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Ghana needs more stroke centres to cut preventable deaths – Dr Darkwa Oppong
Ghana faces a major shortage of specialised stroke treatment centres, with only two hospitals currently offering advanced endovascular stroke treatment to a population of more than 30 million, neurosurgeon Dr Marvin Darkwa Oppong has said. He said the disparity was stark compared with Germany, where stroke treatment ce...
Ghana hosts Africa CDC regional meeting on strengthening health security
Ghana has begun a two-day annual meeting of the Regional Technical Advisory Committee (ReTAC) of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the Western Africa Regional Coordinating Centre (RCC), with a focus on strengthening regional health security, preparedness, and coordinated responses t...
Top 5 Doctor-Led Online Weight Loss Programs in Australia Compared
Staying at a healthy weight may prove difficult in many cases due to a fast-paced lifestyle, medical issues, and contradictory advice. But the positive thing about telemedicine is that it has revolutionized the process of weight loss. Now, people in Australia can talk to trained doctors while staying at home. Many onli...
15% of maternal mortality deaths in Kumasi are ‘imported’- Health Director
Health delivery in the Ashanti Region is under scrutiny following new revelations surrounding maternal mortality figures in the region. Available figures show the Ashanti Region accounts for almost a quarter of all national maternal deaths, but a deeper dive into the situation tells a far more complex story – one invol...
Akandoh warns Boards against interfering in day-to-day management of health institutions
Minister for Health Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has urged Boards of health institutions to respect the boundaries of their oversight responsibilities and avoid interfering in the day-to-day administration of the institutions they supervise.
What’s driving men to get penis fillers, despite the risks?
Jason didn't want a "Coke can" – that's the nickname for a penis that has been enlarged with so much filler it resembles a stubby drink can.
What’s driving men to get penis fillers, despite the risks?
Jason didn't want a "Coke can" – that's the nickname for a penis that has been enlarged with so much filler it resembles a stubby drink can.
Mahama calls for African ‘health sovereignty’ as global aid declines
President John Mahama has used the global stage of the 79th World Health Assembly to call for a radical overhaul of the world’s health financing system, warning that Africa can no longer survive on what he described as an outdated model of donor dependency.
Africa cannot claim health sovereignty while producing less than 1% of vaccines — Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama says Africa cannot achieve true health sovereignty without significantly expanding local production of vaccines, medicines and critical healthcare supplies. Speaking at the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva, the President warned that the continent remained heavily dependent on external...
US aid suspension costs Ghana $78m, Mahama tells World Health Assembly
President John Dramani Mahama has disclosed that Ghana has lost about $78 million following the decision by the United States to halt the extension of aid to some African countries.
Fighting fires, fighting for breath: The hidden health toll on Ghana’s firefighters – and the support that still falls short
Station Officer Abubakar Mohammed has spent fifteen years running into burning buildings so that other people could get out alive. Now, as he thinks about retirement, one question won't leave him alone: will he leave the Ghana National Fire Service with healthy lungs, or with a disease he can't see?
Swift response by Yendi firefighters prevents fire from spreading at Gushegu nursing college
A swift response by firefighters from the Yendi Fire Station under the Northern Regional Command of the Ghana National Fire Service has prevented a fire outbreak at the Gushegu Nursing and Midwifery Training College from spreading to other parts of the institution. The incident occurred in the early hours of Monday, 17...