Health

Sonotech Medical and Diagnostic Center has launched a nationwide breast cancer awareness campaign as part of activities of the 2024 Millennium Marathon at Independence Square on Saturday, September 7. This year’s campaign which runs from October 1 to 30 2024, is themed “ It is time to rise” and aims …

New global HIV projections and advances in STI and HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis also unveiled ahead of AIDS 2024, the 25th International AIDS Conference 18 July 2024 (Munich, Germany) – A unique HIV cure case will be among the scientific highlights of AIDS 2024, the 25th International AIDS Conference, which will take place …

By Mensah Maxwell The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Standards Authority, Professor Alexander Nii Oto Dodoo on Monday April 29, launched his two ‘Healthy Secrets’ books. The Books: Healthy Secrets Super and Healthy Secrets Xtra were both launched yesterday at the British Council Hall, Accra. The launch brought together …

By: Mary Wellington GLAUCOMA, also known as the silent thief of sight, is a disease that makes the eye go blind with no warning signs. The signs only show at the last stage of the disease. This year’s World Glaucoma Week is scheduled for March 10-16 2024 on the theme; …

BY: PASCALINE   SACKER The major impact raised to overcome the shadows of mental health challenges shows that everyone has a story worth sharing. Mental Health is crucial to overall well-being, encompassing emotional, psychological and social aspects of life. Some Ghanaians have become more addicted to drugs such as cocaine, marijuana, …

A survey conducted by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has shown that over 50 per cent of pregnant women in the country are anemic, compared to 40 per cent of them who are not pregnant.  The report, dubbed “The 2022 Demographic and Health Survey, “showed that children aged 6–59 months …

The member of parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has pledged to widen the tax net to include artisans and people in the informal sector if he becomes president. Agyapong, who is one of the 10 aspirants vying for the flagbearership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), made the …

A medical practitioner at the Amen Scientific Center, Dr. Okyere Sheriff has mentioned how large or big buttocks can contribute to arthritis. Arthritis is a health condition where one’s joints (where two bones meet) are inflamed. It could either affect the elbows or the knees. Dr. Sheriff noted that owing …

 The intermittent shortages of drugs are worsening the mental health conditions of patients in the Nkoranza North District of the Bono East Region, Mr Stephen Awiti, the District Mental Health Coordinator has said.   Describing the situation as disturbing, he appealed to the government to ensure that drugs were always …

The Medical and Dental Council have begun investigations into an incident at the Central Aflao Hospital in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region where two nurses of the facility were alleged to have refused to treat a patient in a critical condition, unless cash was deposited, leading to …