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Dr James Orleans-Lindsay — Executive Chairman of JL Holdings
Dr James Orleans-Lindsay — Executive Chairman of JL Holdings

Strengthen country's emergency healthcare services — Dr Orleans-Lindsay

The Executive Chairman of JL Holdings, Dr James Orleans-Lindsay, has called for immediate strengthening of the country's emergency healthcare services to prevent the deaths of many Ghanaians in emergencies.

Prof. Anthony Kovac (2nd from right) of the University of Kansas Medical Centre; Prof. Ahmed N. Zakariah (middle), CEO, National Ambulance Service, and other officials holding some of the equipment
Prof. Anthony Kovac (2nd from right) of the University of Kansas Medical Centre; Prof. Ahmed N. Zakariah (middle), CEO, National Ambulance Service, and other officials holding some of the equipment

Kansas Medical Centre donates to National Ambulance Service

The University of Kansas Medical Centre in Kansas City, Kansas, USA, has donated 150 new Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) mannequin worth $20,000 to the National Ambulance Service (NAS) to care and assist babies that do not breathe on their own after birth.

Dr Gillian Bogee — Head of the Newborn Care Unit of the Bolgatanga Regional Hospital
Dr Gillian Bogee — Head of the Newborn Care Unit of the Bolgatanga Regional Hospital

Regular antenatal care key to preventing preterm delivery — Dr Bogee

The Head of the Newborn Care Unit of the Bolgatanga Regional Hospital, Dr Gillian Bogee, has underscored the need for pregnant women to attend antenatal care regularly to prevent them from delivering preterm babies.

Some herbal medications  for sale
Some herbal medications for sale

Protecting the Kidney, Liver: Poison on wheels - Herbal medicine abuse on the rise

The safe use of herbal medicine has become a critical subject in the country in recent times in the wake of the rising cases of non-communicable diseases such as kidney and liver conditions.

Between 5% and 15% of adolescents are lonely, according to figures that are likely to be underestimates. Photograph: Manish Swarup/AP

WHO declares loneliness a ‘global public health concern’

The World Health Organization has launched an international commission on loneliness, which can be as bad for people’s health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared loneliness to be a pressing global health threat, with the US surgeon general saying that its mortality effects are equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes a day.

Some of the beds at the clinic. Inset: invited guests inspecting the health facility
Some of the beds at the clinic. Inset: invited guests inspecting the health facility

Street Academy inaugurates health post

The Street Academy, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) that takes care of street children, has inaugurated a GH¢100,00 health post to take care of the health needs of the children.

Access to diabetes care will improve service — NCD Programme Manager

The Programme Manager of Non-Communicable Disease (NCD), National Public Health Directorate, Ghana Health Service, Dr Efua Commeh, says affordable and inclusive healthcare services, coupled with innovative telemedicine solutions, can bring diabetes care to remote areas and marginalised populations.

The Tamale Teaching Hospital. INSET: Shani Alhassan Shaibu (right), Northern Regional Minister; Dr Adam Atiku (middle), CEO of TTH, and Mahama Asei Seini (left), Deputy Minister of Health, at the launch of the anniversary celebration
The Tamale Teaching Hospital. INSET: Shani Alhassan Shaibu (right), Northern Regional Minister; Dr Adam Atiku (middle), CEO of TTH, and Mahama Asei Seini (left), Deputy Minister of Health, at the launch of the anniversary celebration

Tamale Teaching Hospital launches 50th anniversary

The Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH), the first premier tertiary healthcare facility in the Northern part of the country, has hit a landmark of fifty years of existence and operations.

Afia Appiah speaking at the seminar
Afia Appiah speaking at the seminar

FBNBank observes Breast Cancer Awareness month

As part of activities to mark October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the FBNBank held its annual breast cancer awareness seminar, in partnership with the Airport Women Hospital (AWH), to screen both staff and customers of the bank. 

Dr Winfred Baah, Consultant Physician and Kidney Specialist, Department of Medicine, KBTH
Dr Winfred Baah, Consultant Physician and Kidney Specialist, Department of Medicine, KBTH

Protect your kidneys - Specialist advises

A Consultant Physician and Kidney Specialist at the Department of Medicine of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr Winfred Baah, has advised people to protect their kidneys and not to do things that will harm them.

 Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, Health Minister
Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, Health Minister

Finance Ministry approves disbursement of GH¢4m to settle outstanding Korle-Bu Renal Unit debt

The Ministry of Finance has approved the disbursement of GH¢4 million to settle the outstanding debt at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) Renal Unit Outpatient Department.

Revna Biosciences Advances Cancer Research expands focus to address unmet oncology needs
Dr Derrick Akpalu CEO Co-Founder Revna Biosciences

Revna Biosciences Advances Cancer Research expands focus to address unmet oncology needs

An innovative precision medicine company based in Ghana, Revna Biosciences Advances Cancer Research has expanded its focus to address unmet oncology needs.

Hope for Future Generations, SEND GHANA host citizens' policy cafe on immunization financing
Hope for Future Generations, SEND GHANA host citizens' policy cafe on immunization financing

Hope for Future Generations, SEND GHANA host citizens' policy cafe on immunization financing

Hope for Future Generations (HFFG) and SEND GHANA, have successfully concluded a two-day Citizens' Policy Cafe aimed at gathering valuable inputs for the 2024 Budget Statement and Economic Policy.

 Some of the beneficiaries of the community washing their hands after the commissioning
Some of the beneficiaries of the community washing their hands after the commissioning

Adjen Kotoku Papaase Community gets borehole

Health and hygiene brand Dettol, under the umbrella of Reckitt, has commissioned a borehole in Adjen Kotoku in the Ga West Municipal District of the Greater Accra Region to mark the 2023 Global Handwashing Day.

Dr Emmanuel Srofenyo (4th from left), Medical Director of the GARH, with some dignitaries at the launch  of the initiative to celebrate health personnel
Dr Emmanuel Srofenyo (4th from left), Medical Director of the GARH, with some dignitaries at the launch of the initiative to celebrate health personnel

Initiative to honour health personnel launched

Global Excellence Foundation has launched an initiative that is aimed at celebrating Ghanaian health personnel for their valuable services to the country. 

Some of the guests and trainees at the training. INSET: Prof. Michael Forkuo Ofori, Head of Department of Immunology, NMIMR. Picture: SAMUEL TEI ADANO
Some of the guests and trainees at the training. INSET: Prof. Michael Forkuo Ofori, Head of Department of Immunology, NMIMR. Picture: SAMUEL TEI ADANO

Laboratory technicians from 9 African countries undergo training

Fifteen laboratory technicians from nine West African countries have undergone skills training that is aimed at equipping them with knowledge of how to handle infectious diseases.

The artisans from Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam together with facilitators after the sensitisation workshop on responsible reproductive sexual lifestyles
The artisans from Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam together with facilitators after the sensitisation workshop on responsible reproductive sexual lifestyles

Youth cautioned against abuse of emergency contraceptives

The youth have been cautioned against the abuse of emergency contraceptives as it could have dire health implications on their reproductive health. 

Kwaku Agyeman-Manu
Kwaku Agyeman-Manu

Health Minister directs Korle-Bu to reopen renal dialysis unit to outpatients

The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu has directed the management of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital to immediately reopen the Renal Dialysis Unit to outpatients.

 Kwaku Agyeman-Manu
Kwaku Agyeman-Manu

Parliament summons Health Minister over Korle-Bu renal unit's closure to outpatients

Parliament has summoned the Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, to come and explain why the Renal Unit of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital was still closed to outpatients.

The items that were presented by the coalition
The items that were presented by the coalition

NGO Coalition in Health supports Volta flood victims

The Ghana Coalition of NGOs in Health has donated some relief items to the victims of the Akosombo Dam spillage and staff of the North Tongu Health Directorate. 

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