The World Health Organisation (WHO) says alcohol consumption causes three million deaths every year, while six deaths are recorded every six minutes. It said alcohol had been widely used in many cultures for centuries, and it was associated with significant health risks and
The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana (NMC) has inducted 7,842 newly qualified nurses, midwives and nurse assistants from the southern part of the country. The inductees are part of the over 32,000 nurses, midwives and nurse assistants who passed the council’s Licensing
Ghana’s Mental Health Fund, established under the Mental Health Act, 2012 (Act 846) to finance mental healthcare and improve services nationwide, has remained dormant since its creation, mental health stakeholders have revealed. “We have a Mental Health Fund that has been set up, but there are no
Dr Anthony Ashinyo, Deputy Programme Manager of the National AIDS/STI Control Programme, has disclosed that nearly 50,000 female condoms stocked by the National AIDS Control Programme (NACP) expired due to low public demand. He told the Ghana News Agency that the expired condoms were part of large consignments procured to promote safer sex among women, but
We all think we know how to brush our teeth – a scrub morning and night, a rinse with water and maybe a minty mouthwash for good measure. But according to dental experts, even the most diligent brushers might be making a few
The Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Ms Diene Keita, has warned that dwindling global funding for family planning is threatening access to contraceptives, with potentially devastating consequences for women, adolescents, and communities worldwide. Ms Keita said contraceptives are not
Survivors of breast cancer in the Eastern Region have appealed to the government to include the treatment of all aspects of the cancer under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). They said it would enable women battling with breast cancer to have access
Dr Zakarea Al-Hasan Balure, an Optometrist, has urged the public to take full responsibility for their eye health and emphasised that good vision begins with personal commitment rather than solely relying on health professionals. “Your eye health is your responsibility. When you lose
The Chief Executive Officer of M.Y. Caesar Company Limited, a wellness and food supplement firm, M. Y. Caesar, has urged Ghanaians to adopt healthier lifestyles to help curb the rising cases of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), particularly kidney diseases, in the country. Mr Caesar,
The queenmother of the Duong Traditional Area in the Nadowli-Kaleo District, Pognaa Rosemary Bangzie Mumwilma, has described breast cancer as alarming, and a “destructive menace” that required urgent attention in the country. Speaking to the Ghana News Agency in an interview in Wa