Health
Stakeholders urged to support digital communication to address malnutrition challenges
Professor Robert Darko Osei, Research Project Lead of Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) has urged stakeholders to support digital communication technologies to address malnutrition in rural areas.
He said there was a huge…
VALD-Ghana calls for amendment of Tobacco Control Law to disallow kiddie packs
The Vision for Alternative Development – Ghana (VALD-Ghana) has called on the Government to amend the Tobacco Control Law to disallow the sale of cigarettes in ‘kiddie packs’ smaller packs that contain 10 sticks.
It said if the small packs
GMA to strike over sale of SSNIT stake in four hotels
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has announced a roadmap for industrial action to back the demand for the termination of the sale of sixty per cent of the shares of Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SNIT) in four hotels.
Tobacco-related diseases kill more than 6,700 Ghanaians yearly – UNDP
Tobacco-related illnesses kill more than 6,700 Ghanaians every year, according to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Investment Case for Tobacco Control Report.
This account for three per cent of all deaths in the country.
Mr Ebenezer A…
GOSANET Foundation sensitises basic schools in Adaklu district on malaria prevention
GOSANET Foundation, a Health NGO operating in the Adaklu district, has carried out Community-Level Social and Behavioral Change Communication (SBCC) activities on malaria prevention and control in four Basic Schools in the Adaklu district.
The school…
Low number of HIV cases in Adaklu due to Intensified Education, Sensitisation
Mr. Samuel Yao Atidzah, Executive Director of GOSANET Foundation, a Health NGO operating in the Adaklu district, has attributed the low number of People Living With HIV (PLHIV) in the Adaklu district to intensified education and sensitization of the p…
DPS Group donates medical equipment to Korle-Bu’s trauma and orthopedics Department
DPS Group has made a significant contribution to the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital’s Trauma and Orthopedics Department.
The donation, which consists of medical-grade power drills and saws, will greatly enhance the department’s capacity to treat patients…
HeFRA calls on media to route their request for information through PR office
The Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA) has appealed to media houses seeking information to make their Public Relations Department the first point of call.
‘The Agency wants to assure the public that the nation’s health facilities regulator i…