By Richard SEWU Residents of Tomefa in the Ga-South Municipal Assembly are calling on government to start operating a clinic which was established in their community two years ago. According to the residents, they do not know how long it would take government to start operating the clinic. They complained of travelling a long distance […]
By: Stephen ADDAI-BAAH Blood transfusion, the world over, is an indispensable component of healthcare. It contributes to saving lives every year in both routine and emergency situations. Blood transfusion dramatically improves the life expectancy and quality of life of patients with a variety of acute and chronic conditions. Patients who require transfusion as part of […]
GHANA experienced shortage of 111,000 units of blood in 2018, representing 39.7% of national demand. This means that thousands of Ghanaians with various health conditions that required blood transfusion died as a result of the non-availability of blood. 280,000 Units annual demand As of the end of last year, the national annual demand for blood […]
The number of pregnant wedding benefiting from Vscan Access Task Shifting Programme is expected to hit 1.5 million by 2020. The programme is being implemented by General Electric (GE) Healthcare, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the Ghana Health Service (GHS). The Vscan houses ultra-smart ultrasound technology that provides doctors with an immediate, […]
The parents of a critically ill man have expressed heartfelt appreciation to the Vice President of the Republic, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, for his timely intervention that saved the young man’s life. Abdulai Harisu Boresa was bedridden at Korle Bu hospital with kidney problems in 2018, with officials recommending foreign treatment as the last resort to […]
Cigarette smoking kills about 75 men a week in Ghana, making it an ongoing dire public health threat. This translates into 3,900 men who die from the harmful effects of cigarette smoking each year. 425,000 Men smoke cigarette each day Even though fewer men smoke in Ghana than on average in high-income countries, there are […]
A Consultant Urologist at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has revealed about 50 percent of Ghanaian men, may fail at getting a woman pregnant. Speaking at the Joy Business Health and Wellness Trade Show in Accra, Dr Mathew Yamoah Kyei said, many of the problems of infertility in the country may be the fault of […]
Malaria has been eliminated from Algeria and Argentina, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, an important milestone in fighting the mosquito-borne disease. WHO said there were now 38 countries and territories that have been declared free of the disease, which has been making a comeback globally. “Algeria has shown the rest of Africa that malaria […]
The future of this nation belongs to the youth and the solid foundation we lay as leaders of today to help them develop their intellectual capacity and abilities as leaders of tomorrow is what will make or unmake the Ghana of tomorrow.” The GNPC Foundation led by Dominic Kwesi Eduah (PhD) as part of its […]
At the close of the recent Conference of West African Laboratory Scientists organized by Africabio Enterprises, award-winning Liberian scientist and inventor, Dr. Dougbeh Christopher Nyan conducted workshops and lectures on molecular techniques of diagnosing infectious diseases at the National Reference Laboratory of the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) in Charlesville, Margibi County. The […]
ANNAGRACE Foundation a charity organization with bias towards ending road accidents in the country has donated 10 brand news state-of-the-art wheelchairs to the Police Hospital in Accra. ‘’Politicians, civil society, the Ghana Road Safety Commission and various interest groups have continued to bemoan these accidents yet it is not abating. We seem to bury our […]
The Ghana Physician Assistants Association has bared its teeth at the Medical and Dental Council and the Ministry of Health over perceived attempts by the two bodies to take away the autonomy of the practice of the Physician Assistant. In a press statement signed by the president of the association, Emmanuel Yaw Appiah; the general […]
