The road to crowning the 2021 Miss Health Ghana queen has begun with the unveiling of 10 beautiful health practitioners to battle for the ultimate crown. After weeks of sizzling series of auditions in Accra, Kumasi, and Sunyani, 10 contestants namely Yvette Laryea (Miss Greater Accra), Jamilatu Abdulai Bako (Miss Oti Region), Rosemond Ishaque (Miss […]
Dodoma — The minister of health Dr Dorothy Gwajima has on Monday launched mobile health facilities that are aimed multiplying efforts in the fight against TB. Dr. Gwajima received five mobile clinics, 160 motorcycles, and 179 ECG machines that are to be distributed in five zones so as to reach out to people especially in […]
By Fiona Muthoni Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is caused when your heart has to work harder than it should to keep up with the demands of your body. Arteries that are narrowed tighten and restrict blood flow, increasing the risk of hypertension. This creates a lot of strain on your heart and can eventually […]
Prolonged exposure to air pollution can be linked to an increased risk of stroke and coronary heart disease, even when levels are below the limits specified by the EU and WHO. This has been shown, among others, by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Helmholtz Zentrum München in a large European study published in The Lancet Planetary […]
World Health Organization Africa (Brazzaville) Kinshasa — The Democratic Republic of the Congo has declared an outbreak of meningitis in the north-eastern Tshopo Province where 261 suspected cases and 129 deaths – a high case fatality ratio of 50% – have been reported. Confirmatory tests carried out by the Institut Pasteur in Paris detected Neisseria […]
