Health
Don’t use cold water to sponge children running temperature – Dr Karbo
Parents and caregivers have been advised to avoid using cold water to sponge children with high temperature as that could lead to shocks.
World Vision improved feeding programme saving lives
Malnutrition has been and continues to be one of the drawbacks of development in developing countries.
Practice of pouring cold water on kids who have high temperature is dangerous – Dr Karbo
Dr. Karbo gave the caution at the weekly "Your Health! Our Collective Responsibility!" meeting. A Ghana News Agency Tema Regional Office effort aiming at increasing health-related communication and establishing a...
B-Star Medical Center organizes free medical screening
B-Star Medical Centre offered a free medical screening at the Ocean Green Beach Villas in the Ningo-Prampram District, which benefited approximately 100 people. According to Dr. Larry Joshua, General Medical...
IMaH Dentist: No herbal concoction can cure ‘kaka’
No herbal remedy can cure tooth tissue loss, often known as 'kaka' in Ghana, Dr. Mensah Tabi-Amankwa, a Dentist at the International Maritime Hospital (IMaH), has revealed.
Oral sex with multiple partners is dangerous
GNA-Tema for Your Health! Our Collective Responsibility project also functions as a public health advocacy platform, with the goal of investigating the parameters of the four approaches to health communication:...
Parents urged to be responsive to children’s health needs
Mrs Esenam Kavi De Souza, the Associate Country Director of Children Believe, a child-focus Non-Governmental Organisation, has called on parents to be responsive to the health needs of children.
Ghana is first country to approve Oxfords R21 malaria vaccine
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has approved R21, a new malaria vaccine, from the Oxford University for use in children between five months to three years.
UNFPA resources KNUST’s midwifery skills laboratory with equipment
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has donated midwifery training tools and equipment to the Nursing Department of Midwifery, at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).
Permanent cure for hemophilia is within reach-Dr Gyamfuah Oppong-Mensah
Scientists are working progressively to find a permanent cure for hemophilia, a bleeding disorder, Dr Yaa Gyamfuah Oppong-Mensah, a Pediatrician at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital has said.
