NHIA to implement 6-month dialysis support on June 1 – CEO reveals
The Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Dr Aboagye Da-Costa, has revealed that his outfit will commence its intended support...
Cost of dialysis: 2 million cedis is part of our Corporate Social Responsibility – NHIA CEO
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has taken a significant step towards alleviating the financial burden faced by end-stage kidney patients.Following the increase in...
The amazing benefits of yoghurt for your sexual health
Yoghurt can be a tasty and healthy addition to your diet.The sexual health benefits of yoghurtYoghurt is a super source of calcium for...
KATH installs additional dialysis machines to offer kidney treatment to more patients
The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi is positioning itself to lead in the management and treatment of kidney diseases and renal failure.To...
Here are 7 reasons you keep experiencing painful leg cramps when you are asleep
Experiencing leg cramps during sleep can be both painful and disruptive.Reasons for leg cramps during sleepElectrolyte imbalance: A lack of potassium, magnesium, or...
Dialysis crisis: NHIA to introduce scheme to subsidise dialysis cost
Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Dr Aboagye Dacosta, has announced that his outfit has concluded a policy agreement to...
4 tiny things to do every single day for your mental fitness
Everyone is constantly busy, whether it is juggling work. school, family, or all of the above. That's why it's so important to find ways...
Making lupus visible: The hard truth about steroids
The side effects of the steroids used by lupus patients can be complete diseases for other people,’ says Mrs. Emma Danso, the Executive Director...
Nursing trainee allowances likely to be paid next week – Bawumia
The Vice President and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahanudu Bawumia has announced that outstanding nursing trainee allowances for 2024 will...
Renal Patients call for help as dialysis cost hits GH¢491Â
The Renal Patients Association of Ghana has raised concerns about the increment in dialysis cost surge from GH¢380 to GH¢491.The Association has said the...
Ghana to carry out nationwide survey on two emerging plant diseases – Dr Appiah
The Plant Disease Research Centre, a unit under the Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (BNARI-GAEC), in collaboration...
Men account for 60% deaths: Blood pressure, heart failure, stroke to blame – Report
Six out of every 10 deaths, representing 60.3 percent of all deaths registered in the country in 2022, were males.On the flip side, 343,913...
See the top 11 diseases that killed people in Ghana in 2022 (LIST)
According to the latest statistical report released by the Births and Deaths Registry in Ghana,18,689 deaths, accounting for 36.7% of registered deaths (50,992), were...
NHIA CEO demands immediate halt to unauthorized NHIS charges
The Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Dr Da-Costa Aboagye, has called for an immediate halt to the imposition of...
Ghanaian women embracing trend of not wearing panties
It is fast becoming the new vogue for many women in Ghana to avoid wearing panties underneath their casual and formal attires.A significant number...
Cocoa beverage reduces BP, hypertension in older adults – KNUST research
A research by the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has revealed that, cocoa beverages can help reduce blood pressure and hypertension...
TTH dialysis unit in crisis; patients wait weeks for treatment
Patients at the Dialysis Unit of the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) have expressed concerns over delays in accessing treatment due to the limited number...
AstraZeneca being withdrawn due to commercial reasons – GHS
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has clarified that the withdrawal of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine is primarily due to commercial reasons.AstraZeneca, one of the...
COVID-19: Ghana Health Service reminds public of ongoing vaccination exercise
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) and partners under the Ministry of Health have reminded members of the public about the ongoing National COVID-19 Vaccination...
NHIS working better under our administration – Bawumia
Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has argued that the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has improved under the Akufo-Addo-led administration.According to him, the NHIS has witnessed notable improvements, attributed...
Ghana begins new COVID-19 vaccination exercise
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) commenced its 10th National COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign on Sunday, May 2024.Scheduled to conclude on Thursday, May 9, 2024, the...
City Cancer Challenge: 13 sustainable cancer solutions implemented across health facilities in Kumasi
Over 24,000 new cases of cancers are recorded annually in Ghana with more than half of patients losing their lives, mostly victims of breast,...
Jaundice in newborn babies on the rise in Volta Region
Jaundice in newborns has been reported to be on the rise in the Volta Region of the country.Data on the level of jaundice reveals...
GHS announces job openings for 229 Medical Professionals
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has launched a hiring campaign to recruit 229 healthcare professionals, which includes 204 doctors and 25 dentists.On May 3,...
GHS announces vacancies for doctors across all 16 regions
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has unveiled employment opportunities for newly qualified medical doctors and dentists who chose to work in its health facilities...
Agogo Presby Hospital, Unilever Ghana celebrate staff over zero maternal death record
The Presbyterian Hospital, Agogo in collaboration with Unilever Ghana Limited, has appreciated staff at the hospital for their high level of professionalism, teamwork in...
Okoe-Boye attributes delayed hospital projects to external debt renegotiation
The Minister for Health designate, Dr. Bernard Okoe-Boye, has attributed the delay in the completion of selected health facilities, notably the Tema General Hospital,...
Avoid these 4 terrible tips if you plan to lose weight
We most often repeat dietary myths about weight loss, which, despite our determination, simply do not work.Weight loss is a real topic, with many...
Ghana records 31 new COVID-19 cases
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has reported 31 new cases of COVID-19 in the country over the past week.But, the Programmes Manager at the...
King Charles visits cancer centre as public engagements resume
King Charles is carrying out his first major public engagement since his cancer diagnosis.The King, who has been named Cancer Research UK's new patron,...
Korle Bu clarifies reports on cancellation of surgeries
The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has dismissed reports that surgeries which were scheduled for Monday, 29 April 2024, were cancelled due to power outage...
Over 40 health facilities completed under Akufo-Addo’s tenure, Okoe-Boye reveals
The Minister-designate for Health, Bernard Okoe-Boye has provided insight into the completion of over 40 health facilities as part of the government's effort to...
Dumsor: Okoe-Boye advises hospitals to use generators
The Health Minister-designate, Bernard Okoe-Boye, has advised health facilities to make use of alternative power sources, especially generator sets, in response to the recent...
14 PWDs selected for maiden Africa Health Collaborative Medicine Counter Assistant training
Beneficiaries will be served with modules such as Ghanaian sign language for health communication, industrial pharmacy, entrepreneurship among others.
Asanko Interventions: Amansie South records no children under 5 deaths to malaria in 4 years
The Amansie South District in the Ashanti region has recorded no deaths of children under five years to malaria or malaria-related issues for four...
This is why you get headaches after sex and here’s what to do
Experiencing headaches after sexual activity, known as post-coital headaches, can be a concerning and uncomfortable issue.These headaches vary greatly in intensity and duration, ranging...
GHS to embark on COVID-19 vaccination exercise
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is set to embark on a nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign.The exercise to take place between May 7 and...
Snakebite alert: 9,900 cases recorded annually
The country recorded 59,600 snakebite cases between 2015 and 2020, the first time such data has been put together. This means, on average, 9,900 snakebites...
Adako Jachie community engaged on mitigating incidence of malaria
The Adako Jachie Methodist Child Development Center, in collaboration with Compassion International, has organized a program to mitigate the incidence of malaria infection within...
British man tests first personalised skin cancer vaccine
An important trial of the world's first "personalised" mRNA vaccine against the deadliest form of skin cancer - melanoma - is now under way...