HEALTH

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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An Obuasi based non-profit association, the Fifty 50 club, has donated an amount of Gh10,000 to support the medical procedure for an 8-year-old with a history of encephalitis. Encephalitis is a rare case of a congenital disorder that…
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Dr. Promise Sefogah, a leading Obstetrician Gynaecologist and fertility expert has revealed that roughly half of all pregnancies are unplanned. This, he reveals, often throws couples into a difficult emotional turmoil – agonizing over…
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The University of Cape Coast has appointed the first visually impaired person, Carruthers Tetteh, as a lecturer at the Faculty of Law. Mr. Tetteh, whose appointment took effect in December 2023, teaches Criminal Law and the Ghana Legal…
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The Bono Regional Health Directorate has expressed concern about the increasing rate of HIV infections in the region’s urban centres. The Directorate indicates that the prevalence rate in areas such as Nkoranza South and Techiman…
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Zambia is set to receive 1.6 million doses of cholera vaccines as the country suffers one of its worst outbreaks. More than 350 deaths and 9,000 infections have been recorded since the outbreak started in October last year. The…
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