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Minister of Health — Kwaku Agyeman-Manu
Minister of Health — Kwaku Agyeman-Manu

2023 Health sector under review

In 2023, the country and the world over were still recovering from the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war.

Dr. (Med) Frank Serebour, President of the Ghana Medical Association

Medical doctors, dentists to use new designations effective January 1

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.

Involve HIV communities in programmes targeted at them

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.

Participants in the training
Participants in the training

World Child Cancer to set up Oncology Unit at Bolgatanga

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.

Prof. Angela Lamensdorf Ofori-Atta — Chairperson, GPC
Prof. Angela Lamensdorf Ofori-Atta — Chairperson, GPC

Ethics, excellence, leadership key to psychology practice — GPC

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.

Deborah Nkrumah (left), fistula survivor, with Rebecca Akufo-Addo (3rd from right), First Lady; Barbara Clements (2nd from left), World Food Programme; Dr Kofi Issah (3rd from left) of the Ghana Health Service and other partners after the launch of the fistula partnership programme in Accra last week
Deborah Nkrumah (left), fistula survivor, with Rebecca Akufo-Addo (3rd from right), First Lady; Barbara Clements (2nd from left), World Food Programme; Dr Kofi Issah (3rd from left) of the Ghana Health Service and other partners after the launch of the fistula partnership programme in Accra last week

Fistula: Neglected disease

Derorah Nkrumah is one of the few women in the country who has survived the traumatic ailment that for the past five years has afflicted over 6,500 young women of reproductive age.

Covid-19
Fewer people are being offered a booster vaccine this winter

Why Covid is still flooring some people

What is it like to catch Covid now? It is a question I have been pondering since a friend was surprised by how roughed up they were by it. Their third bout of Covid was significantly worse than the previous time they caught it.

Legs showing varicose veins
Legs showing varicose veins

Are varicose veins life-threatening?

In life, some conditions can be cured, there are some we endure for life (chronic), there are some that are deadly while others appear deadly but are not. Still, there are some conditions we are born with while we acquire some due to our own lifestyle choices here on earth. 

FDA approves deployment of DnaNudge's PCR platform for diagnosing respiratory pathogens in Ghana

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has approved the deployment of DnaNudge's Multiplex PCR platform for diagnosing four-in-one respiratory pathogens in Ghana.

The medical device approval for multiplex testing platform paves way  for NantNudge to lead African roll-out of point-of-care technology,

Rebecca Akufo-Addo (left), First Lady, with Egbeegbe Anagbonu (middle), the ultimate award winner, and Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, DG, GHS, after the ceremony
Rebecca Akufo-Addo (left), First Lady, with Egbeegbe Anagbonu (middle), the ultimate award winner, and Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, DG, GHS, after the ceremony

Midwife wins top prize at Health Service Awards

A senior Midwifery Officer at the Tokurano Health Centre in the Krachi East District in the Oti Region, Egbeegbe Anagbonu, has been awarded the best health worker at the Ghana Health Service (GHS) Excellence Awards. 

Dr Brookman-Amissah with her  2023 Right Livelihood Laureate award
Dr Brookman-Amissah with her 2023 Right Livelihood Laureate award

Dr Brookman-Amissah calls for action on abortion

A former Minister of Health, Dr Eunice Brookman-Amissah, has said 30,000 women dying from abortion, a totally preventable cause of maternal mortality annually across the world, is unacceptable and needs to be resolved.

Dr Doris Mawuse Aglobitse — Programme Specialist and Gender Team Lead, UNFPA
Dr Doris Mawuse Aglobitse — Programme Specialist and Gender Team Lead, UNFPA

UNFPA launches baseline survey report on FGM

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has launched a baseline survey report on the prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in three northern regions.

Dr Matilda Aberese-Ako presenting her report to participants
Dr Matilda Aberese-Ako presenting her report to participants

Stakeholders meet to disseminate findings on FGM

Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) , which is a global concern because of its devastating effect on the overall wellbeing of victims, is still pervasive in many communities in the northern part of the country. 

Bismark Adams (2nd from right), with Claudia Wireko-Tei (3rd from right), Dr Francis Addai (4th from right), Dr Gifty Boateng (3rd from left), Benjamin Ampadu (left) and Michael Akaadom in a panel discussion
Bismark Adams (2nd from right), with Claudia Wireko-Tei (3rd from right), Dr Francis Addai (4th from right), Dr Gifty Boateng (3rd from left), Benjamin Ampadu (left) and Michael Akaadom in a panel discussion

Vaccination key to fighting AMR — Health professionals

Panellists at a dialogue to discuss Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) have said that the surest way to fight it was to focus on preventive measures such as vaccination and practising good hygiene in the communities and hospitals. 

NHIS
NHIS

National Health Insurance Scheme not on the verge of collapse - Authority

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has urged Ghanaians to disregard the media report suggesting that the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) was on the verge of collapse because the authority is not receiving the full amount of the National Health Insurance Levy (NHIL).

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.

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