HEALTH

The Greater Accra and Ashanti Regions are currently having the highest HIV rates in the country, according to a recent report. Per the latest figures, the two regions have overtaken Brong Ahafo and Volta Regions which topped in 2016.…
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Spinal evaluation is one of the most important exams every woman should run because after the various pregnancies and child births, carrying of heavy hand bags, walking on high heeled shoes, bending to sweep etc, what is the integrity of…
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First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has noted that maternal mortality still remains a major healthcare problem in Ghana. She said that collective responsibility on the part of all Ghanaians will reduce the risks that pregnant women face while…
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First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo has entreated all mothers to sleep under treated mosquito nets in order to prevent them from malaria. According to her, it is a mother’s responsibility to ensure the family is safe and healthy. In her…
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The prevalence of HIV among pregnant women, attending antenatal clinic in the country is on a downward trend. A linear trend analysis has confirmed a declining epidemic since year 2000, placing the median prevalence for 2017 at 2.1 per…
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The World Health Organization is planning to send Ebola vaccines to the town of Bikoro in north-western Democratic Republic of Congo, which is grappling with an outbreak of the deadly virus, news agency Reuters reports, quoting a top…
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The Samira Empowerment and Humanitarian Projects (SEHP) on Thursday, 10 May 2018, launched the SEHP Safe Delivery Project to support efforts to reduce maternal and neo-natal mortality in Ghana. Speaking at the ceremony in the Northern…
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The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr. Anthony Nsiah-Asare, has expressed fear of a far more devastating cholera outbreak likely to happen this year. In a statement issued, Yesterday, the onset of the rainy season…
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The Ministry of Health through the Ghana Health Services is taking steps to deploy midwives to all Community-based Health Planning Services (CHPS) compounds across the country as part of efforts to address maternal and neonatal mortality.…
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One of the worst outbreak in history ―Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) has surfaced again as the Democratic Republic of the Congo two days ago confirmed the presence of the disease in Bikoro in Equateur Province. It is in the light of this that…
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