High maternal and infant mortalities could undermine the national efforts towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), if urgent measures are not sustained. Dr Fred Adomako-Boateng, Ashanti Regional Director of Health Services, who stated this, said maternal and infant deaths remained a major public health challenge in the
The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged countries to increase taxes on tobacco, alcohol and sugary drinks to protect public health. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, said such measures would strengthen domestic financing for essential services amid global aid cuts. He explained
Health authorities in the Ashanti Region have expressed worry about the continuous increase in HIV infections among residents, despite various interventions to control the spread. The Ghana AIDS Commission’s (GAC) regional estimates, showed the Ashanti region recording 2,997 new HIV infections in 2024, with
Health experts use glucose levels in the blood and urine to diagnose diabetes. Diabetes was identified as early as 1550 BC, many centuries ago, and was considered a death sentence at the time. In 2011, the global burden of diabetes affected 366 million
Dentist Ellyce Clonan can tell when her patients are stoned. “I can smell it on them, and then there’s the red eyes and dry mouth,” said Clonan, a clinical assistant professor at the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine in New York.
The AfroFuture Foundation, in partnership with the Black Health Connect Foundation, has successfully organized its third annual Community Health Fair, dubbed “Mind Matters,” at the Accra Metropolitan Assembly. The initiative aimed to connect with local traders at the Accra Central Market by providing
Dr Elsie Abakisi, Senior Specialist at the Department of Psychiatry at the Tamale Teaching Hospital has called for vigorous intervention strategies to control the surging trend of depression among pregnant women and nursing mothers. She said research showed that 26.8 percent pregnant women
Dr Victor Dejor, Specialist Radiologist at the Soyus Diagnostic Centre in Kumasi, has attributed the high rate of breast and other cancer related deaths to late reporting to health facilities. Ghana records 17,944 cancer related deaths annually with breast cancer alone accounting for
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is calling for stricter enforcement of the country’s air quality standards, warning that rising pollution is pushing respiratory illnesses to alarming levels across Ghana. Health facilities nationwide are reporting spikes in asthma attacks, acute respiratory infections, especially among
Mr Ahmed Ibrahim Bambila, the Bono, Bono East and Ahafo Regional Technical Coordinator of the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) says 19,979 persons are living with HIV and AIDS in the Bono Region. He said the region had 875 HIV new infections, and called for concerted approaches to tackle