Health

Heart condition in newborns in Ghana rises: one out of every hundred have a condition

Listen to Nana Akyaa Yao's voice Pediatric Cardiologist at the National Cardiothoracic Center of the Department of Child Health at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Doctor Nana...

Ghana to ban shisha smoking by mid year

Smoking of shisha and electronic cigarette will be banned in Ghana by the middle of the year, Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said. The GHS...

Big tobacco is targeting the world’s most vulnerable to increase profits

The sixth edition of the Tobacco Atlas and its companion website TobaccoAtlas.org has found that the tobacco industry is increasingly targeting vulnerable populations in...

Prosecution for sanitation offenders to be reviewed

The Ministry of Water and Sanitation in collaboration with COLMAX-D Consultancy is set to review the Environmental Prosecutors Manual in order to put in...

Solving water and sanitation challenges in Africa are key to socio-economic development

The socio-economic growth and evolution in Africa cannot be overemphasized as the continent moves into the future. Africa has over the last decade become...

Cape Coast Teaching Hospital on high alert for Lassa fever

The Cape Teaching Hospital (CCTH) is on high alert with high clinical readiness for any case of lassa fever which will be reported to...

New KATH Mother and Baby Unit starts full operations next week

Work is complete on transfer of mothers and their babies, staff as well as equipment from the old to the new Mother and Baby...

PHOTO: JSS 2 student dies after taking 10 tablets of Tramadol

A Junior Secondary School pupil at Ohafia in Arochukwu Local Government of Abia State has reportedly died after consuming 10 tablets of Tramadol. This statement...

KATH CEO calls for review of maternal health strategies

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has called for an urgent review of the country’s maternal health strategies to...

Ghanaian firm partners with Get Well in India to promote medical tourism

Ghanaian firm, Chartered Business Services has partnered with Get Well in India to promote medical tourism. This initiative is to bring the large qualified pool...

Hospitals should not refer suspected Lassa fever

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has directed health facilities in the country not to refer any suspected Lassa fever cases to Tema General  Hospital or...

5 ways to detox liver naturally

The liver is a very important organ tasked with removal of toxins in the body. Because of how complex most of our diets are,...

Health officials retracing path of deceased Lassa Fever patient

Health officials have been deployed to communities such as Ashaiman, Nmai-Dzor and Tema in the Greater Accra Region to get data on persons who...

Lassa fever kills one in Ghana

One person has died after he was diagnosed with Lassa Fever, a disease that has killed at least 54 people in Nigeria within the...

HIV/AIDS rise in Sunyani West District

Mrs Eva Aryee, the Sunyani West District Director of Health has cautioned adolescent people against unprotected and premarital sex. She said HIV/AIDS infection is recording...

Study Reveals timely intake of water can reduce hypertension

Drinking of adequate quantities of potable water throughout the day can help reduce cases of high blood pressure, Dr Gregory Ba-Lagi  Lugu Zuri, Medical...

Husbands vital to fighting breast cancer

Scores of women who thronged the latest free breast screening exercise marking the first anniversary celebrations of the creation of the Nkawkaw Diocese of...

Unemployed veterinary technicians set up private services; charge exorbitant fees

Some unemployed graduate Veterinary Technicians in the Upper East Region have decided to create jobs for themselves by diverting clients to themselves and charging...

How much farting is normal per day?

No matter what you tell your S.O., it’s pretty much a given that you fart on the regular. In fact, if you’re like most...

Daylight helps to detect infant jaundice in new born babies – doctor

Pediatrician at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital Dr. Hilda Boye has advised parents expose their new born babies to natural daylight because it helps to...

Adverse effects of abortion contraceptive pills peak among teenagers

Health experts are reporting rising incidence of adverse and injurious drug reaction among teenage girls who abuse contraceptives in a bid to prevent pregnancy. Prolonged...

80 Photos: Joy Prime heartbeat draws out patrons to 'Race 4 Heart'

The phrases are familiar: Listen to your heart. Have a heart. I love you with all my heart. About 100,000 times a day the...

Bed bugs invade Tain government hospital

Doctors and management at the Nsawkaw Government Hospital, in the Brong Ahafo Region have expressed frustrations about the invasion of bed bugs at the...

Hunger Project Ghana pumps €285,000 into maternal health

The Hunger Project Ghana, in line with its social transformation and leverage principle to improve the living conditions of vulnerable people in rural communities,...

‘More blood’: National Blood Service appeals for donors

The National Blood Service, Ghana (NBSG) on Wednesday said it was unable to reach its 50 per cent target of Voluntary Unpaid Blood Donation...

NSS releases pin codes for 2018/2019 nurses enrolment

The National Service Scheme (NSS) has released a total number of 9,342 Pin codes for eligible Ghanaian nurses who passed their licensing examinations organised...

You don't need Neurosurgical treatment abroad – Dr. Thomas Dakurah

The head of Neurosurgery department at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr. Thomas Dakurah says no Ghanaian needs to seek neurosurgical treatment abroad if...

43% of Ghanaian adults obese or overweight – Study

Forty-three percent of Ghanaian adults are either overweight or obese, a joint study conducted by two universities – Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and...

Surveyors donate blood to support blood banks

The Ghana Institution of Surveyor (GhIS) have come to the support of the National Blood Service by donating blood to help curb the shortage...

FDA dispels social media news about fake palm oil

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has assured the public that it has instituted regulatory measures to ensure the safety of palm oil on...

Expectant mothers resorting to pills for light-skinned babies

Some expectant mothers are now taking skin bleaching pills in their quests to have light-skinned babies. Health experts have, however, warned against the practice which...

Parents association wants NHIS coverage for children with cancer

The Ghana Parents Association for Childhood Cancer (GHAPACC) has called on Government to extend the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to cover the treatment...

Hundreds support MTN's Val's Day blood donation exercise in Ho

MTN, in collaboration with the National Blood Bank, has organised its annual blood donation exercise at the Volta Regional Hospital in Ho. The 4th edition...

Mobile-clinic vans bought by NDC gov’t rotting away at K’Bu

Investigations conducted by Joy FM have revealed that eight Mobile-clinic vans imported by the John Mahama administration are currently rotting away Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. The...

Stop the rot: Dentist warn parents against sweets for kids

Senior Dentist at 37 Military Hospital, Dr. Cornelia Alice Sallar has cautioned mothers who have made it a habit to feed their children with...

Midwives call for squatting methods for child delivery

Two Ghanaian midwives have suggested that health facilities in the country should adopt the squatting methods for child delivery to help reduce birth complications...

Scientists say more men are losing Y chromosome

Research suggests that the Y chromosome -which plays a critical role in sexual reproduction of men - may disappear in less than five million...

Ghana Health Service on high alert as Lassa Fever outbreak hits Nigeria

Ghana Health Service is on high alert following confirmation by Nigeria that there has been an outbreak of the deadly Lassa Fever in 18...

Nyinsen Ne Awo) enters the labor ward with Regina

Radio reality show, Nyinsen Ne awo) enters the labor ward with Regina as she delivers her first child. Regina is a pregnant woman standing in for...

Should you be moisturizing your balls?

Let’s face the cold, hard truth: when it comes to moisturizing, men generally just aren’t as attentive as women. During the winter especially, it’s not...