More than 60 percent of the National Health Insurance bill for medication is spent on purchasing antibiotics, Professor Kwame Ohene Buabeng, a Clinical Pharmacologist has said. He explained that available data showed that six out of 10 outpatient pres…
Seychelles’ health ministry is launching a new population-based survey on cardiovascular diseases and other non-communicable diseases to assess the distribution of health behaviours, diet and main risk factors in the whole population.The survey, which…
Escof Zinnia Foundation (EZF) in collaboration with SAT Foundation has provided medical services and health education to the people of Kpandai at a community durbar in the Northern Region to enhance their lives.Madam Esther Coffie, the Chief Executive…
Research conducted by Water Aid Ghana on ‘Strengthening Systems for WASH in Health Care Facilities’ within the Wassa East District has revealed the absence of proper medical waste management systems in most facilities in the district. The district, wh…
Ms Esther Boateng Awuah, the Plan Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG) Facility Head and Project Coordinator, Sunyani, has suggested the adoption of ‘Age appropriate sexual and reproductive health’ education among teenagers to address teenage pregna…
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have urged the media to support in exposing tobacco industry interferences in public health policies, and to curb the negative health consequences of tobacco consumption.They said the media could assist in the fight …
The Management of Cape Coast Teaching Hospital (CCTH) has expressed concern over the wanton erection of illegal structures on its lands.It said the unauthorized development was a hindrance to future expansion works in its quest to become a world-class …