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Odumasi Health Centre appeals for standby power plant to safeguard healthcare delivery
The Adansi Odumasi Health Centre in the Obuasi East Municipality of the Ashanti Region has appealed to government, stakeholders and the general public to support the facility with a standby power plant to prevent disruptions in critical healthcare services.
People living with mental health conditions are not cursed – Ashanti Regional Health Director
Health authorities in the Ashanti Region are urging a renewed sense of care, understanding and acceptance for people living with mental health conditions. The Ashanti Regional Health Director, Dr. Fred Adomako-Boateng, says despite available interventions, stigma and lack of awareness continue to prevent many people fr...
Health Ministry strengthens governance and specialist training in health institutions
The Ministry of Health has stepped up efforts to improve leadership, accountability, and training standards across Health Training Institutions (HTIs) through a targeted corporate governance and capacity-building workshop.
African-led genomics partnership launches with $3.5m investment to drive precision medicine
A landmark African-led genomics partnership backed by a $3.5 million investment has been launched in Nairobi, Kenya, with stakeholders describing it as a major step toward expanding precision medicine and genomic research across the continent. The partnership, involving Biolinx Africa, YTO Foundation and Nextgen Molecu...
Heavy social media use linked to lower youth happiness – World Happiness Report
While most youth around the world are happier today than they were 20 years ago, it’s not true for the United States, other English-speaking countries, and parts of Western Europe.
Most ectopic pregnancies linked to hidden STIs – Doctor reveals
Medical practitioner at Endpoint Homeopathic Clinic, Dr. Kelvin Kwarteng, has revealed that a significant number of ectopic pregnancy cases are linked to untreated or hidden sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Speaking on Adom FM’s Nyinsen Ne Awuo with host Afia Amankwaah, Dr. Kwarteng explained that many infection...
Weija-Gbawe MP calls for commissioning of Weija paediatric hospital
The Member of Parliament for Weija-Gbawe, Jerry Ahmed Shaib, has urged the Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, to expedite the commissioning of the Weija Paediatric Hospital so that it can commence full operations.
Were you breastfed as an infant?
As we mark World Breastfeeding Week (1st -7th August), here is a question that takes many of us back to the very beginning of life: Were you breastfed as a baby? You may need to ask your mother or another older family member. Perhaps you already know the answer—or perhaps no one remembers. Either way, […]
Ex-Dep. Health Minister backs PPP model for Agenda 111
Former Deputy Minister for Health, Alexander Kodwo Kom Abban, has expressed support for efforts to involve the private sector in completing and managing unfinished Agenda 111 hospital projects, but cautioned that the process must be guided by proper financial scrutiny and transparency.
More die of suspected Ebola as WHO warns that numbers will rise further
The World Health Organization (WHO) says there have now been 600 suspected cases of Ebola and 139 suspected deaths, with numbers expected to rise further given the time taken to detect the virus.
NPP defends record on Afari Military Hospital, says project is 98% complete
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has rejected claims that the Afari Military Hospital remains largely unfinished, insisting that the project is substantially complete and only requires limited outstanding work before it can become fully operational. In a statement signed by Dr. Anthony Nsiah-Asare, Co-Chair of the NPP Pol...
Heart Attack: The silent killer in people with diabetes mellitus
A lot of the population through health education on radio and television stations, some health contents on social media, watching movies on television perceive Heart Attack as only a crushing chest pain that should let them get to the health facility or emergence department for check-up.