HEALTH

Twenty-eight preterm babies have so far died at the St Theresa’s Hospital at Nkoransa in the Nkoransa Municipality of the Brong Ahafo Region, due to the absence of an incubator. The St. Theresa’s Hospital at Nkoransa established in 1972,…
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The month of September has specifically been set aside as Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) awareness month but unfortunately not many women in Ghana are aware of this, talk-less of what the PCOS condition is about. For this reason, the…
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The President of Aglow International, Mrs. Dorothy Danso, has commended Breast Care International (BCI) for its advocacy work in dealing with breast cancer cases in Ghana. BCI has been organizing free breast screening exercises…
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President of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) Kweku Asante Krobea has stated that though not a written policy, it is always advisable for nurses to wear their uniforms only when they are carrying out their…
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Doctors in the country are threatening an indefinite industrial action, effective Monday, 6 August 2018, if government fails to resolve challenges with their salaries. According to the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), doctors in the…
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Epilepsy cases in Upper West have more than doubled in the last two years and the prevailing trend indicates that the figure is likely to further rise in 2018. Reports of recorded cases of epilepsy in the Wa Municipality were 27 in 2016…
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“Power of Hope”, an annual publication of the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church of Ghana, has been launched at the Pantang Hospital in the Adenta Municipality. This yearly book publicized under the auspices of the Worldwide SDA churches…
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The pupils of ten Islamic Basic schools in the Greater Accra Region have been urged to teach their parents on skin care and diseases. Dr. Richmond Larweh, the medical team leader of the Iran Clinic made the call at a Health Screening…
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It will be ironic and incredibly sad for someone attending a funeral to return home either sick, wounded or ice-cold just like the one who was bided farewell. For this not to happen, organisers of the late former Vice President Kwesi…
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The Medical Director of the Tema General Hospital says government must consider upgrading the Tema General Hospital to a regional status due to the regionalized nature of Tema which calls for a hospital of that pedigree. Dr Kwabena…
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