Health
Don’t deny adolescent people Family Planning services – public health nurse
Health workers have been urged to welcome and provide the best Family Planning (FP) options for adolescent people who would visit their facilities.
Mrs Esther Adjei, a Public Health Nurse at the Bono Regional Directorate of Health, gave the advice
Funding secured for La Hospital reconstruction and completion – President
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says an alternative source of funding has been secured for the reconstruction and completion of the La Hospital Project.
The President in his 2024 State of the Nation Address, said the facility would be
Somanya District Hospital faces electricity shutdown over GH?1.4 million debt
The Somanya District Hospital in the Yilo Krobo Municipality in the Eastern Region, risks an electricity shutdown due to its unpaid debt of about GH?1.4 million owed to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG).
The financial strain is taking a
E/R Hospital advocates regular health checks for early detection of non-communicable diseases
Authorities of the Eastern Regional Hospital have highlighted the importance of regular health checks for the early detection and management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
Dr Arko Akoto-Ampaw, the Medical Director, Eastern Regional Hospital, wh…
Maternal mental health disorder is not madness – WHO
Dr Promise Sefogah with the World Health Organisation (WHO-Ghana) says hormonal imbalances that take place in pregnant women triger a change in behaviour, medically known as maternal mental health (MMH) disorder, and that is not madness.
Those hormon…
Navrongo is research friendly – Director
Dr Patrick Odum Ansah, the Director of the Navrongo Health Research Centre (NHRC), says Navrongo, the Kassena-Nankana Municipal capital of the Upper East Region is one of the friendliest towns for research.
He said residents of Navrongo had lived wit…
Garu lauds ADDRO for efforts in healthcare delivery
Mr Hypolite Yeleduor, the Garu District Health Director, Upper East Region, has lauded the Anglican Diocesan Development Organization (ADDRO) for contributing to improving healthcare delivery in the area.
The faith-based organisation had, over the ye…
GHS collaborates with First Star Academy to promote nutrition among children
Tema: The Ghana Health Service (GHS), in collaboration with First Star Academy in Tema Community 12, has held a day’s programme dubbed ‘My Kitchen, My Health’ to promote nutrition among children.
Ms Joyce Asare Kissi, the head of the