HEALTH

The Vision for Accelerated Sustainable Development, Ghana, (VAST-Ghana) has recommended to the Ministry of Health to urgently issue a formal enforceable code of conduct to public officials to restrict them from interacting with the tobacco…
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The Telecel Ghana Foundation has conducted free antenatal outreach as part of its Rural Ultrasound Scan initiative at the Naaha Health Centre in the Wa West District of the Upper West Region. Maternal health professionals performed…
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Medical Director of Pantang Psychiatric Hospital, Dr. Yennusom Maalug, has raised urgent concerns after a severe rainstorm tore off sections of the hospital’s roofing, particularly affecting the Female VIP Ward 8. Speaking on Channel One…
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The Government of Egypt has donated 9,500 doses of hepatitis C vaccines, valued at nearly $80,000, to the Government of Ghana, in a move aimed at strengthening bilateral relations and improving healthcare delivery. The donation…
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A six-year-old boy, Hanan Abdullah, has successfully undergone his fourth major surgery at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, bringing to an end a four-year medical ordeal. Hanan’s condition began at the age of two when…
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The Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Grace Ayensu-Danquah, has revealed that the government has procured 10 new AI-enabled digital X-ray systems and 15 GeneXpert machines to enhance the country’s fight against Tuberculosis (TB). Speaking at…
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A medical expert has cautioned that while misuse of herbal medicines can contribute to kidney damage, they are not the leading cause of kidney disease. Dr Prince Mawutor, a researcher at the Centre for Plant Medicine Research, told the…
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Some casual staff at the Northern Regional Hospital, also known as Tamale Central Hospital, have embarked on a sit-down strike over five months of unpaid salaries. The industrial action has begun to take a toll on sanitation at the…
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Dr. Mensah Amoah, a Physician Specialist and Nephrology Fellow, has raised alarm over the growing burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Ghana, revealing that about 13 percent of the adult population, an estimated four million people,…
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The Ministry of Health has officially received the investigative report into the alleged ‘medical kalabule’ scandal involving the Greater Accra Regional Hospital and the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. The report marks a key step in efforts…
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