Friday, November 22, 2024

Health

About 2,000 women died of Breast cancer in Ghana in 2020-Report.

Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among women in Ghana, killing about 2,000 women in 2020 in Ghana.  This was contained in a report by Changing Young Minds Project, a breast and cervical awareness group made available...

The Medical and Dental Council, Ghana signs MoU with the Ghanaian Doctors and Dentists Association – UK.

The Medical and Dental Council (MDC) of Ghana on 7th October 2023 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ghanaian Doctors and Dentists Association UK (GDDA-UK) to primarily facilitate the process of registration of those members of GDDA-UK...

Apologize for failing to clear antiretroviral drugs from ports – Minority to Health Ministry.

The Minority in Parliament is demanding an unqualified apology from the Ministry of Health (MoH) for its failure to clear donated antiretroviral drugs at the ports. The Minority described the MoH’s excuse for the non-clearance as untenable, saying the ministry...

Alcohol, shisha, bleaching risk factors of breast cancer — Dr Wiafe.

The Founder of Breast Care International (BCI), Dr Beatrice Addae Wiafe, has advised the citizenry, particularly young women, to desist from taking alcohol excessively, smoking shisha and applying bleaching agents on their skin as they are some of the...

Save Africa Foundation saves over 70 patients from hernia, fibroid, and others.

Save Africa Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organisation in organising medical outreaches, has carried out surgery for over 70 patients whose lives have been threatened by goiter, hernia, and fibroids.   The Foundation, which is one of the early groups of medical mission...

Excessive bleeding major cause of maternal deaths.

Dr Alexander Manu, Senior Lecturer, University of Ghana, School of Public Health, says many maternal deaths in the country are due to excessive bleeding and complications.  Dr Manu said over 19,500 babies were born dead in the year 2020 while...

Eye-related diseases soar in Bono Region – Dr. Yeboah.

Eye-related diseases are surging in the Bono Region, Dr. Ignatius Yeboah, the Chief Executive Officer of the Abesim-based St Ignatius Eye Centre has said.Speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) on the side-lines of the fifth...

Public warned against mixing herbal concoctions with prescribed medicines.

Dr Samuel Boateng, the District Director of Health for West Akyem, has warned the public against combining herbal concoctions with prescribed medications, citing potential complications that may arise from such mixtures. Patients with non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including hypertension, diabetes, asthma,...

Over 75,000 US healthcare workers go on strike.

Over 75,000 union workers at healthcare provider Kaiser Permanente have gone on strike, beginning the largest walkout by health workers in US history. The three-day work stoppage involves nurses, pharmacists and lab technicians in five US states and Washington DC. Nearly...

Ghana can cater for kidney disease patients if committed – Dr. Okoe-Boye.

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Dr Bernard Okoe-Boye, says Ghana can cater for persons with renal diseases if it is committed to doing so. This follows recent discussions and agitations on a yet-to-be-approved...
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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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