Understanding Kidney Health: The Importance of Early Detection and Prevention
Read Views: 7 By : Emmanuel Oti Acheampong Kidneys play a vital role in filtering waste and excess fluids from the blood, maintaining a balance of essential minerals, and regulating blood pressure. Despite their importance, kidney disease is often overlooked until it reaches an advanced stage. This year, World Kidney Day (March 13, 2025) is being…
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Health stakeholders meet in Tamale to track government promises
Read Views: 8 By Joyce Kantam Kolamong Stakeholders in the health sector have convened in Tamale to dialogue, assess, and monitor the government’s promises on health highlighted in its electoral manifesto in the run-up to the 2024 elections. Key stakeholders, including civil society organisations, health sector practitioners, advocacy groups, and the media, were present at…
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Early Detection: The Lifeline Against Kidney Disease
Read Views: 1 By: Joyce Kantam Kolamong As the world marks World Kidney Day today, Ghana joins in emphasizing the critical role of early detection in preventing kidney disease progression. Kidney disease is a stealthy threat, often silent until its advanced stages, making timely detection vital for effective treatment and management. Our Northern regional correspondent,…
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Ghana launches 2025 World Glaucoma Week to tackle vision loss
Read Views: 1 The Ministry of Health in collaboration with the Glaucoma Patient Association of Ghana, has launched the 2025 World Glaucoma Week. As an effort to prevent vision loss, the global initiative aims to raise awareness about glaucoma and encourage regular eye and optic nerve check-ups. The year’s theme is dubbed United for “Glaucoma…
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Government launches Mahama Cares to support treatment of chronic diseases
Read Views: 3 The government has launched the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, widely known as Mahama Cares, to provide financial support for people suffering from chronic diseases such as cancer, kidney failure, and heart conditions. The initiative, introduced by President John Dramani Mahama, is expected to ease the financial burden of treatment and improve access…
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Newborn Hepatitis B Vaccine: A lifeline against a silent killer
Read Views: 8 By: Brain Akutei-Azu Mateko President of the Hepatitis Foundation of Ghana, Mr. Theobald Owusu Ansah, has emphasized that administering the Hepatitis B vaccine to newborns can protect them from the threat of a severe liver disease. Speaking on the GTV Breakfast Show today, March 12, 2025 he explained that Hepatitis B is…
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Government allocates GH¢292.4m to provide free sanitary pads for students
Read Views: 8 By Rejoice Henrietta Otoo Arthur The government has taken a major step to address period poverty by allocating GH¢292.4 million to begin the distribution of free sanitary pads to female students in primary and secondary schools. This announcement was made by Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson while presenting the 2025 national…
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Hypertension: The silent killer topping OPD cases at Tamale Teaching Hospital
Read Views: 7 By Joyce Kantam Kolamong A Cardiologist at Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH), Dr. Abdul-Subulr Yakubu, has expressed concern over the rising cases of hypertension, which topped the Outpatient Department (OPD) attendance list in 2024. According to statistics, hypertension accounted for 6,218 cases, followed closely by diabetes mellitus with 4,474 cases. Kidney diseases, malaria,…
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Experts warn of rising kidney disease cases in children due to unregulated medication
Read Views: 1 By Josephine Kekeli Amuzu Senior Nursing Officer of Child Health at Korle Bu, Mrs Juliet Osei Waziri, has raised concerns over the rising cases of kidney disease among children. She linked them to unregulated medication use and poor healthcare practices. Speaking on the GTV breakfast show on March 11, 2025, Mrs Juliet…
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Parkinson’s cases could double by 2050, reaching 25 million worldwide
Read Views: 3 The global burden of Parkinson’s disease is expected to more than double in the coming decades as people live longer and some countries experience a population boom, a new study suggests. The number of people worldwide with the neurodegenerative condition will reach 25.2 million by 2050, up from 11.9 million in 2021,…
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