HEALTH

The Ministry of Health has said it intends to restrict access to the use of Tramadol, a known painkiller, to check the rising cases of abuse of the drug. The drug, which is said to have flooded the Ghanaian market in alarming quantities,…
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Work is complete for transfer of mothers and their babies, staff as well as equipment from the old to the new Mother and Baby Unit at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. It paves way for full operations to begin next week to bring…
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The Management of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) is taking measures to strengthen staff discipline in the use of resources and their relationships with clients to help improve quality of care at the facility. The board had…
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An appeal has been made to the health authorities to move quickly to vaccinate students in senior high schools (SHS) across the Upper East Region against cerebrospinal meningitis (CSM). This comes on the heels of the death from the…
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An equipment purchased by the government for the treatment of cancer at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) is lying idle because some of its components are missing. The linear accelerator machine is one of a number of machines…
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Dr. Oheneba Owusu-Danso, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), has called for an urgent review of the country’s maternal health strategies to bring down the increasing deaths. He said the growing…
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Miss Noella Wiyaala, a top Ghanaian Afro-pop singer and songwriter together with some of her fans took part in a free HIV Testing Services during the 61st Independence Day parade at the Jubilee Park in Wa. The Afro-pop singer and…
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Dr John Tampouri, Medical Superintendent, Volta Regional Hospital, has said that blood remained crucial in efforts to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality rates and appealed to the public to support blood donation activities. He said…
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Members of Parliament and Staff of the Parliament were on Wednesday screened for various medical conditions and treated at a free screening exercise organised by the Ghana Kidney Association (GKA) to mark World Kidney Day. The…
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In Canada, more than 500 doctors and residents, as well as over 150 medical students, have signed a public letter protesting their own pay raises. “We, Quebec doctors who believe in a strong public system, oppose the recent salary…
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