Health

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 …

Kpembe, Ghana – The Kpembe Nursing and Midwifery Training College in the East Gonja Municipality on Saturday March 24, 2017 held its second graduation ceremony for a total of 1,484 students. The graduates included students who completed in 2012 with about 108 graduating with distinction from four programs comprising Nursing …

Salaga, Ghana – The Ghanaian Association of Madison (GHAMA) in the United States of America has donated six boxes of assorted medical consumables and surgical items to the Salaga Government Hospital through the Health and Sanitation Committee of the East Gonja District Assembly. Presenting the items on behalf of GHAMA …

Tamale, Ghana – A Senior Officer in charge of Monitoring and Evaluation at the Northern Regional Office of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Mohammed Abdul-Salam, has appealed to disability groups to mobilise their members who have no NHIS membership card for registration. According to him, persons with mental illness …

Tamale, Ghana – Contrary to media reports and public misconception that most private hospitals in Ghana are engaged in all kinds of illegality to rake in revenue under the cover of the NHIS, the Northern Regional Director of the NHIA, Alhaji Hudu Iddrisu, has rather placed the blame squarely on …

Tamale, Ghana – A total of six hundred and three (603) people generously responded to MTN Ghana’s call for blood donation in Tamale in the Northern Region of Ghana on Saint Valentine’s Day. This huge response may not be surprising at all to many people because of the wow effect …