September marks the global prostate cancer awareness month and brings the disease into the national limelight. In my new 900-page book yet to be launched on 26th September 2020, page 1, I said that “every man has a prostate, but every prostate doesn’t have to make a man’s life...
I had finished the ‘O’ levels of my secondary education (there was one more level to complete before heading to a tertiary institution) and I couldn’t wait to go through the ‘rite of passage for most girls back then; get a perm! A ‘perm’ (short for permanent, meaning your...
The Charge D’Affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Ghana Mr. Zhu Jing attended and addressed the handover ceremony of the second batch of Chinese government's medical supplies to the Deputy Ministry of Health.
The Minister of Health, Bernard Okoe-Boye, Economic and Commercial Counsellor of the Embassy Mr. Chai Zhijing attended...
Healthcare delivery services in the five Northern regions have received a huge boost by the inauguration of Zipline’s medical drone distribution centre at Vobsi in the West Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region.
The facility which was officially inaugurated on Saturday by the Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia will...
In line with its corporate social responsibility to support the fight against COVID-19 in the country, MTN-Ghana has donated over 15,000 KN95 nose masks to six hospitals in Bono, Bono East and Ahafo Regions.
The beneficiary health facilities are: Regional Hospital-Sunyani, Kwatri Polyclinic (Bono), Holy Family Hospital-Techiman, Abrafi Hospital (Bono...
As part of efforts to mark International Day of Charity, Vodafone Ghana Foundation has donated hampers to 30 newly delivered mothers in designated hospitals in the Greater Accra and Northern Regions.
The hamper which contained essential items such as baby diapers, mosquito nets, soap, disinfectant, lotion, clothes and COVID-19 safety...
The US Ambassador to Ghana, Stephanie S. Sullivan, has entreated journalists to continue rallying behind efforts to improve the lives of People Living with HIV (PLHIV), on the back of the ongoing campaign toward achieving the UNAIDS’ FastTrack 95-95-95 goal.
This campaign aims for 95 percent of the people living...
Tackling healthcare from the AAA perspective
The health care systems in Africa are perceived to attract chronic under investment and challenging national interventions which have left healthcare systems on the continent prostrate.
Despite numerous social policies by governments, it is widely speculated in literature that the continual national and household income...
Gold Fields Ghana Limited has presented two brand-new fully-equipped Mercedes Benz ambulances to the Apinto Government Hospital and Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal Hospital in the Western Region.
The two ambulances cost US$248,000 and are to ensure good healthcare delivery for people of the area in which it operates.
Stephen Osei-Bempeh, General Manager of...
Ace Medical Insurance, a private health insurance company, has donated some items to the 37 Military Hospital. The donation, in execution of the company’s corporate social responsibility, was aimed at helping to alleviate the strain on the hospital’s resources caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Donation
Items donated to the hospital...