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Men now "topping chart" in fertility issues as sperm quality declines " Urologist warns
4+ hour, 18+ min ago (277+ words) A urologist and fertility specialist, Dr Yaw Amoah, has expressed concern over what he describes as a growing global decline in male fertility, warning that men are increasingly contributing to infertility cases worldwide. Speaking on Joy FM's Home Affairs programme…...
251 food handlers in Upper West Region declared unfit to handle food
11+ hour, 5+ min ago (454+ words) A total of 251 food handlers in the Upper West Region have been diagnosed with health conditions that render them unfit to handle food, raising concerns about public health and food safety in the region. The figure was contained in a…...
Is Ashanti Region being punished? " Minority raises political bias concerns over delayed hospital operations
10+ hour, 32+ min ago (598+ words) The Ranking Member of Parliament's Health Committee, Dr Nana Ayew Afriye, has questioned whether political considerations are influencing delays in the full operationalisation of major health facilities in the Ashanti Region. He argued that the government is focusing on suspending…...
Ghana's first helium-free MRI and diagnostic centre opens at 37 Military Hospital
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (434+ words) Ghana has taken a significant step forward in advanced healthcare delivery with the official opening of the country's first Philips helium-free Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Diagnostic Centre at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra. The facility, established through a partnership…...
Over 200 schoolgirls receive free sanitary pads in Bodi District
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (233+ words) More than 200 schoolgirls in the Bodi District of the Western North Region have benefited from a free sanitary pad distribution exercise aimed at improving menstrual hygiene and promoting girls" education. Access to menstrual hygiene products remains a major challenge for…...
Tatale-Sanguli District Roads Engineer reported dead after bee attack
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (260+ words) A tragic incident has left residents of the Tatale-Sanguli District in the Northern Region in shock after a District Roads Engineer died following an attack by a swarm of bees while supervising a road improvement project. The incident occurred on…...
Dr Likee partners NGOs to clear hospital bills of needy patients at KATH
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (244+ words) Ghanaian actor and content creator Dr. Likee, known off-screen as Ebenezer Akwasi Antwi, has settled hospital bills for some needy patients at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in the Ashanti Region. The gesture comes days after his return from a…...
KATH Accident and Emergency Centre resumes admissions as congestion eases
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (264+ words) The Accident and Emergency Centre of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital has resumed the admission of new cases following a temporary congestion that affected operations at the facility. Management says the congestion situation at the centre has improved significantly, allowing…...
PIAC raises concern over abandoned Agenda 111 hospital project at Tease
1+ week, 1+ day ago (303+ words) The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) has expressed concern over the abandonment of several development projects funded through petroleum revenues, including the Agenda 111 hospital project at Tease in the Afram Plains North District of the Eastern Region. The Committee…...
Ghana Prisons Service strengthens HIV care and treatment for inmates
1+ week, 1+ day ago (281+ words) The Ghana Prisons Service, in collaboration with the National AIDS Control Programme, has held its second HIV Bi-Annual Session aimed at strengthening healthcare delivery and HIV response within correctional facilities across the country. The training programme brought together prison health…...