Health
Treat pregnant adolescents with dignity to reduce maternal mortality – Health Professionals advised
Dr Samuel Sullemana, a Medical Doctor at the Tamale Teaching Hospital, has advised health professionals especially Midwives, Gynaecologists and Obstetricians and Medical Officers in general to treat pregnant adolescents with dignity, respect and confi…
LifeNet International extends health sector project to the north
LifeNet International, a faith-based non-governmental organisation, has launched its Northern Sector project to transform Ghanaian health facilities into better health delivery centres to provide compassionate and sustainable healthcare to the people….
Let us demystify the issue of menstruation – Louisa Amoah
Mrs Louisa Amoah, Executive Director of Girls Shall Grow, Obuasi-based NGO, has stressed the need to demystify the issue of menstruation and make it an open subject for people to discuss.
She said it was time all the mysteries surrounding
Merck Foundation’s partnership, contribution to Ghana’s healthcare laudable – First Lady
Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, the First Lady of the Republic of Ghana, has lauded the Merck Foundation for its effective partnership and contribution towards strengthening the country’s healthcare.
‘Today, we celebrate an important milestone – a culminatio…
It’s criminal to ignore threat of jaundice to newborns – Paediatricians told
Dr Bright Danyoh, Head of the Paediatric and Child Health sub-BMC of the Ho Teaching Hospital has cautioned paediatric nurses and midwives not to downplay the severity of jaundice in newborns.
He said it must be considered an act of
Children’s Foundation screens 1200 residents in three Districts
The Haven of Love Children’s Foundation, a Non-Governmental Christian Organization, has organized a four-day free medical screening exercise for residents in the Bawku West, Binduri and the Garu Districts of the Upper East Region.
The 1200 residents …
Over 24 million people live with diabetes in sub-Sahara Africa
Over 24 million people are living with diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa, Dr Gloria Ani-Asamoah, a Family Physician, Korle-Bu Polyclinic, and Merck Foundation alumni, has disclosed.
Dr Ani-Asamoah, speaking at a day’s training workshop for journalists, …
Today is World Fistula Day
Ghana, today joined the rest of the world to mark the ‘International Day to End Obstetric Fistula’ with a call for investment in ensuring quality health care for pregnant women in Ghana.
This year’s commemoration of the International Day to