Korle Bu performs successful bladder repair surgery

A team of Urologists at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, led by the Head of the Department of Surgery, Professor J. E. Mensah, has successfully performed a complete bladder repair surgery for an 18-year-old boy.

Patricia Sagoe, a Public Health Nurse, preparing to screen one of the beneficiaries
Patricia Sagoe, a Public Health Nurse, preparing to screen one of the beneficiaries

Women cautioned not to keep mobile phone by their breasts

A public health nurse at the St Joseph Orthopaedic Hospital, Patricia Sagoe, has asked women, especially traders, to desist from putting mobile phones in their brassieres.

Richlove Amamoo (arrowed) with some of the participating students
Richlove Amamoo (arrowed) with some of the participating students

Gender Ministry educates deaf, blind students on reproductive health

Hundred students of the Cape Coast School for the Deaf and Blind in the Central Region have been sensitised to responsible sexual behaviours.

Cholera, typhoid cases on the rise in flood affected areas
Cholera, typhoid cases on the rise in flood affected areas

Dam spillage: Health centres recording water borne disease cases

Health centres have started recording cases of cholera and typhoid in some of the communities affected by the floods following the spillage of the Akosombo and Kpong dams, a public health practitioner, Abraham Norman Nortey, has said.

Shalina Healthcare completes Free Health Screening for Market Women and Men

Shalina Healthcare organises free health ccreening for market women and men

As part of our Corporate Social Responsibilities, Shalina Healthcare Ghana Limited has successfully organised a free health screening exercise aimed at enhancing the well-being of the market men and women at Rawlings Park in Accra. 

A young man digging through electronic waste for scrap metals is contributing to the menace
A young man digging through electronic waste for scrap metals is contributing to the menace

Lead poisoning: A menace in Ghana

Lead poisoning in Ghana has been a significant public health concern with historical implications. Lead poisoning has emerged as a grave health concern affecting children across the globe. 

Dr Derrick Mensah attending to a student
Dr Derrick Mensah attending to a student

Do regular checkups for early detection of eye diseases – Specialist

An Eye Specialist at the Robert and Sons Optical Services, Dr Derrick Mensah, has urged parents to regularly take their children for checkup for early detection and treatment of diseases related to the eye.

Reopen Korle Bu Renal Unit to outpatients - Akandoh

The Ranking Member on the Health Committee of Parliament, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has expressed worry about the continued closure of the Renal Unit at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) to outpatients.

A cancerous mouth
A cancerous mouth

Oral cancer: a condition to watch out for

Generally, cancer is a disease that emanates from uncontrollable or malignant cell divisions that spread to surrounding tissues.

'1 Child, 1 NHIS Card' initiative launches with promise of school expansion
'1 Child, 1 NHIS Card' initiative launches with promise of school expansion

'1 Child, 1 NHIS Card' initiative launches with promise of school expansion

The eagerly anticipated '1 Child, 1 NHIS Card' initiative has officially kicked off, heralding a significant advancement in healthcare accessibility for the children of Ruga, situated within the Ayawaso East Municipality.

Bed bugs - shown here on a display screen at a Marseille hospital - are spreading across France

Bedbug panic sweeps Paris as infestations soar before 2024 Olympics

A plague of bedbugs has hit Paris and other French cities, provoking a wave of insectophobia and raising questions about health and safety during next year's Olympic Games.

Evelyn Kyereh (left), Chief Ocularist at the Ocular Prosthesis Unit, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, speaking to the media
Evelyn Kyereh (left), Chief Ocularist at the Ocular Prosthesis Unit, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, speaking to the media

Ocular prosthesis cases on the rise

A total of 491 patients have undergone ocular prosthesis services since the establishment of the unit at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) in September 2013.

Dialysis at Korle Bu: We can't pay cost increment - Patients appeal to govt
Dialysis at Korle Bu: We can't pay cost increment - Patients appeal to govt

Dialysis at Korle Bu: We can't pay cost increment - Patients appeal to govt [VIDEO]

Persons suffering from kidney failure have appealed to the government and the Ministry of Health to take a second look at the decision to review upward, the current cost of dialysis at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH).

The human heart
The human heart

World Heart Day: How well do you know your heart?

World Heart Day is celebrated globally on September 29 to raise awareness of heart disease and to champion advocacy for the prevention of heart disease. 

Dr Eunice Brookman-Amissah has been recognised for “pioneering discussions on women’s reproductive rights in Africa"
Dr Eunice Brookman-Amissah has been recognised for “pioneering discussions on women’s reproductive rights in Africa"

Ghanaian awarded for work promoting safe abortions

A Ghanaian doctor who is among this year’s winners of the Right Livelihood Award, widely known as the "Alternative Nobel Prize", says she hopes it’ll bring the world’s attention to the issue of unsafe abortions, especially in Africa.

Health workers with officials of the World Health Organisation (WHO)

21,500 healthcare workers benefit from health workforce programme

More than 21,500 healthcare workers across Ghana have undergone a capacity building programme that is aimed at enabling them to respond to emerging health challenges.

A donor being processed to donate blood
A donor being processed to donate blood

KTU students, staff donate blood to St Joseph Hospital

Students and staff of the Koforidua Technical University (KTU) in the New Juaben South Municipality in the Eastern Region last Friday donated 76 pints of blood to the blood bank of the St Joseph Orthopaedic Hospital.

Rebecca Akufo-Addo, the First Lady, delivering her address
Rebecca Akufo-Addo, the First Lady, delivering her address

Scale up IPT access to protect pregnant women in Africa - First Lady tells stakeholders

The First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has appealed to the international community and stakeholders to help scale up efforts aimed at using Intermittent Preventive Treatment  (IPT) to protect pregnant women and their unborn babies from the harmful effects of malaria during pregnancy.

Pharmacy: Strengthening Health Systems - Celebrating World Pharmacist's Day 2023

Every year, on September 25th, the global community comes together to celebrate World Pharmacist's Day.

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