HEALTH

The First Lady, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo Addo, has tasked health professionals to intensify public education on Eclampsia in the country. According to her, pre-eclampsia and other conditions still lead the unacceptable rate of maternal deaths…
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The Central Region has witnessed a significant reduction in malaria related deaths over the last twenty-five months due to improved case management at the Regional Health Directorate. It recorded a sharp decline of malaria related deaths…
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First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo is calling for intensified efforts in tackling pre-eclampsia, which is responsible for the death of close to 100,000 pregnant women around the world annually, and also accounts for a lot of infant mortality…
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Ghana today, Tuesday, 22 May 2018, joined the rest of the world to mark World Pre-eclampsia Day with a call on government to create more awareness on the condition. Pre-eclampsia is responsible for the death of close to 100,000 pregnant…
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Professor Augustine Ocloo, Executive Director of the Centre for Plant Medicine Research (CPMR) has said that after extensive research carried out on the potential of a herbal plant known as Nibima to treat malaria, the results have proven…
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Twelve tertiary education students have appealed for support to help them to prosecute their mission of launching a campaign against dangers of using skin bleaching products which expose users to several health hazards and eventual death.…
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The deputy Director-in-charge of marketing at the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Oswald Essuah-Mensah, has said there is no cause for alarm after the Ghana Audit Service cited the authority for financial malfeasance and the…
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Members of the Ghana Association of Biomedical Laboratory Scientist (GABMLS) have withdrawn their services. The strike, which began on Monday, 21 May 2018, according to members of the Association, has become necessary as part of their…
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The struggling National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has been indicted for wanton financial waste and abuse of procurement processes. Audit work done by the Ghana Audit Service shows that the Authority may be losing close to 23…
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The Central region last year recorded a 2.9% drop in the number of malaria cases as well as a 3% fall in malaria related deaths. According to statistics by the Regional Health Directorate, the year 2017 saw 618, 820 malaria cases being…
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