Vodafone Healthline season three T.V. Series to focus on the heart
The human heart and its functions, blood vessels and measures that help protect the heart are some major topics to be treated on the 13th and final episode of the third season of the Vodafone Health Line Television series.
Dr. Loraine Bafour- Ewuah, Dr. Papanii Maale-Edusei, Dr. Bryite Asamoah and Dr. Ruth Bernice Ashidam, would take viewers through interesting discussions on heart strengthening exercises,...
Africa should tackle reproductive health issues with seriousness
African governments have been urged to tackle reproductive health issues seriously and with the urgency it requires to help achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Mrs Aku Xornam Kevi, National Coordinator of the Society for Women against AIDS, said it is disturbing that the continent continues to be dogged by maternal mortality, unsafe abortion, teenage pregnancies and the prevalence of sexually...
Olusegun Obasanjo Foundation hosts Sickle Cell workshop in June
The Olusegun Obasanjo Foundation, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Ghana Health Service, is to host a Sickle Cell workshop to identify and bridge gaps in the management of the disease in Ghana.
According to the Ghana Health Service (GHS), close to 16,000 or two per cent of newborn babies yearly in Ghana have the sickle cell disease while 20 per cent of all new born babies have the sickle...
Focus Orthopaedic Hospital appeals for duty free privileges
Dr Oheneba Boachie- Adjei, Director of Pantang-based Focus Orthopaedic Hospital, has appealed to the Ministry of Health to give duty-free exemption to the facility in the importation of sophisticated surgical equipment to treat patients.
The Hospital, which opened in 2012 offer specialised treatment for complex spine and joint deformities and deficiencies.
Dr Boachie-Adjei made this known to the Ghana...
Ghana gets first E-health online service
E-health initiative, an electronic health delivery system, was launched on Friday to enable doctors reach their patients online and bring health care to the door steps of the citizenry.
The E-health initiative, a remote doctor/patient interface allows a patient to see a doctor without leaving his home or office.
It does not seek to prevent patients from visiting hospital but to augment existing health...
Chamber of Pharmacy commends government
The Executive Council of Ghana Chamber of Pharmacy (GCP) on Friday commended government and Ministry of Health for rolling out mechanism for the establishment of a Bioequivalence Centre.
The Government on Wednesday set-up two expert committees to have an oversight responsibility and ensure the establishment of Bioequivalence Centre and Diet and Unhealthy lifestyles.
A GCP statement issued in Accra...
Yellow fever vaccination booster not needed – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the 10 years yellow fever ‘booster’ vaccination is not necessary.
An article published in WHO’s Weekly Epidemiological Record, obtained by the Ghana News Agency on Friday reveals that the Organisation’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on immunisation (SAGE) has reviewed the latest evidence and concluded that a single dose of vaccination is sufficient...
Doctor: Conjoined twins won’t survive separation
The Medical Director at the Central Regional Hospital, Dr Daniel Asare says the conjoined twins born in the Central region recently may end up worse off if attempts were made to separate them.
The twin girls, born to a 16-year old mother have two heads, two necks and share one heart.
The spines of the girls have merged together in a common torso.
They also share a common waist, sex organ and one pair...
Mother of conjoined twins refuses to accept babies
The 16-year-old mother of the conjoined twins delivered at the Central Regional Hospital Tuesday has refused to accept the children.
The teenage mother, who is said to be traumatised, is yet to set eyes on her children.
Medical Director of the Central Regional Hospital, Daniel Asare, explained to Joy News the babies are joined in the chest, and are doing well. The babies share one heart but have different...
Could caterpillars be the new beef?
A new report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) calls to eat more insects. Edible insects are now being aggressively promoted as a low-fat, high-protein food for people, pets and livestock. 2 billion people eat insects but the report says it’s not enough. The world’s food supply needs to double by 2050 to feed the projected population growths.
Reducing hunger is not the only benefit...
Diesel emissions harming kidneys
Among the most pressing of today’s environmental issues is the pollution of the air we breathe. People generally understand that air pollution can damage the lungs, but new research has found that pollution can affect the heart, circulatory system and kidneys as well.
The study published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community health found living close to a busy road could increase the development...
Report: Sub-Saharan Africa, most risky region for babies
Mothers and babies in sub-Saharan Africa face the greatest risks of survival, according to the 2013 report of the Annual Save Our Children’s Mother’s Index, made available to the Ghana News Agency on Monday.
The study that assessed the well-being of mothers and children in 176 countries in which Ghana places 146, said maternal and child and newborn death rates had declined across the developing...
Contaminated water source of health risk in Ghana-Official
Mr Frank Quansah, Programme Officer of the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has advised households to treat and store water properly to avoid contamination.
“This is because of the high risk of water “contamination and re-contamination from point of fetch to use,” Mr Quansah said.
He was speaking on Household Water Treatment and Storage (HWTS) at an orientation workshop in Ho...
Half Assini Government Hospital appeals for assistance
Dr. Jonathan Mensah, Medical Superintendent of the Half Assini Government Hospital, at the weekend called on the Jomoro District Assembly, the Western Nzema Traditional Council, philantropists and organizations to assist to renovate and expand facilities at the hospital.
He made the callat a stakeholders meeting organized by the hospital at Half Assini.
Dr. Mensah said the hospital has not been renovated...
Health workers urged to intensify family planning education
Mr Isaac Kingsely Ahunu-Armah, District Chief Executive for Gomoa East, has called on health workers in the Central Region to intensify public education on family planning services.
He said teenage pregnancy and the incidence of unsafe abortion were high in the district.
Mr Ahunu-Armah made the call at the re-launched of Family Planning Services in Gomoa Afranse.
The re-launch, initiated by the Ghana...
Government to introduce certificate in midwifery programme- First Lady
The First Lady Mrs Lordina Mahama has announced that government would introduce a Certificate in Midwifery programme as part of plans to increase the number of midwives.
A statement issued in Accra from the President’s office and copied to the Ghana News Agency said, the introduction of the programme would contribute to the reduction of maternal mortality and save lives of unborn babies.
Mrs Mahama...
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