Health
We are challenged – Ho Teaching Hospital on Health Services Workers Union strike
“We are challenged, and management is trying to see how best to overcome it. People are coming to the hospital but lots of them are going back
Health
Health facilities urged to expand disability inclusion
“We are trying to enhance the knowledge of health workers, especially frontline health workers, in their dealings with PWDs at the health facilitie
Health
People suffering from loneliness make more physician visits, study shows
In recent years, loneliness has been increasingly recognized as an important public health issue that can lead to a number of mental and physical illnesses such as depression, anxiety, and poor cardiovascular health.
Health
Monitoring glucose levels, no needles required
by Gabrielle Stewart, Pennsylvania State University Noninvasive glucose monitoring devices are not currently commercially available in the United States, so people with diabetes must collect
Health
Health Services Workers’ Union to embark on strike on Tuesday over poor conditions of service
The Health Services Workers’ Union (HSWU), has indicated that it will embark on a full industrial action, beginning Tuesday, October 26. The group is striking
Global
Pig Kidney Works In Human For 1st Time; “Potential Miracle,” Says Surgeon
The surgery involved a genetically modified donor animal and a brain dead patient on a ventilator whose family had given permission for the experiment, for
Health
MOH inaugurates Governing Board of Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital
By GNA Mr Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, the Minister of Health, has inaugurated an 11-Member Governing Board for the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, and challenged them
Global
GAC to launch HIV and AIDS Strategic Plan 2021-2025
The Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) will soon launch the National HIV and AIDS Strategic Plan 2021-2025, Mr. Steve Kyeremeh Atuahene, the Director General has said.
Health
25% Ghanaians could suffer stroke by 2040 – WHO
One in four Ghanaians will suffer stroke in the next 10 to 20 years if nothing is done to control the conditions that induce the
Alternative Medicine
Let’s have a community health policy on alternative medicine — Coalition of NGOs in Health
Leader of the Coalition, Dr. Gabriel Bernakuu, argues that the policy is needed to enable community health practitioners provide access to basic support services in times of need.
Health
Eat eggs daily to reduce risk of diseases
She advised Ghanaians to add eggs to their daily meals to increase their High Density Lipoprotein (HDL), also known as the ‘good cholesterol’ for the human body.
Alternative Medicine
ActionAid advocates consumption of indigenous diets to promote quality health
“We must avoid eating too much meat, fatty and starchy foods and rather endeavour to eat more fiber-content foods
