Many places in the country have a high concentration of radon gas, a natural occurring gas whose long exposure to humans can cause lung cancer and other forms of cancers. An Associate Professor of Health Physics at the School of Nuclear and Allied Sciences, University of Ghana, Professor Joseph K. Amoako, who disclosed this in […]
Within the last 30 days, the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has paid GH¢367 million to more than 4,500 credentialed facilities across the country to cover claims of up to December 2022. The authority is expected to make further payments in the next few weeks to cover January to March 2023 claims to bring the […]
A study conducted in three selected public universities in the country has revealed that 93 per cent of sexually active adolescents in public universities do not use contraceptives. This is in spite of the fact that 80 per cent of them had a basic knowledge of adolescent sexual reproductive health (ASRH) issues. Conducted among 675 […]
A study conducted by three institutions has revealed that seven per cent of the country’s productivity is lost to ordinary Ghanaians due to mental health. The study by the University of Ghana’s Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), in collaboration with the Yale University and the Department of Psychiatry Department of the University […]
A Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon and Director of the National Cardiothoracic Centre at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Professor Mark Tettey, has advised men who suffer from sexual weakness after taking antihypertensive drugs to consult their doctors for other medications instead of abandoning treatment altogether. Prof. Tettey said hypertension as a condition affected sexual function, hence […]
The Ghana National Ambulance Service has reacted to a video in circulation claiming one of the ambulances belonging to the service has been shipped to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for sale. In a statement dated Monday, [May 29, 2023], the Ambulance Service explained that the vehicle in the video is part of […]
SOCIAL workers in Ho have taken a nine-year-old girl into care after she was burnt with a hot-pressing iron by her aunt with whom she lived for two years at Ho New Housing. Over the period, the basic schoolgirl (name withheld) was allegedly asked to sell soya kebab on the street every morning before going […]
All restrictions imposed at the country’s points of entry as part of efforts to limit importation and local spread of COVID-19 have been lifted with effect from Saturday, May 20, 2023. The decision by the national COVID-19 Task Force is premised on a pronouncement by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on May 5, 2023, that […]
The Deputy Executive Director of the Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG), Dr James Duah, has implored the health system not to lose sight of the COVID-19 pandemic too soon. He encouraged Ghanaians to continue to adhere to the COVID-19 protocol, stating that “there are still cases being recorded at the district level”. “Coming from […]
Dr. Nsiah Asare, a Presidential Advisor on Health, has revealed that construction work on the demolished La General Hospital will soon begin. The disclosure was made on Citi FM following protests by residents of the La community and surrounding areas against the stalled project. In the interview, Dr. Asare addressed the residents’ concerns, urging patience […]
A diabetes treatment expert, Dr Yacoba Atiase, has said diabetes has reached epidemic levels in the country and so it should be managed as such. Dr Atiase, who is the Head of the Diabetes Centre at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, explained that from being a rare disease 50 years ago, diabetes was now everywhere […]
The red listing of Ghana by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Kingdom (UK) will not halt the ongoing brain drain of health workers, says David Tenkorang, the General Secretary of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA). Mr Tenkorang believes that the UK and other developed countries will continue to recruit […]
