HEALTH

Health authorities in Ashanti Region are reporting increasing rate of mental health cases. Over 3,000 cases were recorded in the first half of this year, up from 2,555 in 2016 and 2,994 in 2017. Officials attribute the trend to…
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Mr Mustapha Sanah, Executive Chairman of Northern Ghana Aid (NOGAID), an NGO, has congratulated Dr Daniel Asare, the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. He said the criteria of competence,…
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Fadila Ndebugre, a young nurse who was trained at the Dunkwa-On-Offin Nursing Training College in the Central Region, has had to resort to head-ferrying of loads (kayayo) for shoppers at the Madina market, for survival, as she awaits her…
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Forty health personnel have successfully completed a course in Sign Language Proficiency, organised by the Ghana Health Service (GHS), in collaboration with the Supreme Sign Language Institute. The four-week course, which was the second…
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There is a growing obesity trend in children with the fast food boom and an increasingly sedentary lifestyle. Learning healthy eating habits early prevents a lifetime of weight struggles. 1. Sit at the table to eat Eating in front…
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Mr Kwaku Agyeman Manu, Minister of Health has said the country welcomes the preparation of the regional, country-specific analysis of the state of health, health services and health systems in the African Region. He believes "We need to…
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The Pharmacy Council has supervised the induction of newly qualified and registered pharmacists from major tertiary institutions in the country. Retired Deputy Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Anarfi…
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Dr Charity Sarpong, the Greater Accra Regional Director of Health Services, has said the Region has chalked some modest gains in the first half of 2018 compared to same periods in 2017 and 2016. These included the significant increase in…
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The management of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, has awarded a contract for the procurement of two new oxygen plants with a capacity to produce all oxygen requirements of the facility and offer the surplus for sale to…
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The Ahomka Foundation, dedicated to supporting the wellbeing of the citizenry, has donated assorted medical items worth GHC1.2 million to 24 health facilities in the Cape Coast Metropolis. The items include bandages, blood collection and…
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