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.
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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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
As the world celebrates Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) day, Hope for Future Generations (HFFG), makes a passionate call to action, to end NTDs.
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.
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has inaugurated a new office complex at Kpetoe in the Agotime-Ziope District of the Volta Region.
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).
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.
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.
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 has reinforced its commitment to healthcare by donating essential hospital equipment to the Osu Government Maternity Home at Osu, in the Greater Accra Region.
The Health Page brings you the 2nd and final part of the health sector under review for 2023.
In 2023, the country and the world over were still recovering from the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war.
All medical doctors, dentists and dental surgeons practicing in Ghana are to use Dr. (Med) and Dr. (Dent) respectively as their new designations effective January 1, 2024.
John Snow Incorporated (JSI), a non-governmental organisation, has stressed the need for HIV communities, especially the youth, to be involved in the design and implementation of the programmes intended to serve them.
The Ghana Chapter of World Child Cancer, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has begun the process to set up a fully equipped Oncology Unit at the Bolgatanga Regional Hospital.
The changes in societal expectations of patients’ well-being and the quality of psychological services have stirred up public concerns for the need to maintain high ethical standards of practice.