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 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...
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...
Mr. Pious Tay, the Mental Health Coordinator for the Tema Metropolitan Health Directorate, says mental health is a global right everyone must enjoy.
He explained mental health as the “outward manifestation of sound intrapersonal and interpersonal interaction with environmental implications.”
“Being...
Ms Colleen Chifamba, a psychotherapist and disability consultant on Tuesday advised parents of children with disabilities to learn about the emotional cycles involved with nurturing a child with disability to be able to effectively support their children.
She said: “Children...
The shut down of the Renal Dialysis Unit at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) to outpatients since May 2023 has been causing a lot of financial inconveniences to the outpatients, the Renal Patients Association has said.
Following that, a...
The Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has raised concerns about the high cost of treatment for renal patients in the country.
The Minister suggested that the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) should absorb some of the cost incurred by...
Dr. Edward Danso, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of COMi Relief Foundation (CRF) has urged the aged to be mindful of their diet to improve their well-being and healthcare.
He said one of the causes of old age was through diet,...
Stress associated with current economic hardship is contributing to the increasing number of persons with mental illness in the streets and public places.
Dr Pinaman Appau, Chief Executive Officer of the Mental Health Authority (MHA), who said this at the...
A cheap malaria vaccine that can be produced on a massive scale has been recommended for use by the World Health Organization (WHO).
The vaccine has been developed by the University of Oxford and is only the second malaria vaccine...
