Health Services Workers’ Union to protest unfair treatment
“Members would be wearing red bands from 20th to the 22nd of October 2021 to protest the unfair treatment being meted out to them.
SCD Often Not Diagnosed in Ghana Until Pain Crisis at Age 4, Survey Finds
by Patricia Inacio PhD | October 12, 2021 People with sickle cell disease (SCD) in Ghana — a country in sub-Saharan Africa, a region with the world’s highest SCD prevalence — often go undiagnosed until age 4 and during a pain crisis, a study into patients in Accra, the country’s capital, reported. These findings reflect the importance of newborn screening […]
WHO, UNICEF alert to worsening mental ill-health in Africa
lack of basic social, health and education services, combined with wide-reaching structural inequalities, was worsening the situation.
Zipline Ghana, Franklyn Medical Service embark on blood-drive
Donors at the event went through a screening process and were presented with assorted breakfast packages donated by Zipline
Constitute governing board for Mental Health Authority – MHA
The Mental Health Alliance (MHA) has called on the Minister of Health to, as a matter of urgency, constitute a governing board