HEALTH

Mothers should wait at least a year between giving birth and getting pregnant again to reduce health risks to mother and baby, a new study says. But researchers say they need not wait as long as the 18 months recommended in the current…
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Dr. Patrick Kobla Quist, a retired obstetrician/Gynaecologist, says breast cancer was not a woman's disease but a disease that can equally affect and even kill men at a faster rate than women. He said men above 40 years were at a greater…
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Professor Agyemang Badu Akosa, former Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, has called on Ghanaians to adopt a healthy lifestyle so as to prolong their lives and contribute to national development. He said diseases that have…
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Civil Society Organisations working in the area of Mental Health have called on the Government to expedite action on the approval of the Legislative Instrument on Mental Health Law. They said the LI, when passed, would help improve and…
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The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has put measures in place to empower its security unit to arrest imposters and middlemen peddling around the Hospital. Dr Daniel Asare, the Chief Executive Officer of the Hospital, said that would ensure…
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Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has called for collaboration among member states to effectively combat health challenges, particularly maternal and child health issues. Mr. Agyeman-Manu said working cross-sectorally allows for…
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The Speaker of Parliament, Prof Mike Ocquaye has said the cost of mental health treatment must be covered by National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). Speaking to Starr News’ Daniel Nii Lartey on the sidelines of a programme to discuss…
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STUDENTS OF two Senior High Schools (SHS) in Kumasi, the Ashanti regional capital, have donated blood to the National Blood Bank. The schools, which clearly deserve commendation are the Kumasi Technical Institute (KTI) and the Islamic…
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Patients requiring medical attention for mental health illnesses in the Volta Region have been left with no other option than to seek treatment elsewhere, as the region has no psychiatrist. Two years after the retirement of the only…
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Special Mothers Project, an advocacy and awareness creation organisation on Cerebral Palsy (CP), has had a training seminar for entrepreneurs with a call on government to support them create extra advocacy programs about cerebral palsy.…
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