Members of the committee being sworn in by Dr Da-costa Aboagye (right), former Director of Health Promotion, GHS
Members of the committee being sworn in by Dr Da-costa Aboagye (right), former Director of Health Promotion, GHS

Committee to boost health promotion in the north inaugurated

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has inaugurated an Inter-agency Coordinating Committee (ICC-HP) for the Northern, Upper East and Upper West regions to boost health promotion, particularly the maintenance of good health and prevention of diseases.

KBTH honours 3 with Urology, Nephrology Centre of Excellence

In August 2005, the nation mourned the tragic loss of three top-notch urologists from the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital: Prof J.K.M Quartey, Dr Isaac Bentsi and Dr Benjamin Osei-Wiafe.

 KATH doctors threaten strike over accommodation issues 
KATH doctors threaten strike over accommodation issues 

KATH doctors threaten strike over accommodation issues 

Doctors of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) are threatening a strike action over persistent orders to move Consultants and Specialist Doctors living in the Danyame enclave out of their residences. 

Opill's birth control pill

First over-the-counter birth control pill shipped in US

The first-ever over-the-counter birth control pill is now being shipped to US pharmacies.

Victor Tawia (arrowed), Ga West Municipal Director, GES,  and his SHEP Officers displaying some of the rabies prevention educational materials received from the partnership
Victor Tawia (arrowed), Ga West Municipal Director, GES, and his SHEP Officers displaying some of the rabies prevention educational materials received from the partnership

Partnership to end dog bites, rabies established

A partnership to help deal with dog bites and rabies among schoolchildren has been formed in the Greater Accra Region.

sweetened beverages
sweetened beverages

Media silence on sweetened beverage consumption by children worrying

In the wake of the recent release by the Ghana Statistical Service of the Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) report, the media frenzy surrounding certain sections has inadvertently obscured critical information regarding infant and young child feeding practices.

 PKB Kumor inspires Millennium Excellence Award for Weija-Gbawe
PKB Kumor inspires Millennium Excellence Award for Weija-Gbawe

PKB Kumor inspires Millennium Excellence Award for Weija-Gbawe

The immediate-past Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Weija-Gbawe in the Greater Accra region of Ghana, Patrick Kwesi Brako Kumor, has inspired a Millennium Excellence Award in Sanitation for the assembly with his Public Service Award in Health and Sanitation.

The accident/emergency centre inaugurated at Sege Polyclinic. INSET:  Nene Kodjo Kpankpah, Chief of Sege Blonya, cutting the ribbon to inaugurate the centre
The accident/emergency centre inaugurated at Sege Polyclinic. INSET: Nene Kodjo Kpankpah, Chief of Sege Blonya, cutting the ribbon to inaugurate the centre

Ada West District inaugurates accident/emergency centre

The Ada West District Directorate of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has inaugurated a new Accident and Emergency Centre for the Sege Polyclinic at Sege.

Dr Chris Opoku Fofie, Deputy Director, Reproductive and Child Health  of the GHS
Dr Chris Opoku Fofie, Deputy Director, Reproductive and Child Health of the GHS

More women receive antenatal care — GDHS report

The 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) report has established that 98 per cent of women aged 15 to 49 receive antenatal care in Ghana, a percentage the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has described as very good.

Dr. Okoe-Boye to launch book on Ghana's COVID-19 experience
Dr. Okoe-Boye to launch book on Ghana's COVID-19 experience

Dr. Okoe-Boye to launch book on Ghana's COVID-19 experience

A book chronicling Ghana's journey through the COVID-19 pandemic, authored by the former Deputy Minister of Health, Dr. Bernard Okoe-Boye, is set to be launched by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in Accra on March 20, 2024.

Mytle Health donates to Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital
Mytle Health donates to Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital

Mytle Health donates to Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital

Mytle Health LLC, a healthcare advocacy group operating in both Ghana and the United States, demonstrated significant support by making a generous cash donation to the Medical and Therapeutic Department of Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital on Friday, February 16, 2024.

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.

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