Herbal Medicine Association advocates for greater support and integration into Ghana’s healthcare system
Read Views: 3 By: Henrietta Afful The Herbal Medicine Association of Ghana has called for increased support for traditional medicine in the country. During a courtesy visit to the Minister for Health, Mr. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, the Association highlighted key challenges facing the sector and underscored the need to expand the availability of traditional medicines…
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MoH partners with Rare Disease Ghana Initiative to launch 18th International Rare Disease Day
Read Views: 4 By: Henrietta Avollah Afful The Ministry of Health (MOH), in collaboration with the Rare Disease Ghana Initiative (RDGI), has launched the 18th International Rare Disease Day with the aim of raising awareness, educating the public, and advocating for multi-stakeholder action to address rare diseases in Ghana. Globally, rare diseases affect over 300…
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Is High Alcohol Consumption Causing Cancer In Ghana? Here Are the Reasons
Read Views: 104 Alcohol has the same impact on the body as tobacco, if not worse. A recent study links alcohol consumption with high risk of cancer. Read on to know more. The impact of alcohol is considered to be equal to poison for human health. Multiple studies have linked alcohol to chronic diseases like…
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Understanding Liver Cancer in Ghana: Signs, Prevention and its Latest Treatments
Read Views: 98 The Liver Cancer Guide That Could Save Your Life: What Top Doctors Want You to Know. Mild abdominal pain? Or yellowing of eyes? Well, these seemingly harmless signs might be signaling something far more serious liver cancer. Experts warn that these signs are actual red flags of liver cancer that shouldn’t be…
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Kumasi Zoo conducts medical screening for endangered monkeys
Read Views: 3 By Nicholas Osei-Wusu A health screening exercise has been organized for some monkeys, particularly primates, at the Kumasi Zoo. The animals were screened for diseases such as tuberculosis, pathogens, and viral infections to enable the zoo’s management to take appropriate steps to protect both the animals and humans from potential infections. The…
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‘Public health crisis’: Posts about medical tests on social media ‘overwhelmingly’ misleading
Read Views: 3 By: Henrietta Afful A recent study has found that influencers’ posts about medical tests are often “misleading,” raising concerns about the potential risk of overdiagnosis. Researchers examined over 900 Instagram and TikTok posts about controversial medical tests, focusing on users with more than 1,000 followers. More than 80% of these posts had…
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None of Agenda 111 hospitals operational – Health Minister
Read Views: 3 The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has observed that some Agenda 111 hospital projects inaugurated by the erstwhile government are still under construction, emphasizing that none of the 111 facilities is completed at the moment. He said upon inspection, it was evident that construction was still ongoing; hence, the hospitals were…
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Trede hospital still unfinished, needs GHS 100 million – Mintah Akandoh
Read Views: 2 By Ashiadey Dotse The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has revealed that the Trede Hospital, which was commissioned under the former government’s Agenda 111 initiative, remains incomplete and is not yet in use. The minister stated that the hospital, located in the Atwima Kwawonma Municipality of the Ashanti Region, requires GHS…
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President Mahama flags USAID service pause as critical threat to Ghana’s health programmes
Read Views: 6 By: Henrietta Afful President John Dramani Mahama has identified USAID’s abrupt 90-day pause in services without prior notice as the most critical issue currently facing Ghana’s health sector. Speaking during his maiden State of the Nation Address on Thursday, February 27, 2025, in Accra, he expressed concern over the potential withdrawal of…
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Not a single hospital under Agenda 111 is operational after spending $400M – President Mahama
Read Views: 5 By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH President John Dramani Mahama has revealed that not a single hospital under the Agenda 111 is operational after the previous administration led by Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo spent a colossal amount of $400 million on the project. The President made a revelation during his maiden State of the Nation…
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