Articles from the ‘Health’ category
Posted by KORYEKPOR AWLESU FREEMAN on March 12, 2012 at 9:46 am in Dinning and Wine, Fashion and Style, Health
Thousands of Ghanaians on Thursday, March 8, 2012 joined members of the Coalition on the Tobacco Control Bill to embark on a peaceful protest through some principal streets of Accra to register their displeasure over the persistent delay of the Food and Drugs Board (FDB), Ministry of Health and Ghana Health Service (GHS) in [...]
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Posted by EVANS OSEI-BAFFOUR on at 9:19 am in Health, Local News
Deputy Minister for Health, Mr. Rojo Mettle-Nunoo, has called on Ghanaians to have their eyes checked regularly for detection and prevention of Glaucoma, which can lead to the permanent loss of sight. According to him, about “250, 000 Ghanaians are not aware they have glaucoma; whiles over 600,000 live with the severe type of glaucoma [...]
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Posted by selorm on at 8:53 am in Health
Coalition of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Health, on Tuesday called on the Government to ensure a free health care system in the country. ”The NHIS rather favour the rich and workers in the formal sector since it is claimed that their money is being deducted through the SNNIT system leaving those outside to suffer [...]
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Posted by RUTH ANDY on March 7, 2012 at 7:35 am in Health, Top Story
Checks by Today indicate that Low birth weight topped the list of the 10 most deadly diseases which claimed most lives at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi in 2011.
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Posted by selorm on March 6, 2012 at 11:12 am in Health, Health & Lifestyle
Operation Smile (OS), a global non-profit, volunteer medical service organisation, in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Ghana Health Services will, from Monday, May 21st through Friday, May 25th, 2012 conduct free health assessments at various hospitals across Ghana for all children and adults born with a cleft lip and/or cleft palate. Conducting [...]
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Posted by ACHINAKE FATAO on March 2, 2012 at 7:52 am in Health, Top Story
*Demand for dissolution of board now! The Concerned Workers of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) are calling for the immediate dissolution of the hospital’s Board of Directors. Spokesperson for the group, Anthony Kpammah, at a news conference in Accra yesterday, contended that the current Board has failed woeful and was not doing anything to help [...]
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Posted by selorm on March 1, 2012 at 8:02 am in Health, Local News
The Health Minister, Mr. Alban Sumanu Bagbin, has underlined the government’s commitment to dialogue with all stakeholders to fashion out a comprehensive and sustainable health financing policy for the benefit of all Ghanaians. He said they would not impose on anything that would be detrimental to any group of people in the implementation of the [...]
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Posted by KOFI SARPONG KUMANKUMAH on February 24, 2012 at 8:29 am in Health, Health & Lifestyle, Local News
The deputy Brong Ahafo Regional Minister, Eric Opoku, has called on health workers to accept postings to go and work in deprived communities in the region to provide quality healthcare to the ordinary Ghanaian. According to him, this will help save lives of Ghanaians, especially those in remote areas. Hon. Opoku made the appeal at [...]
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