Health
Renowned adventurers run coastline of Ghana to raise funds for cleft surgery
To ensure that every child with cleft lip or palate has access to surgical care, the Renowned Adventurers and Cipla Foundation members have begun running the coastline of Ghana to raise awareness and funds for the corrective surgeries.
It is
Bring in more dialysis machines to cater for kidney patients – Mama Atrato to government
Mama Atrato II, Queenmother of Ho Dome in the Volta Region, has called on the Government to acquire more dialysis machines for the country to cater for the many kidney diseases being recorded at the various hospitals.
She said the
Involve patients in advocacy organisations to improve health outcomes – PSGH
The Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH) has urged stakeholders and the health sector to Involve patients in advocacy organisations and local communities to empower them to make informed decisions and improve their health outcomes.
Enhancing health…
Optometrist calls for regular monitoring of eye pressure to manage glaucoma
Dr Daniel Opoku Gyamfi, Optometrist at Savanna Opticals, Tamale has expressed the need for people to monitor their eye pressure regularly to manage glaucoma.
He said glaucoma existed in many individuals due to their genetic associations and it was im…
Zinye women decry difficulty in accessing antenatal services
Some women at Zinye, a predominantly farming community in the Wa East District, have decried the difficulties they go through to access Antenatal Care (ANC) and skilled delivery services at health facilities situated in other communities.
They said a…
Pregnant women worried over difficulty in accessing health services with NHIS
Pregnant women using the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to access antenatal services at healthcare facilities in the Talensi and Nabdam districts of the Upper East Region hardly get the required medicines, research has revealed.
The study, c…
Cassona, Mindray train Ghanaian students on medical imaging
The Cassona Global Imaging, and Mindray, manufacturer, and supplier of medical devices, have trained students of Klintaps College of Health and Allied Sciences in Accra on modern ultrasound machines.
A team of clinical scientists trained the medical …
Tuberculosis: Stigma still high – HFFG
About 53 per cent of reports on stigmatisation against tuberculosis (TB) patients were recorded between March 2022 to March 2024, a report by Hope For Future Generation (HFFG) has said.
This was made known at a stakeholder engagement in Accra