Health

Latest Health News

Government urged to prioritise investment in mental health

Dr Owen Laws Kaluwa, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Country Representative, has…

Latifa Carlos

Maternal deaths up in Sekondi and Takoradi

The Sekondi/Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) has recorded an increase in maternal deaths…

Latifa Carlos

1,800 Ghanaian Women Could Die Of Breast Cancer In 2018 – Study

Research by the International Agency for Research on Cancer has revealed that…

Latifa Carlos

Alcoholism Cited As Major Contributor To Mental Health Cases

Alcoholism is currently a major cause of mental health disorders in the…

Latifa Carlos

Ban Sale Of Herbal Medicines Containing Toxic Alkaloids – Food Scientist Urges FDA

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has been urged to ban the…

Latifa Carlos

Ghana introduces pictorial health warnings on cigarette packs

The Vision for Alternative Development (VALD), a non-governmental organisation, has commended the…

Latifa Carlos

25% Of Ghanaians Likely To Suffer Kidney Diseases — Research

About 25 percent of Ghanaians are likely to suffer kidney diseases due…

Latifa Carlos

“Globally, more than 50 per cent of all medicines prescribed inappropriately” – WHO

According to the World Health Organisation, globally, more than 50 per cent…

Latifa Carlos

‘Shisha Smoking Dangerous To The Heart’

Director of the National Cardiothoracic Centre (NCTC), Dr. Lawrence Agyeman Sereboe, has…

Latifa Carlos

Cancers ‘rising around the world’

There will be 18.1 million new cases of cancer and 9.6 million…

Latifa Carlos