Ghana Health Service begins nationwide screening of SHS students
The Ghana Health Service (GHS), in collaboration with the Ghana Education Service (GES), has begun a nationwide medical screening for students in the Senior High...
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Most people who try one cigarette become daily smokers, study says
At least two-thirds of those who try cigarettes go on to become daily smokers, even if only temporarily, research suggests. Data from the UK, US,...
We are working to restore past glory – NHIS boss
Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Dr. Samuel Annor has said his outfit is working to restore integrity in the scheme....
Getting pregnant at honeymoon is dangerous – Gynecologist
An Obstetrician and Gynecologist at the 37 Military Hospital, Dr. Caroline Ladzekpo has cautioned newlyweds to stay away from pregnancy until after six months because...
SHS graduate, others arrested for producing fake drugs
The Food Drugs Authority (FDA) in collaboration with the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, on Friday, arrested 22 suspected local aphrodisiac...
Health expert warns against Christmas sex
The Greater Accra Regional Health Director is worried that too many young women become pregnant during Christmas. This was after a research established that a...
OBUASI MARKS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK
The Psychiatric Unit of the Obuasi Government Hospital has put together week-long comprehensive activities to mark this year’s Mental Health week. The celebration was to...
INTERNATIONAL WEEK OF THE DEAF CELEBRATED IN OBUASI
The Obuasi branch of the Ghana Association of the Deaf has celebrated its Annual International Week of the Deaf in Obuasi. The International week of...
HEALTHCARE IN GHANA: A Real Jungle to Reckon With
The quality of a country’s human capital determines to some extent, its level of development. One factor that can considerably affect the quality of a...
Holystic Nutrition through SMALCHILD Project treats 51 Malnourished Children in Obuasi.
Holystic Nutrition, a non-governmental organisation headquartered in Obuasi which is basically into sustainable nutrition for productive life, has provided assistance to 51 children with acute...
Galaxy Foundation Partners GWRF, Bringing Free Reconstructive Surgery to 96 people in Obuasi
Galaxy Foundation in partnership with Greater Works Restoration Foundation has successfully conducted a free reconstructive surgery for 96 people. The people were selected after a...
Climate change expected to increase deaths rates
A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill estimates that climate change, if left unaddressed, is expected to cause roughly 60,000...
African men getting sterile as sperm count declines
Scientists have found a 72 per cent decline in sperm count in African men over the past 50 years says a study. It was published...
MOH issues alert as strange disease emerges in Liberia
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has directed all agencies under its jurisdiction to increase surveillance at all health facilities following an emergence of what it...
Ghana must arrest the skyrocketing rate of Teenage Pregnancy-Development Practitioner warns
A Development practitioner, Mr. Gideon Affah is calling for an integrated approach to the fight against teenage pregnancy in the country particularly in rural areas....
Kwamohene Calls on Government to Enforce Sanitation Laws.
The chief of Kwamo, in the Ejisu-Juaben municipal assembly, Nana Owusu Nyanin is asking the government of Ghana to ensure the sanitation laws in...