Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has inaugurated a state-of-the-art Catheterization Laboratory facility at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, in Accra, valued at some US$1 million.
The facility, which is the most advanced catheterization laboratory in the country and its accompanying big detector, dyna CT and roadmap software and 3D workstation...
The Ghana Association for the Study of Liver and Digestive Diseases’ (GASLIDD) president, Prof. Yaw Asante Awuku, has disclosed about 75 percent of liver cancer cases in the country result from Hepatitis B infection.
Currently, one in 10 Ghanaians has Hepatitis B with cases said to be on the rise,...
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), Ghana has once again chalked a major milestone on the African continent.
At the just-ended 9th African Medicines Regulators Conference in Kigali, Rwanda, the FDA was designated a Regional Center of Regulatory Excellence (RCORE) in Vaccines Regulatory Oversight in Africa by the Africa Union...
The price factor: A barrier to accessible dialysis
The cost of dialysis treatment is a significant barrier to its accessibility. In Ghana, a single dialysis session can cost between GH¢250 to GH¢400, translating to about GH¢3,000 to GH¢4,800 per month for the recommended thrice-weekly sessions. This is a hefty sum...
B&P Associates, a Ghanaian law firm, has demonstrated its commitment to fighting against breast cancer by raising and donating funds towards the healthcare of female breast cancer patients between the ages of 25 and 40 years at the National Centre for Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.
This profound...
Dr. Kosj Yamoah is an accomplished medical professional and researcher, currently holding the position of Chairman of the Department of Radiation Oncology and Chief of Genitourinary Radiation Oncology at the Moffitt Cancer Center, University of South Florida.
His journey in education began at an early age when he entered Achimota...
… calls for action on medication access
By Elizabeth PUNSU, Kumasi
Neurologist and Senior Physician Specialist at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Dr. Vida Obese, has emphasized the urgent need to raise awareness about Parkinson’s disease, noting that approximately 12% of cases seen in neurology clinics nationwide are diagnosed as Parkinson's...