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How the right amount of caffeine unlocks lifelong benefits for your body and mind

For many, caffeine is considered a guilty pleasure. But there is growing evidence that our daily fix isn't necessarily a bad thing. In fact, it might actually be doing us some good.

Gertrude Eunice Maasodong, Executive Director, GAWW
Gertrude Eunice Maasodong, Executive Director, GAWW

Help eradicate FGM from communities - NGO appeals to stakeholders

Ghana joined the rest of the world to mark Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) which falls on the February 6, every year. 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Harmattan season has intensified, vulnerable people should reduce outdoor activities - EPA

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has advised the public to limit outdoor activities to the barest minimum due to the harmattan. 

A choir group of the Breast Cancer Survivors Association performing at the ceremony. Picture: EMMANUEL BAAH
A choir group of the Breast Cancer Survivors Association performing at the ceremony. Picture: EMMANUEL BAAH

World Cancer Day: Survivors call on govt for more support

Persons living with breast cancer and related diseases, have appealed to policymakers to make prevention and care more accessible to cancer patients in the country to make life more comfortable for them.

A section of the participants. Inset: Dr Elijah Abakah-Quansah, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at the SDA Hospital, Sunyani
A section of the participants. Inset: Dr Elijah Abakah-Quansah, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at the SDA Hospital, Sunyani

Avoid multiple sexual partners to prevent cervical cancer - Women advised

An Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at the SDA Hospital, Sunyani, Dr Elijah Abakah-Quansah, has advised women, especially young girls, to avoid keeping multiple sexual partners, since it was the major cause of contracting cervical cancer.

How sugar in drinks destroys the body

Two recent studies (Malik and Hu,2022; Neelakantan et al.,2021) found that the more we eat sugary diets, the more it leads to weight gain and increased risk of Type 2 diabetes.

More women on NHIS in Ghana than men - Health survey report
More women on NHIS in Ghana than men - Health survey report

More women on NHIS in Ghana than men - Health survey report

The percentage of women in Ghana who are covered by health insurance is higher than that of men,the 2022 Ghana Demographic
and Health Survey (GDHS) Report has revealed.

Caffeine warning - exact amount that could cause seizures and hallucinations

Despite being a psychoactive stimulant, caffeine is unregulated in most parts of the world - so exactly how much coffee, tea or energy drink would put you in danger?

Exact number of hot drinks you should have in your diet each day to lower dementia risk
Regularly drinking green tea has been claimed to boost brain health ( Image: Getty Images)

Exact number of hot drinks you should have in your diet each day to lower dementia risk

Dementia risk could be lowered by adding certain foods or drinks to your diet, it's been claimed, and regularly drinking green tea is reportedly one of the best diet swaps to boost brain health.

Eyram Heyi (right), the President of Rotary Club of Accra-Teshie Nungua, presenting the items to Hannah Jehu-Appiah (left),  caretaker at the facility
Eyram Heyi (right), the President of Rotary Club of Accra-Teshie Nungua, presenting the items to Hannah Jehu-Appiah (left), caretaker at the facility

Rotary Club, Accra-Teshie Nungua donates mobility devices to cerebral palsy children

The Rotary Club of Accra-Teshie Nungua has donated GH¢26,000 worth of functional and mobility devices to the Mephibosheth Training Centre at Gomoa in the Central Region, a facility for training children with cerebral palsy.

4-year-old leukaemia patient seeks $400,000 support

Parents of a 4-year –old boy, Jason-Mitchell Ashele Nana Agyiriha Armah, are appealing for support to raise $400,000 for his leukaemia treatment.

HFFG leads community empowerment in Ghana to help eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases

As the world celebrates Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) day, Hope for Future Generations (HFFG), makes a passionate call to action, to end NTDs.  

Dr Ibrahima Socé Fall, Director, Global NTDs Programme, WHO
Dr Ibrahima Socé Fall, Director, Global NTDs Programme, WHO

Tackle Neglected Tropical Diseases as a developmental issue - WHO expert

Nations suffering from Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) have been asked to tackle the disease as a developmental issue, the Director in charge of Global Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Programme at the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Ibrahima Socé Fall, has said.

Dr Okoe Boye interacting with some workers of the NHIA. Inset: The new office building
Dr Okoe Boye interacting with some workers of the NHIA. Inset: The new office building

NHIA inaugurates office for Agotime-Ziope, Adaklu districts

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has inaugurated a new office complex at Kpetoe in the Agotime-Ziope District of the Volta Region.

Many women opting for C-section worrying — GHS

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has described as quite high the number of women opting for caesarean sections (CS) in the country as against the spontaneous vaginal delivery (SVD).

GRNMA executives swearing the oath
GRNMA executives swearing the oath

GRNMA inducts new executives

A nine-members national executive committee of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) have been sworn into office with a call on them to improve the conditions of service of members through advocacy and quality leadership. 

Rev. Fr Cyprain Kuupol (middle), Provincial Superior of Divine Word Missionaries, being assited by Sister Elizabeth Newman (2nd from left), MD of OTC Nsawam, and some traditional authorities to inaugurate the facility
Rev. Fr Cyprain Kuupol (middle), Provincial Superior of Divine Word Missionaries, being assited by Sister Elizabeth Newman (2nd from left), MD of OTC Nsawam, and some traditional authorities to inaugurate the facility

Walewale Orthopaedic Training Centre inaugurated — Appeals for clearance of equipment

The Managing Director (MD) of the Nsawam Orthopaedic Training Centre (OTC), Elizabeth Newman, has expressed her disappointment over the delay in clearing some donated equipment and medical consumables at the Tema Port.

Univ of Ghana Medical Centre conducts first ever Nanox Arc X-ray Tomography scan

The University of Ghana Medical Centre has successfully performed its first human scan using the Nanox Arc Xray Tomography Scan machine, making it the second hospital in Africa to use that technology.

Republic Bank PLC donates hospital equipment to Osu Government Maternity Home
Republic Bank PLC donates hospital equipment to Osu Government Maternity Home

Republic Bank PLC donates hospital equipment to Osu Government Maternity Home

Republic Bank PLC has reinforced its commitment to healthcare by donating essential hospital equipment to the Osu Government Maternity Home at Osu, in the Greater Accra Region.

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