Health

Bossman Obuor, the national under-17 prodigy from Kenpong Football Academy has successfully undergone surgery of the foot at the Medicare Orthopedic Hospital in Dubai. The surgical procedure which ran into thousands of United States dollars was perfor…

The National TB Programme (NTP) will from October begin the implementation of a new Multi-Drug Resistance (MDR) treatment regimen for TB care in Ghana.
The new World Health Organisation (WHO) Drug Resistant (DR-TB) treatment regimen, Bedaquilin, Prot…

Mr. Pious Tay, the Tema Metropolitan Health Coordinator, has advised women to take their mental health issues very seriously as more women are at risk of suffering from depression than men.
Mr. Tay said even though depression could

The President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH), Dr. Samuel Kow Donkoh, has appealed to the Government to address pharmacists’ employment issues in the government health sector.
He said: ‘There has been a noticeable decline in employment

The refurbished Reintegration Coordination Secretariat (RCS) has been opened to serve as a national information hub on reintegration in the country.
It also aimed to facilitate the coordination of activities of Reintegration Service Providers in Ghan…

Dr Forster Amponsah Manu, a consultant general surgeon at the Eastern Regional Hospital, has been adjudged the most outstanding staff at the secondary level of healthcare in the Eastern Region.
Dr. Solomon Obiri, Deputy Chief Pharmacist, Regional Med…

Dr Beatrice Wiafe-Addai, President of Breast Care International (BCI), has advised Ghanaian women aged 40 and older to get regular mammograms and self-breast screening to reduce breast cancer mortality.
She explained that most breast cancer cases wer…

The Mental Health Coordinator at the Tema Metro Health Directorate, Mr. Pious Tay, has revealed that recreational and physical activities are some preventive ways to ease the mind against suicide tendencies.
He explained that there were many ways