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Medical & Health
Lordina Foundation donates medical equipment to Afife Health Centre
The Lordina Foundation, led by former First Lady, Mrs Lordina Mahama, has donated medical equipment and supplies to the Afife Health Centre, located in the Ketu North Municipality of the Volta Region.
The donation, worth millions of cedis, is intend…
Atronie Health Center launches ‘Network of Practice’ to achieve health outcomes ??
The Atronie Health Center in the Sunyani Municipality has launched a ‘Network of Practice’ (NOP) to strengthen collaborations between health facilities in the area to achieve better health outcomes.
The NOP is an initiative of the government being im…
Amenfi Central NDC Parliamentary Candidate to organise health screening for students
Mrs Joana Gyan Cudjoe, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for Amenfi Central, is set to organise a health screening exercise to help improve upon the well-being of students within the Constituency.
The week-long initiative…
Mental health is state of well-being, not mental illness – Dr. Agyei
Dr Francis Agyei, a Psychologist with the Fred N. Binka School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), says mental health is not mental illness, but one’s state of well-being.
He said the mental health state of individuals …
Breast Cancer: Hope for Future Generations calls for yearlong screening, sustained nationwide education
Hope for Future Generations (HFFG) has called for an all-year-round breast cancer screening and awareness campaign by stakeholders to reduce breast cancer cases in the country.
The Organisation also urged churches, mosques and the media to sustain th…
National Fitness Day: PATH Ghana leads campaign for physical activity among Ghanaians
As Ghana marks yet another National Fitness Day on Saturday October 12, PATH Ghana, a global non-profit organisation dedicated to achieving health equity, is encouraging Ghanaians to prioritise physical activity to stay healthy.
Regular physical acti…
Prioritise Mental Health in the workplace – Mental Health Alliance
The Alliance for Mental Health and Development (Mental Health Alliance) has joined the world to mark the 2024 World Mental Health Day, to raise awareness and promote the value of mental well-being in society.
The theme for this year is, ‘It is Time …
World Sight Day: Parents urged to prioritize their children’s eye health
The Eye Care Unit of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has urged parents and caregivers to prioritize their children’s eye health to help reduce disabilities.
Dr. Hornametor Afake, the head of the Eye Care Unit, who made the appeal at a press conferenc…
Employers should prioritise mental health – MHA
The Alliance for Mental Health and Development (Mental Health Alliance) has called on employers particularly government to take practical steps to prioritise mental health in the workplace.
The investment case Ghana Somubi Dwumadie, a four-year disa…
Youth League bemoans rising sea level at Cape Three Points
The Western Nzema Youth League (WNYL), a youth group, has raised concerns about the rise in sea level affecting residents at Cape Three Points in the Western Region’s Nzema enclave.
Dr Patrick Ekye Kwesie, Leader of the WNYL, who spoke to the Ghana …