Jodene Smith, General Manager, Transitions LEADING funeral services provider, Transitions Funeral Home, has launched a new funeral policy dubbed: the ‘Transitions Pre-Plan Policy’. The policy is aimed at making the
8% Ghanaians Die Before Retirement – Prof. Akosa
Prof. Agyemang Badu Akosah About 80 percent of Ghanaians die before the retirement age of 60. Experienced Ghanaian pathologist, Professor Agyeman Badu Akosa, made this known on Thursday, October 31,
Pakistan To Build Medical Camps In Ghana
The Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is expected to provide some medical camps in Ghana. Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to Ghana, Major General (RTD) Waqar
BOSTLA Encourages Regular Breast Screening
Liliana Agyeiwaa Awuah The Bulk Oil and Storage Transportation Ladies Association (BOSTLA), has organized a sensitization programme to encourage men and women to have regular breast screening for early detection
‘Stop Mocking Infertile Couples’
First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo (middle) receiving an award from prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg-Haverkamp, chairman of the Board of Trustees of Merck Foundation, with them is CEO Merck Foundation, Dr. Rasha
Wild Poliovirus Type 3 Eradicated
(File Photo) A child being vaccinated against polio. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the global eradication of wild poliovirus type 3. The announcement, made on World Polio Day
6 Million Children Targeted in Mass Deworming Exercise
(File photo) A child taking the praziquentel tablet during a previous mass deworming exercise. The Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) programme of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced a nationwide
Vodafone Healthline Resumes
Gayheart Mensah BEGINNING NEXT month, Vodafone’s Healthline programme would return, with a pledge to take health information and access to healthcare to a different level. Publicly acknowledged as the most
Mental Health Patients Now Farmers, Shoe Makers
16 mentally challenged persons who have been treated and rehabilitated at the Peki Government Hospital in the South Dayi District of the Volta Region have been given another chance at
Abu Bonsra Foundation Fights Cervical Cancer
Dr. Princess Abu Bonsra The Abu Bonsra Foundation, a non-governmental organization, has in collaboration with NUGS medical team, held a health talkshow to educate the public on cervical cancer. Worldwide,
Holy Trinity Builds Awareness On Acute Stroke Management
Dr. Duodu (second right) in a group photo with staff of Holy Trinity Medical Centre As medical practitioners and key stakeholders within the health sector prepares to celebrate the 2019
Rebecca Calls For Action Against Iron Deficiency
First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo (second right) Philomena Tan (second left) with other dignitaries taking the nutrition pledge. First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has called for concerted effort towards addressing iron deficiency
2.2 Billion Global Citizens Live With Vision Impairment – WHO Report
A boy having an eye test. About 2.2 billion people worldwide are living with vision impairment worldwide. One billion of them are having the condition because they do not get