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A total of 18 confirmed CSM cases with four deaths recorded in UWR

A total of 18 cases of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) have been recorded in the Upper West Region. with four deaths from January to February 2024.

Of that number, the Wa Municipal recorded six cases; Wa West District four cases; Nandom Municipality, …

Registration for insecticide nets begins February 29 at Hohoe

The Hohoe Health Directorate will begin a registration exercise for Long-Lasting Insecticide Nets (LLIN) in the Municipality from Thursday, February 29 to Monday, March 4, 2024.

The registration is for all residents in the municipality, and they are …

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…

Hypertension is a silent killer of teachers – GNAT cautions

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) said hypertension and its related diseases were a major cause of some recent deaths among teachers in the Central Region.

It said the precarious working conditions of teachers, coupled with the harsh …

Maternal mental health disorder is not madness – WHO

Dr Promise Sefogah with the World Health Organisation (WHO-Ghana) says hormonal imbalances that take place in pregnant women triger a change in behaviour, medically known as maternal mental health (MMH) disorder, and that is not madness.

Those hormon…

Navrongo is research friendly – Director

Dr Patrick Odum Ansah, the Director of the Navrongo Health Research Centre (NHRC), says Navrongo, the Kassena-Nankana Municipal capital of the Upper East Region is one of the friendliest towns for research.

He said residents of Navrongo had lived wit…