HEALTH

HIV infection is fast spreading in the Sunyani Municipality, Dr. Osei Kuffour Afreh, the Deputy Brong-Ahafo Regional Director of Public Health, has said. He indicated that the municipality had 4.2 per cent prevalence, being among the…
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Mr Joseph Homenya, the Volta Regional Director of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has cautioned healthcare providers against billing health insurance clients "oxygen per hour." He also asked them to stop taking "service…
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First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo has called on stakeholders to as a matter of urgency take a unified decision to put an end to female genital mutilation. Speaking at a two-day International meeting on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) which…
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The Ashanti Region has recorded a total of 70 maternal deaths as of the end of October, down from the previous year’s same period figure of 91 deaths. Professor Baffour Opoku of the Directorate of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Komfo Anokye…
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A staggering GH¢1 million has been expended on some selected Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) staff to upgrade their knowledge. The beneficiaries, who were selected on merit, schooled in specialized programmes in their various…
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The Head of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr. Ali Samba has expressed with embitterment, government’s inability to provide the necessary resources that would enable the health sector fight the menace of…
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Mrs Tina Mensah, the Deputy Minister of Health, has advised pregnant women to attend regular antenatal clinics to know their health conditions for medical attention rather than visiting prayer camps. She said attending antenatal care…
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About four million Ghanaians are estimated to be suffering from diabetes while the number is reported to be increasing on a daily basis. In 2013, approximately 8,300 people died from the disease in Ghana while 5,000 people were killed by…
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The increasing number of deaths in children at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in the Ashanti Region, is said to be as a result of childhood cancers. Public Health Specialist and Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, Dr Joslin…
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Pounding a few beers a day might not just be bad news for your waistline—it could also put your health at serious risk. According to a new statement from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), drinking alcohol is linked to a…
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