Four hundred frontline health workers at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital (CCTH) have been awarded by the President , Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. This Is in appreciation of their tireless efforts and hard work during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pand…
Pregnant women have been advised to do their best to reduce such stress, as failure to do so could lead to higher blood pressure.High blood pressure, in turn, could endanger their lives and that of their babies.Stress is one of the risk factors for hy…
Wellcome and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have announced funding to advance a tuberculosis (TB) vaccine candidate, M72/AS01E (M72), through a Phase III clinical trial.If proven effective, M72 could potentially become the first new vaccine to…
Dr Nicaise Ndembi, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Public Health in Africa at Africa CDC, says Africa’s health crisis demands a departure from conventional approaches and a shift to innovative, people-centred solutions.According to him, funding, gove…
The Director-General, National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT), Dr Usman Aliyu, has called on the Federal Government to fund the institute to be able to achieve its mandate.Aliyu made the appeal on Monday in Abuja, during a media …
Health experts have called for improved medical residency training and reduction in cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) to improve the health system and well-being of Nigerians.The experts spoke during the Society of Family Physicians of Nigeria (SOFPON) Sc…
The Director for Public Health at the Ghana Health Service, Dr Franklin Aseidu-Bekoe, says Ghanaians need to keep observing the COVID-19 prevention protocols and protect themselves from contracting the virus until the nation attains herd immunity.He s…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for strengthened collaboration and a sharper focus on One Health (OH) implementation in Ghana.Dr Sofonias Asrat, WHO Health Systems Specialist, representing Dr Francis Kasolo, the WHO Country Representati…
Mr Girish Gurbani, Director, Maurya Education, says mental arithmetic is the cornerstone for developing critical thinking skills in children. He said countless studies had shown that mental arithmetic stimulated various regions of the brain, leading t…
The Bono Regional Directorate of Health has ended a disease outbreak simulation exercise, to test its strength and abilities to detect and respond positively to outbreaks of public health diseases in the region.The two-day simulation exercise, organis…