HEALTH

An Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at the SDA Hospital, Sunyani, Dr Elijah Abakah-Quansah, has advised women, especially young girls, to avoid keeping multiple sexual partners, since it was the major cause of contracting cervical cancer.…
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The Ghana Health Service (GHS), in an effort to reduce the prevalence of the human papillomavirus among women in Ghana, will roll out a vaccination campaign by the end of the year targeting pre-adolescents aged 9 to 14. This nationwide…
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The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has advised both e-commerce businesses and event organizers to only permit FDA-licensed food vendors to advertise and sell their food on their platforms. The FDA also entreated event organizers to only…
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Adolescent pregnancy rate in the Eastern Region dropped from 13.1 percent in 2019 to 5.9 percent in 2023. Within the period, 365 adolescent girls who got pregnant attended school during pregnancy or after delivery, while 96 also chose to…
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A free health screening exercise within Accra Central has been organized to mark World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day 2024. The health screening, organized by the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research in collaboration with the…
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Pope Francis has said that wine “is a gift from God” and “a true source of joy” for its consumers – words that have been immediately embraced by Italian wine producers who have fought against European health warnings. Francis made the…
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The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has described as quite high the number of women opting for caesarean sections (CS) in the country as against the spontaneous vaginal delivery (SVD). It said from the 2022 Demographic and Health Survey…
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One in every five children with severe burns injury that get admitted to hospitals in the country do not survive, a non-profit think tank focused on healthcare challenges in sub-saharan Africa has disclosed. The Public Health Alliance…
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The Association of Health Service Administrators, Ghana (AHSAG), held a conference to address several challenges threatening the country’s healthcare delivery system and hindering its progress towards achieving universal health coverage by…
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Celebrated Ghanaian Pharmacist and Businessman Pharm. Anthony Adjepong, has achieved another remarkable academic milestone, earning his Doctorate’s degree from the University of Ghana, School of Pharmacy. In a remarkable milestone for…
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