HEALTH

The Mental Health Authority has disclosed that the leading causes of suicidal deaths in the country are; divorce, breakups, unemployment and financial distress. The Chief Executive of the Mental Health Authority, Prof. Akwasi Osei made this revelation while speaking at the launch of the WHO Director General’s Special Initiative for …

Members of the Union of Professional Nurses and Midwives, Ghana (UPNMG) have said they also deserve 20 per cent Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) in the wake of the harsh economic conditions just as teacher unions are demanding. The teacher unions have embarked on strike action following government’s failure to …

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has announced a 30 per cent upward increase in the amount paid for medicines and services under the scheme. According to the Authority, the decision which is in line with the National Health Insurance Act 852, (Act 2012) comes after data collected showed that …

Collins Healthy Liver Foundation-Ghana (CHLiF-Gh) is a non-profit health organization committed to creating awareness of liver health and its related diseases. Its focus is on the early diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of Hepatitis B.   The foundation was established in honor of Elder Collins Yeboah, a father of three daughters …

Management of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has identified defects in the original structure of the hospital block, saying it needs urgent reinforcement. According to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr Oheneba Owusu Danso, there is a need for extensive rehabilitation work on the block, although the structure is …

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) will from July this year rollout free treatment for children with sickle cell and cancer registered with the scheme. NHIA has adopted Hydroxyurea, a drug commonly used medicine for patients with SCD in developed countries approved by Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority in 2018 …

The Ghana Health Service has expressed worry over the rate at which children between the ages of 0 and 15 are contracting COVID-19 in Accra.   According to the service, data available indicates cases involving children in Accra have increased from 18 percent to 20 percent in June. Ghana currently …

At least 18 cases of monkeypox have so far been recorded in Ghana since the country confirmed its first case on 11 June this year, the Ghana Health Service has said. The cases were detected in the Ashanti, Bono, Eastern and Greater Accra Regions.   However, speaking to the media …

The Senior Lecturer at the School of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Ghana- Legon, Dr. Cecilia Eliason, has reiterated that people with low socio-economic backgrounds are mostly diagnosed with high blood pressure.   Speaking on the GTV Breakfast Show, the Senior Lecturer stated that, studies have found that …

The subject of whether or not to patronise herbal products in managing ailments has been with us for some time now. A few weeks ago, a medical officer at the Tamale Teaching Hospital was reported to have warned the public against such patronage because of the danger some of these …