The leadership of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) Doctors Association has suspended its industrial strike following a series of engagements with members and management of the facility. After deliberations on the hospital accommodation crises, the doctors entrusted management, the Regional Coordinating Council and the Lands Commission to prevent the alleged private developer from taking […]
Category: Health
My husband didn’t die from poisoning, he battled a terminal disease – John Kumah’s wife
The widow of John Kumah, the late Deputy Finance Minister and Member of Parliament for Ejisu has stated that her husband did not die from food poisoning, contrary to circulating reports. Instead, she clarified that he courageously battled a severe illness for over a year. Speaking in an interview with Asaase News, Apostle Lilian Kumah […]
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 by hypertension, premature birth, pneumonia, heart failure, kidney disease, chronic liver cirrhosis, liver disease, septicalmiaseptsis birth and asphyxia. The Medical Director of the hospital, Dr Arko Akoto-Ampaw, said the delay […]
GHS issues guidelines to cope with rising temperatures amid GMet forecast
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has issued guidelines to help individuals cope with the prevailing harsh weather conditions in the country, characterized by dryness, dust, and high temperatures. The month of February has witnessed extremely harsh weather conditions, with dryness and dust contributing to a high Air Quality Index, as reported by the Environmental Protection […]
More persons with HIV living healthily, longer — GHS
More Ghanaians, living with HIV are now enjoying healthier lives and living longer. Also, the rate of new HIV infections and HIV-related mortality rates is declining. The Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, who disclosed this, attributed these achievements to the combination of anti-retrovirals (ARV) with comprehensive prevention strategies. “ARVs […]
4-year-old leukaemia patient seeks $400,000 support
Parents of a 4-year –old boy, Jason-Mitchell Ashele Nana Agyiriha Armah, are appealing for support to raise $400,000 for his leukaemia treatment. In tears, mother of the young boy, Elizabeth Arthur –Amissah, said she must deposit 200,000sgd (Singaporean dollars) by February 5, 2024 which is about $150,000 to secure a date for a bone marrow […]
Condom use among polyamorous persons low — Health Survey
Condom use among people with multiple sexual partners in the country is low, the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) has revealed. The survey indicated that men, aged between 15 and 24 who had two or more sexual partners among those surveyed, were 24.7 per cent of those surveyed, while women within the same […]
Blood Service CEO referred to AG over procurement breaches
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Blood Service, Dr Shirley Owusu Ofori, faces scrutiny as the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament (PAC) has referred her to the Attorney General’s office for alleged breaches of the Public Procurement Act (PPA). The move comes in response to findings in the 2022 Auditor General’s report indicating […]
King Charles leaves hospital as Kate recovers at home
King Charles has left hospital after treatment for an enlarged prostate. The King walked out of the London Clinic private hospital, having spent three nights there following his procedure. Earlier, Catherine, the Princess of Wales, left the same central London hospital, almost two weeks after undergoing “abdominal surgery”. he princess was driven to her home […]
King Charles in hospital for prostate treatment
King Charles has been admitted to hospital for treatment for an enlarged prostate, says Buckingham Palace. The procedure will be carried out at the London Clinic private hospital, where Catherine, the Princess of Wales had surgery last week. It is understood the King visited his daughter-in-law in the hospital on Friday morning, ahead of his […]
UGMC performs beating heart surgery
The Heart Centre of the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) has successfully conducted its first surgery on a beating heart. The surgery, otherwise known as Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass, was performed on two adults, a 70-year-old retired teacher and a 67-year-old businesswoman, who were among six patients who underwent complex cardiac surgical procedures at […]
Korle-Bu’s decision to increase dialysis cost justified; inputs are expensive – Prof Frimpong-Boateng
The celebrated heart surgeon and founder of the National Cardiothoracic Center, Professor Frimpong-Boateng has thrown his weight behind Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital’s decision to increase the price of dialysis which backfired after public uproar. According to him, the inputs needed for dialysis are very expensive and without any increase or subsidy, it cannot be sustained. Even […]