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The President of Breast Care International, (BCI), Dr. Beatrice Wiafe Addai, has disclosed that every 69 seconds a woman dies from breast around the world. Dr. Wiafe said this in an interview with Radio1 Breakfast Show ‘Susubiribi’ host Captain Kofi Owusu. According to her, the death is cause by delay …

As part of fighting against Breast Cancer, Breast Care International (BCI) in collaboration with Peace and Love Hospitals, Peace and Love Survivors Association (PALSA), Eastern Regional Minister and chiefs in Eastern Region has launched “Walk for Cure” in Koforidua a Breast cancer awareness programe. This event is said to kick …

Human trials of a cholesterol-lowering vaccine to help prevent heart disease are under way after successful studies in mice. Researchers at the Medical University of Vienna are testing the safety of their experimental treatment in 72 volunteers. The jab is designed to stop fatty deposits from clogging the arteries. It …

The Medical Director at the Ridge Hospital, Dr. Thomas Anaba has said he will sue the Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang Manu for unduly transferring him from his post. Last Monday, a letter addressed to Dr. Anaba directed to him hand over to the Public Services Commission three years short of …

The Christian Council of Ghana and the Ghana Catholic Bishops conference have called on managers of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to pay the Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG) monies owed it.According to Rev Dr Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, the NHIS owes …

The Brekuso Health Centre is in a deplorable state and if efforts are not employed, healthcare delivery in the community, will be hampered, the Midwife Madam Georgina Opare has lamented. In an exclusive interview with Nyankonton Mu Nsem’s Nhyiraba Kwabena Essilefie, she said the facility which used to be a …

Cancer is a group of diseases that cause cells in the body to change and grow out of control. Most types of cancer cells eventually form a lump or mass called a tumor and are named after the part of the body where the tumor originates. The five most common …