The Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons (GCPS) in partnership with North America’s Ghana Physicians and Surgeons Foundation (GPSF) is to host the Annual Medical Knowledge Fiesta (MKF) from Wednesday, September 25th to Friday, September 27th, 202…
The Ghana Rotary Family Health Days, suspended because of the Covid-19, are back, beginning this year from Thursday, September 19 to Saturday, Sept 21, 2024.
‘This year the upcoming event… will target around 30,000 underserved individuals in five re…
Dr Nii Nortey Hanson-Nortey, a public health expert, has called on journalists to fact-check health-related information they receive before rushing to break the news.
Dr Hanson-Nortey said, ‘don’t be in a hurry to break health news; getting your fac…
Dr. Nii Hanson-Nortey, a public health epidemiologist, has emphasized the vital role of journalists in tackling misinformation and disinformation during health crises.
In the wake of recurrent global health crises, he said the media had evolved into…
Dr. Nii Hanson-Norte, a Health Specialist, has called for persistent media advocacy on the consequences of illegal mining (galamsey) on people’s health to make a case for policy intervention.
He warned that Ghana would soon be at risk if journalists…
A National Health Database designed to address issues of health data collection difficulties and harness data utilization has been launched in Accra.
The platform which was developed under Ghana’s Health Information System Strategic Plan (HISSP) wil…
A Community-based Sickle Cell Disease screening project has been launched in Accra to aid the early detection of the disease in children at birth.
The project will establish community-based sickle cell clinics which will employ innovative technology…
Collaborative research has proven that there are advanced patterns of breast cancer known as ‘Triple Negative Breast Cancer’, more aggressive than other types, and common among women from West Africa, as compared to European and American women.
Acco…
AT Ghana as part of its corporate social responsibility has partnered with the 37 Military Hospital’s Sickle Cell Pediatric Unit to organise a blood donation exercise.?
The initiative, which saw staff of AT Ghana donate blood to support the hospital…
Health experts and stakeholders in the treatment of childhood cancer (CC) have called for a collaborative effort by the government, organizations, and individuals to combat the disease.
They said cooperation in the treatment of children with cancer …