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
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