Pathogens have wings; Ghana needs health emergency fund now
More than two decades ago cholera visited the shores of Ghana, several thousands of people where affected, and hundreds died. The cholera outbreak resurfaced again in 2014 to the early…
Promasidor Ghana Supports National Cardiothoracic Centre, Kaneshie Polyclinic
Promasidor Ghana (PGH), a food manufacturing company, has provided financial support of GHS 489,900 to the National Cardiothoracic Centre (NCTC) of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital to fund the life-saving heart…
GHS asked to adopt Pregnant Man initiative to reduce maternal mortality
Dr Micheal Wombeogo, Executive Director for Participatory Action for Rural Development Alternatives (PARDA) has advocated for the adoption of the 'Pregnant Man' concept in maternal healthcare to reduce complications and…
Most farmers have yet to receive agricultural inputs under PFJ II
Majority of farmers in Ghana have yet to receive farming inputs under the second phase of the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) programme. Mr. Wepia Awal Adugwala, National President,…
Managing seizures in children with CP: is the Ghana Health Service monitoring
They were sleeping in the night when they suddenly heard a consistent, repetitive sound coming from the child's bed. When the mother checked, the black part of the child's eye…
Collective, coordinated efforts needed to curb Gulf of Guinea ocean acidification
Dr Edem Mahu, a Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana, has called on countries in the Gulf of Guinea to work together to tackle ocean acidification locally and globally.…