Health

Dengue (break-bone fever) is a viral infection that spreads from mosquitoes to people. It is more common in tropical and subtropical climates.

Most people who get dengue will not have symptoms. But for those who do, the most common symptoms

Mr Prince Ofori, the Administrator of Diabetes Youth Care (DYC), has indicated that the high cost of insulin and difficulty in its storage are major challenges to diabetes management in Ghana.

He said for effective diabetes management with insulin, a…

With 12 new fatalities confirmed Friday, Israel has recorded 31 deaths from West Nile fever since an outbreak in the country in early May, health authorities said.

The Ministry of Health in a statement reported 49 new infection cases, bringing

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has announced

the release of an additional GHS 135.6million to healthcare providers across the country.

This is to settle outstanding claims of February 2024 for the higher tier healthcare providers a…

Ghana has recorded nine cases of Dengue Fever in the Eastern Region.

This is after an unusual cases of clinical malaria were detected, which did not respond to antimalarial treatment, prompting further investigation.

Director General of the Ghana He…

Twenty-three communities in the Nanton District of the Northern Region have attained Open Defecation Free (ODF) status as residents now own latrines and no longer defecate in the open.

They included Afayili, Chahiyili, Jagun-kukuo, Botingli, Nagdigu,…

Some 2541 women died of maternal complications between 2021 and 2023 with Obstetric Hemorrhage (OH) and Gestational hypertension being the leading causes.

Data from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) shows that in 2023, 860 women died from pregnancy rela…

Greenpeace Africa has launched Climate Justice Movement in Ghana with a call on the public to see climate injustice as another form of terrorism against nature.

Climate Justice Movement (CJM) seeks to unite civil society groups, community leaders and…