Ignore nursing recruitment notice – Ministry of Health urges public
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has cautioned the general public to ignore a viral notice on the alleged recruitment of nurses.The Ministry has...
Bawumia to launch Ghana Card number at birth on Thursday
The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, will on Thursday March 14, 2024 launch the Ghana card number at birth initiative.The policy, which would be launched...
Asenso-Boakye donates GH¢100k to support ‘Heal Komfo Anokye Project’
The Member of Parliament for Bantama, Francis Asenso-Boakye on Monday, March 11, 2024, donated an amount of GH¢100,000 towards the “Heal Komfo Anokye” initiative.The...
Danger looms as lack of space compromises quality health care at KATH
Lack of adequate space is compromising the quality of healthcare at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi, Ashanti Region.According to the facility, data...
End Point Homeopathic Clinic denies involvement in promoting slimming products
Dr. Adu Boateng, licensed homeopath and CEO of End Point Homeopathic Clinic, has denied any involvement with a circulating deep fake video and fake...
60% Ga Mashie residents have hypertension, diabetes
A study on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) conducted at Ga Mashie in Accra has revealed that six out of 10 residents in that area had...
KATH makes breakthrough in stroke treatment
The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi has launched thrombolysis service, a medical procedure that restores paralysed stroke patients to normalcy.The introduction of...
Outgoing deputy Health Minister commissions 3 CHPS compound in Oti
The outgoing deputy Minister of Health, Mahama Asei Seini has handed over three completed and fully equipped Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compounds...
Teenage pregnancy: 15% of Ghana’s female adolescents aged 15-19 have ever been pregnant
About 15.2% of female adolescents in Ghana aged 15-19 have ever been pregnant, underscoring the prevalence of teenage motherhood.The prevalence within the age range...
Okoe-Boye pushes for removal of taxes on dialysis consumables
Health Minister designate, Dr. Bernard Okoe-Boye is advocating for the elimination of taxes on dialysis consumables to alleviate the financial burden on renal patients.This...
Okoe-Boye justifies demolition of La General Hospital; says it was a death-trap
The Minister-designate for the Ministry of Health, Dr. Bernard Okoe-Boye, has defended the government’s decision to demolish the La General Hospital.He branded it a...
Here are 5 amazing health benefits of tiger nuts you didn’t know about
Let's talk tiger nuts, although they're not nuts at all! These wonderful nuts have been hiding under the radar, but it's time they take...
MTN Ghana Foundation to expand Accident and Emergency block at Ho Teaching Hospital
As part of its efforts to improve healthcare infrastructure in Ghana, Selorm Adadevoh, the CEO of MTN Ghana, has unveiled plans of the MTN...
La General hospital was a death trap – Dr Okoe-Boye
Health Minister-designate, Dr. Bernard Okoe-Boye, has reiterated a justification for the demolition of the La General Hospital.Appearing before Parliament's Appointment Committee for vetting on...
Covid-19 affected language development, anxiety disorders in children – Mental health expert
Mental health conditions such as anxiety and mood-related disorders increased dramatically during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.According to an Adolescent Psychiatrist of the...
Pharmacy Council to go after illegal service providers
The Pharmacy Council says it will adopt stringent mechanisms to deal with illegal pharmacy service providers and practitioners to help uphold the acceptable pharmaceutical...
German patient vaccinated against Covid 217 times
A 62-year-old man from Germany has, against medical advice, been vaccinated 217 times against Covid, doctors report.The bizarre case is documented in The Lancet...
Tema Metro recorded 783 new HIV infections in 2023
The Tema Metropolitan Health Directorate (TMHD) recorded 783 new Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infections in 2023, an increase from the 603 recorded in 2022....
Volta GMA recognizes excellence: Dr Momodu Cham, Hilarious Abiwu, and others honoured
In a celebration of innovation and outstanding contributions to the medical field, the Volta Regional Branch of the Ghana Medical Association at its Annual...
Patients share wards with corpses at Sissala East Municipal Hospital
The Sissala East Municipal Director of Health Services in the Upper West region, Clifford Veng, has expressed worry over the lack of a mortuary...
Farida writes: Navigating the depths of PTSD: A personal journey towards healing
Reflecting on my journey through Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), I've come to recognize the profound impact that lighthearted memes and casual jokes about mental...
CHAG calls for scaling up, adoption, nationalization, of SafeCare quality improvement programme in Ghana
The Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG) is calling for the institutionalization and nationalization of the SafeCare quality improvement programme in Ghana’s health delivery...
Ridge Hospital diagnoses 50 children with rare diseases
The Greater Accra Regional Hospital has tested and diagnosed 50 children with rare diseases in the country.Dr. Yvonne Brew, a Pediatrician at Ridge Hospital,...
Family accuses Bimbilla Hospital for negligence over loss of baby
A family has accused the Bimbilla Hospital of negligence following the loss of their loved one’s baby during childbirth.They allege that despite the woman...
Volta Region GMA urges gov’t to post undeployed doctors
In a bid to bolster the healthcare system in the Volta Region, the Chairman of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Dr Kwaku Appiagyei, has...
Volta Region GMA awards Senior Doctors for their selfless dedication to work
The Volta Region branch of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), has honoured senior doctors for their dedicated service and outstanding contributions to the healthcare...
Ablakwa commends Volta Region health workers for their swift response during Akosombo Dam Spillage
In the wake of the recent floods caused by the Akosombo Dam Spillage in the Volta Region, Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel...
Ho Teaching Hospital appeals for support to construct Mothers’ Hostel
The management of the Ho Teaching Hospital in the Volta Region has extended a passionate appeal for support to construct a mothers’ unit for...
Don’t abandon your country for another — Health professionals told
President of the Accra College of Medicine, Professor Afua Adwoa Jectey Hesse has urged medical professionals to remain in the country and contribute to...
Ayawaso West Assembly battles alarming rise in Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
https://youtu.be/CwdIzbQWm1MIn the Ayawaso West Municipality, a concerning health trend has taken center stage. Upper Respiratory Tract Infections (URTI) continue to surge, claiming the top...
Marijuana use linked to higher risk of heart attack and stroke
New research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association suggests that using cannabis, regardless of the method – either by smoking, eating...
Asantehene inspects state of hospital projects in Ashanti region, advocates early completion of Sewua Regional Hospital
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu the second, has toured some project sites of health facilities in the Ashanti region, which are either stalled or...
Neonatal jaundice treated with improvised firefly device in Goaso: Redeeming Hands Foundation supports hospital
Treating neonatal jaundice in the Goaso municipality of the Ahafo region has over the years presented dire challenges to the municipal hospital due to...
Meningitis kills four in Upper West region
Four people have lost their lives to Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) in the Upper West region, with a total of 18 cases reported since January...
Stroke the leading cause of death at Eastern Regional Hospital – Dr. Ampaw
Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA), popularly called stroke, has been identified as the leading cause of death at the Eastern Regional Hospital for the past three...
Dr. Da Costa Aboagye appointed NHIA CEO
President Akufo-Addo has appointed the Ghana Health Service’s Director of Health Promotion, Dr. Da Costa Aboagye as the new Chief Executive of the National...
NHIA yet to pay 8-month outstanding arrears to health service providers
The National Health Insurance Authority is in eight-month outstanding debt to health service providers across the country. Ashanti Regional Director of NHIA, Kwadwo Dwomoh, says...
This is what drinking too much water does to your body
Hydration is key to a healthy lifestyle, but like anything in life, too much of a good thing can lead to unexpected consequences.Just like...
Stroke leading cause of deaths at Eastern Regional Hospital
Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA), popularly called stroke, was last year identified as the major cause of death at the Eastern Regional Hospital, Koforidua.It was followed...
Roll out SORMAS to all health facilities for improved disease outbreak control – Dr Asiedu-Bekoe
The Director of Public Health, Ghana Health Service, Dr Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe is pushing for an extensive roll out of the Surveillance Outbreak Response Management...