HEALTH

  Pumpkins Foundation, a child-focused Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) marks World Cerebral Palsy Day today, October 6, 2024, with a call to action for the government, stakeholders, and the general public to enhance support for individuals living with cerebral palsy (CP) in Ghana. The Foundation urges increased awareness, inclusion, and concrete …

The Paediatric Society of Ghana has issued a stark warning that the country could soon face a water importation crisis if illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey, is not urgently addressed. Speaking on Channel One TV’s Point of View, the Society’s President, Dr. Hilda Manteebea Boye, shed light on the …

Keta Municipal Hospital has officially opened a Renal Dialysis Centre aimed at easing the burden on kidney patients in need of dialysis treatment. This facility was made possible through the generous funding of Togbi Tenge Dzokoto Gligui VII, the Dufia of Anyako-Konu and Paramount Chief of the Amugo-Vego Traditional Area …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday said Nigeria had recorded a total of 39 confirmed cases of mpox and zero deaths across 33 states and the Federal Capital Territory from the beginning of 2024. The Africa Centre for Disease Control on Tuesday declared a public health …

Monkeypox, also known as Mpox, is a viral infection caused by the monkeypox virus. This illness can spread between people and, in some cases, from the environment to people through contact with contaminated surfaces or objects. The World Health Organization (WHO) has been closely monitoring the disease, particularly following significant …

    Dr. Samuel Nsobila, a medical scenographer at Dosonic Hospital at Pakyi No. 2 in the Amansie West District of Ashanti Region has called on the public to refrain from self-medication and embrace regular health screening to ensure healthy living. He made this statement when the Ghana Electrical Contractors …

Two people are infected with HIV in the Volta Region every day, the Programme Manager of the National AIDS Control Programme (NACP), Dr. Stephen Ayisi Addo, has revealed. He, therefore, called on the public to take bold steps and undergo HIV tests to know their status. That, he explained, would …

It will be justifiable to say that every adult in Ghana has been infected with malaria before. This is because malaria is endemic, and its transmission is perennial in the country.  The disease is life-threatening and it is spread to humans by some types of mosquitoes found in tropical countries, …

  Nana Kwame Nkansa ll, Chief of Jomoro in the Aowin Municipality of Ghana’s Western North Region, has constructed a Modern Maternity Block to serve the people of Jomoro and its surrounding areas. The Maternity Block is well-equipped with modern medical equipment in each ward. The Maternity Block consists of …

The Trauma and Specialist Hospital, Dr George Kwame Prah in Winneba has filed a detailed incident report concerning the tragic death of an elderly woman who was allegedly abandoned by the hospital, leading to her demise due to administrative issues. The hospital’s Medical Director, Dr. George Kwame Prah, revealed that …