Health
Managing depression: Bliss’ “Ghana Must Laugh” comedy show commended
Participants of a “Ghana Must Laugh” comedy show in Wa have commended Bliss Eye Care for the initiative, which is necessary in helping people manage their depression and depression-related health...
Cape Coast Teaching Hospital takes delivery of laparoscopic equipment for maiden surgeries
The Korea Foundation for International Healthcare (KOFIH), dedicated to enhancing global healthcare by supporting partner countries has furnished the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital (CCTH) with a substantial quantity of advance...
Western Region GHS administers 290,000 cholera vaccines in first two days of campaign
The Western Regional Directorate of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has so far administered about 290,000 doses of cholera vaccines out of a targeted 641,851 to persons aged one year...
AngloGold Ashanti offers free health screening to Obuasi Local Prison inmates
Inmates of the Obuasi Local Prisons are the latest to benefit from AngloGold Ashanti, Obuasi Mine’s “Mini Clinic”, a quarterly health outreach programme organised by the mining firm for host...
Accra College of Medicine urges graduate doctors to always remember home
Professor Afua A.J. Hesse, the President of Accra College of Medicine (ACM), has urged graduate doctors not to forget the communities they came from after their training. She said, "My...
GHANET calls for new interventions, strategies to fight soaring HIV infections
The Ghana HIV and AIDS Network (GHANET) has urged government to develop new interventions and strategies to help control the rising HIV infections in the country. Ghana recorded at least...
Cholera deaths in Sekondi-Takoradi rise to five
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis of the Western Region has recorded three new cholera deaths in the Metropolis bringing the total number of cases to five...
Deaths of preterm babies are preventable-Expert
Dr Nana Esi Gaisie-Tetteh, the Public Health Director of the Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital says three -quarters of deaths due to prematurity are preventable. She noted that to be born earlier...
Second phase of Polio Vaccination to commence in Keta on November 21
The Second phase of polio vaccination would begin in Keta in the Volta Region for children between the ages of zero to 59 months. The aim of the vaccination was...
Ms Sara Anane crowned most outstanding staff in Oti Region
Ms Sara Anane, a dedicated Senior Midwife officer at the Krachi East District Health Centre, has emerged as the most outstanding staff in the Oti Region at the maiden Ghana...
