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 […]
Category: Health
WHO officially declares Algeria and Argentina malaria-free
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 […]
GNPC Foundation medical scholars set to depart from Ghana tonight
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 […]
Award-winning Liberian Scientist Dr. Chris Nyan promotes science and innovation in Liberian Universities
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 donates to Police Hospital-promises more support
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 […]
Physician Assistants angry at plans to take away their autonomy
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 […]
Thank you Mr. President for the financial clearance but we still have more than 20 thousand nurses at home-Unemployed Nurses
The Coalition of Unemployed Nurses have expressed their profound gratitude to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the Ministry of Health for clearing and posting some of their colleagues who completed school in 2016. According to the group, the clearance is just 25 percent of what government has to do and is hopeful that processes […]
Full text: prostate health awareness lecture by Dr. David Kakaraka
Gentlemen, I am here to speak with you on Prostate. The topic is misleading. Is prostate strictly for men? Yes, ONLY men have prostate and ONLY men over 40 years but the healthcare enlightenment is for everyone. There is no woman who does not know a man 40 years and above, father, uncle, brother, son, […]
Chief of staff commissions ultra modern oxygen plant at 37 Military Hospital
Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, the Chief of Staff, has commissioned an ultra-modern oxygen plant for the 37 Military Hospital at a ceremony in Accra. The hospital, since 2009, has been operating a 20 normal meter cube Linde oxygen plant, which was bedeviled with frequent break downs. The new 50 Newton-meter cube production plant, is three times […]
Zipline drone saves driver’s life: Vice President Bawumia officially launches service today
Even before Vice-President Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia officially launches Zipline’s drone delivery of emergency medical supplies today, the state-of-the-art technology has already saved the life of a 44-year-old driver. Today’s launch follows the completion of the infrastructure, with successful trials of the drones in the Omenako centre, near Suhum in the Eastern Region. The commencement […]
Health Minister must come up with innovative ideas to salvage NHIS-ACH-PRA
The Africa Centre for Health Policy Research and Analysis (ACH-PRA) is asking the Minister for Health to step up his game by devising innovative ways to salvage the National Health Insurance Scheme from its skyrocketing debts. The Policy Think-tank which just issued a document entitled ‘’is government contributing to the collapse of the NHIS and […]
Bridging doctor-patient ratio: GNPC Foundation, Ministry of Health signs MoU with Cuba to train 170 students and 30 specialists
As part of measures to bridge the Doctor-Patient ratio in the country, the Ghana National Petroleum Cooperation (GNPC) Foundation together with the Ministry of Health has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government of Cuba to train 170 Medical students and 30 specialists in Cuba. The Ministries of Health for the two countries […]