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The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Mental Health Authority, Dr. Akwasi Osei, has explained that not all mental illnesses require medication, and that ample time should be taken to uniquely address each mental case as it should, before resorting to medication, which sometimes tend to have grave effects. According …

Out of the numerous burns cases reported at the Korle Bu Teaching hospital annually, about 40 percent are from gas explosions. This revelation was made on the Citi Breakfast Show on Tuesday, by consultant plastic surgeon and Director of the National Reconstructive Plastic Surgery and Burns Center at the Korle …

The Police Hospital has disclosed that the Children’s Ward and some parts of the health facility will be closed to the general public to enable the administration to carry out a fumigation exercise. ASP Yaw Nketia-Yeboah of the Police Hospital Public Affairs Unit explained to the DAILY HERITAGE that the …

Dr. Charles Debrah, Medical superintendent of Kukruantumi community hospital in the Eastern Region has stated that 8 -10 paracetamol in a day can cause hepatitis B or can destroy your liver. According to ‘’who people’’ diagnosed with viral hepatitis often face stigma within their own communities. The level of awareness …

The president of Breast Care International Dr. Beatrice Wiafe -Addai has urged men to handle the breast of women with care as it is a very fragile part of a woman’s anatomy. Speaking on the sidelines of the breast cancer awareness month which is celebrated in October every year, Dr. Wiafe-Addai …

A maiden national survey on blindness and visual impairment has established that 300,000 people representing 1.07 per cent of the Ghanaian population, are on the verge of getting blind because they suffer a severe visual impairment. It also came out that 207, 000 people, representing 0.74 of the population, had …

As Breast cancer is a disease which malignant (cancer) cell form in the tissue of the Breast and second leading cause of death among women, the Chairman of Breast care International Ghana Dr. Beatrice Wiafe has exhorted women to seek early treatment at the hospital than resorting to treatment at …

The Ghana Health Service (GHS), would from October 2 to 6, 2017 embark on a nationwide deworming exercise which aims at reaching over 1.3 million children in-and-out of school in 48 districts. The annual exercise, would involve 8,200 public and private schools across the country, where children from Kindergarten to …

Health experts are calling on the Government of Ghana to allocate an adequate budget for the running of the University of Ghana School of Public Health, following the cut in subventions by the donor agencies.According to the Dean of the University of Ghana School of Public Health, Professor Richard Adanu, …

Aggrieved registered and bonded Community nurses, of Winneba and Navrongo spent the night at the premises of the Ministry of Health after they pitched camp at the ministry on Monday to demand their posting. The group said the action has become necessary since all efforts to get the attention of …