Health

Tamale, Ghana – Hundreds of residents of Tamale, capital of the Northern Region over the weekend, participated in a 10 kilometre health walk as part of activities lined up to announce the birth of “Ghana Lifestyle Awards”. Alongside the health walk, there was also a free medical screening for all …

Jinfranu, Ghana – A 60 year old farmer Adam Natomah, has shot to death his wife at Jinfranu in the North Gonja District of the Northern Region. The man who shot himself in the neck after killing the wife was rushed to the West Gonja District hospital at Damongo alongside …

Damongo, Ghana – Mr Abu Kamara whose name is at the centre of a controversy over who becomes the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Manager for the West Gonja District of the Northern Region, has said his letter of employment did not say he is the Manager of the scheme. …

Wa, Ghana – The Head of Planning, Research and Training at the Upper West Regional Health Director, Richard Basadi, has urged women in the region to walk into health facilities in the region to request for safe abortion. He said though he was not encouraging abortion among young girls, but …

Medical Drones to Supply Blood and blood products / Essential Medical drugs My Take I will try to fashion my discussion around the 3-Delays concept of causes of maternal mortality ( Why pregnant women die!), it can be applied to all other group of patients / causes of mortalities. So …

AFRICA CENTRE FOR HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS (ACH-PRA) was very much elated to hear Ghana’s Vice President, Dr. Mahamud Bawumia promised to introduce the use of trending technology (drones) in the delivery of health service in remote areas of Ghana. This is a clear indication that the Vice President …

Bawku, Ghana – The Upper East Regional Minister, Paulina Patience Abayage, has appealed to all residents of the region to put aside their political colours and support the social interventions rolled out by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo so that the poor and the less privileged could benefit. Some of …

Tamale, Ghana – A former investigative journalist with the Chronicle Newspaper, Edmond Gyebi, has appealed to President Nana Akufo-Addo to consider taking action against two soldiers who severely brutalized Christopher Bama for allegedly stealing a mobile phone. The two soldiers, Corporal Sampson Atuahene who is owner of the mobile phone and …

Tamale, Ghana – Renowned Ghanaian human rights and investigative journalist, Edmond Gyebi, has chastised the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) for their lackadaisical attitude towards a case of severe human rights violations involving a 16-year old boy brought before it about 3 years ago. Christopher Bama, who …

Wa, Ghana – A form two student of the Presbyterian Junior High School in Wa in Ghana’s Upper West Region has been subjected to a severe torture by the school’s mathematics teacher only named as Ahmed. The torture has left the student with major cuts on his knees after he …