary to popular belief, poor people are most...

Media must propagate positive initiatives on mental health – Dr Ofori Boadu.

Dr Ofori Boadu, a Representative from the Ghana Health Services (GHS), has urged media practitioners to set the agenda for discussions on mental health issues and the responsibility of communities to protect patients from discrimination and abuses. Dr Boadu made...

High cost of dialysis: Let’s relax protocols for registering herbal medicines.

The president of the Ghana Association of Medical Herbalist (GAMH), Dr Sandra Ashon, says Ghana needs to create a simple and a cost-effective protocol for the registration of locally produced herbal medicines. She said that will allow for the...
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“Ghanaians make up a notable portion of US visa overstayers.”

Ghana has emerged as one of the African countries with high visa overstay rates in the United States, according...
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