A heartbreaking incident has been reported in the Upper West Region, where an unidentified woman gave birth and abandoned her newborn in a pigsty. The shocking discovery has left the community in distress, raising...
After years of anticipation, the Ministry of Health has finally transferred the newly built Okere District Hospital in Ghana’s Eastern Region to the Ghana Health Service (GHS). But should it have taken this long?...
The recent revelation that Ghana’s Vice President, Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, sought medical treatment abroad has reignited discussions about the nation’s healthcare system. This recurring trend underscores the reliance of Ghana’s political elite on foreign...
About 250 residents of Zaabu Zongo and its environs have benefited from a free health screening exercise by the MIEA NECESSITADOS Foundation, Ablekuma Central Municipal Health Directorate, and St. Thomas Eye Hospital. The exercise...
The Ghana Medical and Dental Council recently welcomed seventy-two (72) newly qualified medical and dental practitioners into the esteemed health profession. These individuals, hailing from various training institutions in the country including the University...
Cholera is a severe diarrheal disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. It is transmitted through contaminated water and food, and its outbreaks can spread rapidly and affect large numbers of people. Cholera is...
The medical conditions of a boy who is now 23 years compelled his family to get him locked up for 20 years. The now 23 years old identified as Basty Abass, passes urine, defecates,...
Today, it is worth saying “Save A Life With Your Blood” as we mark world blood donor day. World Blood Donors’ Day (WBDD) is celebrated on the 14th of June every year. This event...
The National Health Students Association of Ghana (NAHSAG) has called for intensive public education on malaria vaccine through a press release. Below is the full press release. The National Health Students Association of Ghana...
Leading to the framing out of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) across the globe, the MDG4 had one target; to reduce by two thirds, between 1990 and 2015, the under-five mortality rate. This goal...
Prostate Cancer is said to be cancer suffered only be men and it is the most common too. The prostate gland is located below the bladder and in front of the rectum. The prostate gland...
Lung cancer is the most common cancer globally, accounting for 13% of incident cancers. It is also the preeminent cause of cancer deaths, with a death toll of about 1.4 million in 2008 according...
