Health
Wiawso NHIS has more than 124,000 active members – District Manager
– Mr Francis Ennin, the Sefwi-Wiawso District Manager, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), says the active membership of the Scheme Lt increased from 97,000 in 2022 to 124,051 in 2023...
Ghana has the largest medical drone delivery service globally – Dr Bawumia
Vice President Dr Mahamadu Bawumia has touted the improvement made in Ghana’s healthcare system, having the largest medical drone delivery service in the world, which is being manned by Ghanaian...
Awutu-Senya District Health Service records zero maternal death in 2023
The Awutu-Senya District Health Directorate saw significant improvement in most of its work indicators recording zero maternal deaths in 2023. There were also reductions in still birth from seven in...
Don’t make emergency contraceptives an everyday business – Midwife
Ms Pauline Mensah, a Senior Midwife at the Essikado Government Hospital, has called on the youth and married women, in particular, to avoid making emergency contraceptives an everyday activity. ...
NGO undertakes medical screening for deaf community in Tamale
Cancer Care for Humanity International, an NGO, has undertaken free cervical cancer screening exercise for some members of the deaf community in Tamale. It was to sensitise them on...
Child malnutrition remains a problem – Paediatric Society of Ghana
The Paediatric Society of Ghana is calling to attention, the issue of child malnutrition in the country. Dr Hilda Boye, President of the Society, said the situation remained a...
Government is committed to addressing child malnutrition- Dr Letsa
Dr Archibald Yao Letsa, Volta Regional Minister says the government is committed to tackling malnutrition among children to promote their health. He said the government had begun implementing programmes...
Public urged to unite for elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases
The Keta Municipal Health Directorate in the Volta Region has urged the public to work together to eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in the communities. This will help create...
Adolescent health, nutrition conference held in Tamale
A conference on Adolescent Health and Nutrition has been held to discuss major factors influencing this group and other youth-friendly health services in the Northern Region. It would further...
Golden Exotics Limited, partners support improved healthcare delivery in Asutsuare
The management of Golden Exotics Limited (GEL) has presented a refurbished Osudoku H/C Public Health Centre at Asutsuare in the Eastern Region to the Shai-Osudoku District Health Directorate. The...
