HEALTH

The Jamestown Police Station has initiated the process of investigating a case of abandoned twins on Farmers’ Day at the Princess Marie Louise Children’s Hospital in Accra. According to an eyewitness, their mother left them in the care…
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The Governing Board of the Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC) has in accordance with the Constitution, inaugurated Professions Specific Committees for 11 professions under the Body. According to Section 148 (2) of the Health…
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The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has achieved its target of 100% client registration in the Bono, Bono East and the Ahafo regions for the third quarter of 2019. Addressing the press on Thursday at Sunyani, the Director of…
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The Bone Marrow Transplantation Ghana and the Sickle Cell Foundation Clinic of the Greater Accra Regional Hospital has taken delivery of the first-ever Apheresis Machine in Ghana to aid in better treatment of sickle cell disease. The…
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Ghana is currently sitting on a ticking time bomb as it is emerging that 170,000 adults living with the AIDS virus are not on treatment. The situation according to the Ghana AIDS Commission would be a major setback in achieving the…
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Mr Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, the Minister of Health, has said the government remains committed to the gradual absorption of the backlog of qualified Nursing and Midwifery professionals into the healthcare delivery system. He admitted that…
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PLANS ARE at an advanced stage for the construction of a modern clinic in Kwapra in the Suame Municipality to help boost healthcare delivery for the people. Funding for the health facility would be taken care of by the Ghana National…
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The Minister of Health, Mr Kwaku Agyemang-Manu has said, government is committed to providing adequate resources concerning the National Ambulance Service (NAS) to improve on its emergency response capabilities as well as help save lives.…
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A transplant patient died after a surgeon failed to disclose he had spilt stomach contents on organs which went on to be used in NHS operations. The 36-year-old died of an aneurysm caused directly by infection from a donated liver, while…
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Children exposed to roadside air pollution could have their lung growth stunted by up to 14%, a study suggests. Living within 50m of a major road could increase the risk of lung cancer by up to 10%, the paper also found. The study of…
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