HEALTH

The Minister for Health, Hon. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has assured Ghanaians that the era of manual medical records is over, as government rolls out a new, fully state-owned digital health platform, the Ghana Health Information Management…
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The Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Ms Diene Keita, has warned that dwindling global funding for family planning is threatening access to contraceptives, with potentially devastating consequences for women,…
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A delegation from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission Ghana, led by its President, Alhaji Maulvi Mohammed Bin Salih, has paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Health, Hon. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, to discuss ways of deepening collaboration in…
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The Chief of Staff, Mr. Julius Debrah has heaped praises on the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Governing Board and Executive Management’s transformational leadership. He cited the formation of the Illegal charges…
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The Ministry of Health (MoH) has set a new standard for accountability and results in public service through the signing of performance contracts with its agencies. The initiative, described by the Minister as a turning point for Ghana’s…
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When Abena Ntim Asamoah began analyzing health data from 40 studies across the developing world, she uncovered a pattern that pharmaceutical companies and tech giants had missed: the solution to one of global health’s deadliest problems was…
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The Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) has expressed concern over the declining use of condoms among young people, attributing the trend to a reduced fear of HIV and AIDS infections. Mr Isaiah Doe Kwao, Director of Research, Monitoring and…
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Prof. Patrick Kafui Akakpo, an Anatomic pathologist (a medical doctor who specialises in examining organs, tissues, and cells to diagnose disease), has cautioned that breast cancer in men tends to spread more rapidly than in women due to…
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Sex toys, particularly of the anal variety, are a great way to explore your backdoor — or that of your partner's. When done properly (read: use lots of lube), anal can be insanely pleasurable. Thanks to a little thing called the prostate…
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Members of the MTN Yellow Network, on Saturday, embarked on a five-kilometer health walk to raise awareness about breast cancer in Ghana. Over 150 members from various branches of the company in Accra took part in the walk, which started…
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