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Medical & Health
Vaccine Uptake: Media practitioners urged to support advocacy
Dr Charity Binka, Executive Director, African Media and Malaria Research Network (AMMREN), has called on media practitioners to support efforts in advocating patronage of vaccine in the country.
She urged them to encourage the citizenry to take the r…
Vaccine Uptake: Media practitioners urged to support advocacy
Dr Charity Binka, Executive Director, African Media and Malaria Research Network (AMMREN), has called on media practitioners to support efforts in advocating patronage of vaccine in the country.
She urged them to encourage the citizenry to take the r…
Adansi-Asokwa District records zero maternal deaths in 2023
The Adansi-Asokwa district in the Ashanti region recorded zero maternal deaths and still birth in 2023.
Mr David Kunta, the District Director of Health Services, who announced this, attributed it to some proactive measures put in place by the directo…
Take advantage of health screening exercises – NDC PC to constituents
Parliamentary Candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), in the Awutu Senya East Constituency, Mrs Phillis Naa Koryoo Okunor has urged her constituents to take advantage of health screening exercises organised by individuals and organisatio…
Asantehene inspects renovation works at KATH
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has inspected ongoing renovation works on the main wards (GEE blocks) of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi.
The work is being executive under the ‘Heal the KATH project,’ an initiative of the As…
Accra Golden Lions Club embarks on childhood cancer talk with market women
The Accra Golden Lions Club has engaged market women of Madina in the La Mawantanang Municipality to sensitise them on childhood cancer, a leading cause of death among children.
The sensitisation exercise was to provide the necessary information on c…
Mainstreaming gender in health-risk communication is necessary – WAHO
Dr Aissi Melchior, the Director General of the West African Health Organization (WAHO), has urged health institutions in the West African sub-region to mainstream gender in health and risk communication to avert gender inequality.
He said men and wom…
Upper Respiratory Tract Infections top OPD cases in Accra
Upper Respiratory Tract Infections, tops Out-Patient Department (OPD) morbidity cases in the Greater Accra region in the last three years.
Upper Respiratory Tract Infections (URTI) affect the upper part of one’s respiratory system, including nose, tr…
AngloGold Ashanti to upgrade facilities at Akrokerri Hospital
AngloGold Ashanti, Obuasi Mine has performed a ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of a theatre, laboratory and dispensary for the Akrokerri Hospital in the Adansi North District of the Ashanti Region.
The hospital, which serves the town an…
Navrongo Health Research Centre holds scientific review meeting
The Navrongo Health Research Centre (NHRC) in the Kassena-Nankana Municipality of the Upper East Region has organized its annual scientific review meeting to enable the Centre take stock of its activities and strategize for continuous excellent resear…