Mr. Pious Tay, the Tema Metropolitan Health Coordinator, has advised women to take their mental health issues very seriously as more women are at risk of suffering from depression than men.
Mr. Tay said even though depression could occur among all ge…

The President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH), Dr. Samuel Kow Donkoh, has appealed to the Government to address pharmacists’ employment issues in the government health sector.
He said: ‘There has been a noticeable decline in employment …

The refurbished Reintegration Coordination Secretariat (RCS) has been opened to serve as a national information hub on reintegration in the country.
It also aimed to facilitate the coordination of activities of Reintegration Service Providers in Ghan…

Dr Forster Amponsah Manu, a consultant general surgeon at the Eastern Regional Hospital, has been adjudged the most outstanding staff at the secondary level of healthcare in the Eastern Region.
Dr. Solomon Obiri, Deputy Chief Pharmacist, Regional Med…

Dr Beatrice Wiafe-Addai, President of Breast Care International (BCI), has advised Ghanaian women aged 40 and older to get regular mammograms and self-breast screening to reduce breast cancer mortality.
She explained that most breast cancer cases wer…

The Mental Health Coordinator at the Tema Metro Health Directorate, Mr. Pious Tay, has revealed that recreational and physical activities are some preventive ways to ease the mind against suicide tendencies.
He explained that there were many ways of …

German Development Cooperation, in collaboration with Bayer Group, is piloting a prostate intervention project in eight strategically chosen district health facilities within the Greater Accra Region to help in cancer detection and treatment.
The dis…

The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare says the country has made significant progress in the implementation of the 2018 UN High-Level Meeting (UNHLM) declaration on Tuberculosis (TB) control.

Dr. Chukwuma Anyaike, its Director of Public H…

The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare says the country has made significant progress in the implementation of the 2018 UN High-Level Meeting (UNHLM) declaration on Tuberculosis (TB) control.

Dr Chukwuma Anyaike, its Director of Public He…

The Tema Health Directorate has rolled out a holistic programme to mark World Suicide Prevention Day 2023 (WSPD), which seeks to raise awareness about the risk factors, causes of suicide, and the ways out.’A Renewed Worldwide Commitment to Prevent Sui…