Health
Government should activate a national HIV and AIDS fund
Professor Kwasi Torpey, the Dean, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, has called for the activation of a national HIV and AIDS Fund to support HIV response in the...
Tumu Hospital appeals for special newborn care unit
Dr Charles Wood, the Medical Superintendent of the Tumu Municipal Hospital, has appealed for a special newborn care unit, formerly known as the Neonatal and Intensive Care Unit (NICU), to...
Government urged to exempt health professionals from public sector employment freeze
Mrs Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo, President of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), has urged government to exempt health workers from its intended freeze on the employment of civil and...
Upper East Regional Hospital saves 27 weeks preterm baby
The staff of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Upper East Regional Hospital in Bolgatanga have saved a preterm baby born at 27 weeks of pregnancy.
‘Let us be advocates of NHIS card renewal’- Manager implores stakeholders
Alhaji Abuu Appiah, the Sunyani Municipal Manager of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has implored stakeholders to encourage NHIS members to renew their cards frequently to increase the active membership...
New-born unit of Sandema Hospital appeals for incubators
The New-born Care Unit of the Sandema Hospital in the Builsa North Municipality, Upper East Region, has appealed to philanthropists, benevolent individuals and organisations for incubators to augment its service...
Hyperopia (Farsightedness) condition derails academic performances of children
Dr. Isaac Selase Alormele, Managing Director, Eyeroom Optical Center, Zimbabwe, has revealed that farsightedness (hyperopia) if undetected early can affect performance of children at school as most of them suffer...
Traditional medicine sector can grow Ghana’s economy
Professor Samuel Ato Duncan, President of Ghana Federation of Traditional Medicine Practitioners Associations (GHAFTRAM) says the traditional medicine sector has the potential to bring in more foreign exchange to address...
“Let’s break the vicious cycle of diseases plaguing our continent”
Mrs Stella Kumedzro, Volta Regional Environmental Health Officer (REHO) has called on Ghana and Africa to institute pragmatic measures to change the narrative and break the vicious cycle of diseases...
Five-member Audit Committee for Ghana AIDS Commission inaugurated
A five-member Audit Committee for the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) was on Tuesday inaugurated to guide and ensure that the Commission complies with all laws relating to its financial management...
