Health

Kalba, Ghana – Over twenty-four thousand (24,000) people resident in Kalba and other adjoining communities in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District of the Northern Region are likely to be cut-off from the entire district in the event of a heavy rainfall. This projection follows last Thursday dawn heavy downpour which led to …

Kpembe, Ghana – The wife of Ghana’s Vice President has called for a multidimensional approach to address the country’s maternal and infant mortality problems. Even though Ghana has made significant progress in tackling the problems associated with maternal and infant mortalities, she pointed out that a lot more needs to …

Wa, Ghana – The acting Upper West Regional Director of Health Services, Dr. Winfred Ofosu, has observed that some lactating mothers deny their babies exclusive breast feeding with the view to protect “their breast from fallen”. Women now want their breasts to stand firm during their life time, and therefore …

Kanvilli, Ghana – The Tamale School of Hygiene is currently saddled with myriad of challenges that are impacting negatively on academic work and safety of students, that is according to school authorities. According to Principal of the School, Bello Seiwu, the two-storey hostel building accommodating 270 students is a death-trap …

Kanvilli, Ghana – Principal of the Tamale School of Hygiene, Bello Seiwu, has appealed to government to also consider paying students of the school some allowances like their counterparts in the nursing and teacher training colleges. He said the lack of payment of allowance to students and jobs for those …

Tamale, Ghana – The Northern Sector Manager of Marie Stopes Ghana, Patricia Antwi-Boasiako, has said that the lack of sexuality education at homes and schools could partly be blamed for the increasing rates of teenage pregnancy and unsafe abortion practices in the country. She noted that, evidence in the literature …

Takoradi, Ghana – As part of efforts to stimulate community and institutional ownership of the sustained campaign against galamsey, The Media Coalition Against Galamsey (MCAG) with support from Star Ghana continues its community engagement with focus on the Western Region after returning from Wa. A news Editors Forum will be …

Tamale, Ghana – The Northern Sector Manager of Marie Stopes Ghana, Patricia Antwi-Boasiako, has indicated that teenage pregnancy in the country should be a matter of concern to every parent. According to her, the first six months of 2017 recorded 57,000 teenage pregnancy cases nationwide, stressing the need for sexuality …

Tamale, Ghana – In the wake of Ghana’s growing population currently estimated at 29.6 million and irresponsible sexual behaviour among the country’s youth coupled with teenage pregnancies and unsafe abortion practices being largely triggered by a lack of sexuality education in school and at home, Editor-in-Chief of Savannah News Joseph …

Cancer treatment in Ghana could soon see significant improvement as Ghanaian scientists have found how mold in maize and groundnuts cause liver cancer. Researchers at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology say the poisonous substances suppress important mechanism in cell function. Maize is the third most widely-consumed staple, after …