Category: Medicine

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     Tamale, Sept 9, GNA – Mr Isaac Nyampong, the Programme Manager of the Alliance for Reproductive Health Rights, has called on the government to focus more on social determinants of health to help promote good health among the population.        He… … Read More >Government urged to focus more on social determinants of health

Krobo (BE/R), Sept. 9, GNA – Mrs. Samira Bawumia, the Second Lady, has pledged 1,000 bags of cement in support of the construction of an Islamic Hospital project at Krobo in the Techiman South Municipality of the Bono East Region.  The Islamic Mission … … Read More >Second Lady pledges 1,000 bags of cement for Techiman-Krobo Islamic hospital project

Accra, Sept. 9, GNA – The Ghana NCD Alliance (GhNCDA) has joined the NCD Alliance Global to commemorate the Global Week for Action 2022 (GW4A) with call on government to make Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) financing a development priority. The celebr… … Read More >GhNCDA calls on government to make NCD financing a development priority

Kumasi, Sept. 9, GNA – A breast cancer surgeon has called on the government of Ghana to institute a national basic screening procedure for breast cancers. Dr Joseph Kwaku Oppong, the immediate-past Head of Surgery at the Komfo Anokye T… … Read More >Government urged to institute national basic screening procedure for breast cancer

Ho, Sept. 9, GNA – Dr Archibald Yao Letsa, the Volta Regional Minister, has assured the people of the government’s commitment to strengthening the health systems of the country for effective and quality healthcare delivery. “No effort will be spared t… … Read More >No effort will be spared to strengthen health systems-Minister

Sefwi-Debeiso(WN/R), Sept. 08, GNA – A non-governmental organization, Anim Yirenkyi Foundation, in collaboration with Bia Lamplighter College of Education and the Essam Government Hospital have donated more than 50 pints of blood to stock the Essam Gov… … Read More >Anim Yirenkyi Foundation supports Essam Government Hospital with blood

Accra, Sept 08, GNA – The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Minority Caucus, has kicked against Government’s decision to recruit untrained and unlicensed Senior High School (SHS) leavers to fill gaps within the healthcare system. Mr Kwab… … Read More >Minority Parliamentary Caucus urges Government to priotise recruitment of trained health professionals