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…
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…
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…
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…
VALD-Ghana recommends measures to protect youth from e-cigarettes ‘shisha’ use
The Vision for Alternative Development – Ghana (VALD-Ghana) has recommended some measures to be undertaken by the Government to protect the younger population from the use of e-cigarettes ‘shisha.’
Some research studies have suggested that the use of…
‘Antibiotics not toffees, don’t take them at will,’ Ghanaians told
Dr George Amofa, the Former President of Ghana Public Health Association (GPHA), has urged Ghanaians to stop taking antibiotics without a prescription.
‘Do not take these antibiotics at will, they are not toffees nor popcorn,’ he said.
Dr Amofa, als…
Pregnant women urged to report infections during pregnancy to the hospital
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has urged pregnant women to urgently report infection-related illnesses to the hospital to ensure the safety of the unborn.
Dr Marion Okoh-Owusu, the Director, Family Health Division of the GHS said this was crucial as