Health

  The Public Services Workers Union (PSWU) has also served notice of its intention to embark on industrial action on Tuesday, July 19, to demand a 20 percent Cost of Living Allowance.   The union said this has become necessary due to the worsening economic conditions in the country.   …

  The Northern Region recorded a total of 45 malaria deaths in 2021, latest report released by the Health Directorste has revealed.   The future represents less than 1 percent of cases.   Per the data, there were 28 infant mortalities representing 0.12 percent whiles 17 deaths occurred in adults …

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has cautioned against increasing figures of the nurse-to-patient ratio if the government doesn’t revise the service conditions of its members.   Although Ghana’s nurse-to-patient ratio stands at one (1) nurse to 839 patients, exceeding the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended nurse-to-patient population …

The Union of Professional Nurse and Midwives has joined calls by some public sector workers for the government to pay them a 20% cost of living allowance (COLA).   The allowance, they say, is to help cushion them from the harsh economic situation in the country.   In a press …

The emergency in charge of the Sampa Government Hospital in the Jaman North District of the Bono region, *Mr Issah Sumaila* has asked the general public to put a stop to the series of misconceptions being circulated about HIV/AIDS and the stigmatization of HIV/AIDS patients.   He indicated that the …

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 …

  Author and Dietician, Wise Chukwudi Letsa has noted that eating the same food over a period of time does not weaken the immune system.   Speaking on how to boost the immune system on GTV Breakfast Show, the Dietician stated that the intake of the same food must be …

The Director of Industrial Support at the Food and Drugs Authority, Ebenezer Kofi Essel, has warned the general public against consuming hot meals from plastic rubbers.   He pointed out that the practice may pose a health risk to all engaged in it and should not be encouraged.   Citing …

Ghana has recorded five cases of monkeypox in the Eastern, Western and Greater Accra regions.     This was confirmed by the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, at a press briefing on Wednesday, June 8.     The Ghana Health Service according to the minister …

It caught the attention of the public in the wake of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic due to the assertion that it could boost the immune system and fight the virus. Until then, not much was known about the valuable plant which grows in almost every part of the …