Us Donates Lab To Armed ForcesFriday, May 24, 2013 U S DEFENSE Attachà Lt Col Keith Blakely and Deputy Office of Security Cooperation Chief, Lt Col John Van Steenburgh have cut the ribbon with Commodore Sowa, Director General- Medical of the Ghana Armed Forces GAF, on a newly donated laboratory facility in Takoradi in the Western Region. The lab ... |
‘Breast Cancer Is Not Curse’Friday, May 24, 2013 Dr Mrs Beatrice Wiafe Addai, a consultant and breast surgeon, has dispelled the wrong perception that breast cancer was caused by witch- craft, explaining that though the causal agent of the disease has not yet been known, it has no traces of curse or witchcraft. She has therefore advised women ... |
Long Use Of Cells Phone Has ImplicationsThursday, May 23, 2013 THE DEPUTY Director of Engineering of the National Communications Authority NCA, Henry Kanor has cautioned cell phone subscribers against long use of mobile telephones on the ear. According to him, the long usage has negative health implications on the individual, rekindling the widespread con ... |
New Maternity Block For Fomena Health CentreThursday, May 23, 2013 A NEWmaternity and theatre block for the Fomena Health Centre to promote health delivery has been inauguratedat the community inthe Adansi North District of the Ashanti Region. The MTN Ghana Foundation constructed the single-storey block, which has 20 beds and a theatre at a cost of GH250,00 ... |
Over 200 police officers screened by Alive Health checkThursday, May 23, 2013 In its quest to bring healthcare services to the doorsteps of the Security Services in the Greater Accra Region, the Alive Health Check module has embarked on a health screening exercise at the headquarters of the Ghana Police Service. About 200 police officers made up of men and women were scr ... |
Pharmacists cost impact of strike on health service deliveryWednesday, May 22, 2013 Public health facilities in the country are incurring huge revenue losses as a result of the ongoing strike by the Government and Hospital Pharmacists Association GHOSPA.The pharmacy departments in the hospitals contribute significantly to internally generated funds, which help sustain operati ... |
Pregnant Women WorriedWednesday, May 22, 2013 Some pregnant women in the Brong Ahafo Region have expressed worry over the high demand of items that are taken from them before delivery at the various hospitals and clinics in the region. According to them, since the government stopped taking money for delivery the midwives in the hospitals ha ... |
NPP Women Visit Accident VictimWednesday, May 22, 2013 The Brong Ahafo Regional Womens Organizer of the opposition New Patriotic Party NPP, Justina Owusu-Banahene and some party women at the national headquarters have paid a visit to the Deputy Eastern Regional Womens Organizer of the party who is currently on admission at the Korle Bu Teaching Hosp ... |
Sherry Inaugurated Lifestyle CommitteesWednesday, May 22, 2013 The Ministry of Health MoH in furtherance of its efforts to ensure healthy living and expansion of the pharmaceutical industry has inaugurated two committees to oversee the establishment of a bioequivalence centre and investigate into the eating habits of Ghanaians. The 10-member committee of ... |
Ghana's First E-Health Service LaunchedWednesday, May 22, 2013 Ghanas first electronic health delivery service to enable doctors to reach their patients online and bring healthcare to the door steps of the citizenry has been launched in Accra. The E-health initiative, a remote doctor/patient interface, allows patients to see their doctors without leaving t ... |
Fomena gets GH¢250,000.00 health centreWednesday, May 22, 2013 Fomena Ash, May 21, GNA - A GH250,000.00 health centre built at Fomena in the Adansi North District to give the people access to quality health care, has been inaugurated amidst joyful celebrations. It has facilities for Out-Patients Department OPD, theatre, laboratory, dispensary, disease ... |
Workshop for peer educators on HIV/AIDS ends at AsikumaWednesday, May 22, 2013 Akim Oda E/R, May 21, GNA - Children have been advised to avoid immoral acts to help protect them from unwanted pregnancies and concentrate on their studies to enable them to pass their examinations. Mr Richard Dela Dankey, Deputy Co-ordinating Director of Asikuma Odoben Brakwa District, gave ... |
Striking pharmacists caution management against victimization of membersTuesday, May 21, 2013 The Government and Hospital Pharmacists Association GHOSPA has cautioned heads of health facilities against what it says are subtle threats against striking members.The public pharmacists have been on strike over their market premium and implementation of a ruling by the National Labour Comm ... |