HEALTH

Kumasi to witness protests by newly graduate nurses and midwives demanding placements. The protest is expected to draw attention to the high unemployment rate among healthcare professionals in the region. The graduates are calling on the government to fulfil its promise of providing job opportunities in the healthcare sector. The …

Pregnant women should have mental health screenings due to the rise in cases of mental disorders during pregnancy and postpartum. Early detection and intervention can greatly improve outcomes for both the mother and baby. The Eastern Regional Health Directorate is to begin mental health screening for all pregnant women during …

GRNMA President, Mrs Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo has asked the government to pay Ghanaian Nurses GHC10,000 or more or less they will continue to leave for other countries after completion of school. She explains what can be done to keep the nurses in Ghana. President of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), …

Tema General Hospital released a statement responding to Tuesday’s power outage at the neonatal ICU, stating no lives were lost as a result. The hospital has refuted reports, but the revelation has caught many Ghanaians off guard, with a lot of proof circulating on social media.   Despite claims that …

The private life of one of Ghana’s most respected Kings, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has always been kept on the low and almost a secret from the public. Although there is some public knowledge regarding his wife Lady Julia Osei Tutu, details about the number of children, the royal couple have, …

Nurse warns of hearing loss impact. Madam Afrakoma Tiwaa, an Ear and Throat nurse at Saint Theresa’s Hospital in Nkoranza, in the Bono East Region, has warned on hearing loss impact in our societies. According to her, people with hearing loss sometimes withdraw from their society, which potentially leads to …

The Director General of the Ghana AIDS Commission, Dr. Kyeremeh Atuahene, has credited the Free Senior High School policy for the 50% drop in HIV infection and teenage pregnancy cases in the country. According to him, the policy has enabled more girls to enrol in secondary schools. He cited the …

Half of females in Ghana, aged between 20 and 49, are either obese or overweight, the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) report has revealed. Specifically, 22 per cent of the group, representing more than a fifth of them, are obese, while 28.2 per cent of them are overweight. …

Ten individuals have sustained injuries after locals clash with the police in the Mamprugu Moaduri district of the North East Region. According to eyewitnesses, the incident, which occurred on Tuesday (26 December) was as a result of a stolen motorbike by a young man, the police were preventing from being lynched. The …

President Akufo-Addo has directed the Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyeman Manu, to as a matter of priority, liaise with stakeholders in the healthcare sector to find a lasting solution to the funding challenges associated with the training of post-graduate doctors in the country. He gave this directive in his address …