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.
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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.
The first-ever over-the-counter birth control pill is now being shipped to US pharmacies.
A partnership to help deal with dog bites and rabies among schoolchildren has been formed in the Greater Accra Region.
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.
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 Ada West District Directorate of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has inaugurated a new Accident and Emergency Centre for the Sege Polyclinic at Sege.
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.
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 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.
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.
Ghana joined the rest of the world to mark Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) which falls on the February 6, every year.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has advised the public to limit outdoor activities to the barest minimum due to the harmattan.
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.
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.
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.
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.