Health
‘Remove taxes on our medications’ – Glaucoma Patients
Mr Harrison K. Abutiate, the National President of Glaucoma Patients Association of Ghana (GpAG), has appealed to the Government to remove all taxes on glaucoma medications.
Mr Abutiate, in an interview with the Ghana News Agency, said treatment had …
Manhean Polyclinic needs help – Medical Superintendent
?Dr Joseph Donkor, the Medical Superintendent?of?Manhean Polyclinic, has appealed to the government and other stakeholders to improve the infrastructure of the facility to promote quality healthcare delivery.
Dr Donkor said inadequate infrastructure …
No woman must be allowed to die from cervical cancer – Clinical Epidemiologist
Dr Grace Adjoa Ocansey, a Clinical Epidemiologist, has said no woman must be allowed to die from cervical cancer because the cancer is ‘preventable and curable.’
She also said that cancer of the cervix ‘happens when the cells of the
GDHS Report: Child neglect is reason for spousal beating
The 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) report reveals that about 13 per cent of women and 10 per cent of men in Ghana have justified child neglect as cause for wife beating.
Fewer than one in five
KATH makes breakthrough in stroke treatment
The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi has launched thrombolysis service, a medical procedure that restores paralysed stroke patients to normalcy.
The introduction of the service is seen as a major breakthrough in the treatment of strok…
Let’s prioritise immunization vaccine financing – HFFG
The Hope For Future Generations (HFFG) , a non-governmental organization dedicated to improving health, education and socio-economic status of women, children and young people, has reiterated the called on the government to prioritise the financing o…
Four cities in West Africa adopt healthy food policies to fight NCDs
Four West African Cities, Abidjan in Côte d’Ivoire, Dakar in Senegal, Freetown in Sierra Leone, Ouagadougou, in Burkina Faso are implementing healthy food policies to address the rising rates of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs).
Through the Partners…
1.9 million people to be tested for HIV in 2024
The National AIDS Control Programme (NACP) is targeting to test 1.9 million people in 2024, as part of a comprehensive plan under the Global Fund’s Grant Cycle 7.
Using regional targets, an estimated 1.1 million pregnant women would also