Health
Education Officer advises girls to abstain from premarital sex
The Kadjebi District Girls' Education Officer of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Ms Emma Asilevi, has advised schoolgirls to abstain from premarital sex. She said premarital sex had many...
Obuasi East records 95 per cent success rate in TB treatment
The latest Tuberculosis (TB) treatment outcome data from the Obuasi East Health Directorate showed a 95 per cent success rate in 2023, which is above the End TB Strategy target...
Public cautioned to always check product’s expiry dates
Mr Emmanuel Yawlui, Hohoe Municipal Environmental Health and Sanitation Officer, has cautioned the public to always check the expiry dates of products they purchased or sold. He said consumers...
A total of 18 confirmed CSM cases with four deaths recorded in UWR
A total of 18 cases of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) have been recorded in the Upper West Region. with four deaths from January to February 2024. Of that number, the Wa...
Registration for insecticide nets begins February 29 at Hohoe
The Hohoe Health Directorate will begin a registration exercise for Long-Lasting Insecticide Nets (LLIN) in the Municipality from Thursday, February 29 to Monday, March 4, 2024. The registration is...
Hypertension is a silent killer of teachers – GNAT cautions
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) said hypertension and its related diseases were a major cause of some recent deaths among teachers in the Central Region. It said the...
Northern Development Authority constructs 32 boreholes at Bunkpurugu
A total of 32 communities in the Bunkpurugu-Nakpanduri District of the North East Region now have access to regular supply of water for their various activities following the construction of...
Don’t deny adolescent people Family Planning services- public health nurse
Health workers have been urged to welcome and provide the best Family Planning (FP) options for adolescent people who would visit their facilities. Mrs Esther Adjei, a Public Health Nurse...
Funding secured for La Hospital reconstruction and completion – President
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says an alternative source of funding has been secured for the reconstruction and completion of the La Hospital Project. The President in his 2024...
Maternal mental health disorder is not madness – WHO
Dr Promise Sefogah with the World Health Organisation (WHO-Ghana) says hormonal imbalances that take place in pregnant women triger a change in behaviour, medically known as maternal mental health (MMH)...
