Medical

Ghana's Asante Kotoko will take on Major League Soccer (MLS) side DC United at this year's Capital City Africa Cup in Washington DC, USA.  The annual ceremonial match, scheduled for October 12 at the Audi Field is an initiative by the Ghana Tourism A...

Ghana has seen marginal improvements in breastfeeding indicators, with initiation within the first hour growing from 52 to 58 per cent and exclusive breastfeeding rising from 52 to 53.1 per cent. According to data from the recent Ghana Demographic an...

The residents of Pigbengben, a farming community in the Wa West District, say they go through a grave challenge daily to access healthcare services while a newly constructed health facility in the community is left to rot. The District Assembly built...

The Sunyani-based Global Media Foundation (GLOMEF) says it is set to implement a nationwide 'Hepatitis Campaign' to reduce the nation's burden of liver diseases by 2030. The purpose of the 'Hepatitis Free Ghana 2030 Campaign', according to Mr Raphael...

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has expressed its commitment to working with partners to accelerate efforts towards achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in the country through transformative initiatives. Dr Da-Costa Aboagye, the C...

The Ghana Boundary Commission and the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) Commission, has handed over a rehabilitated health centre to the Leklebi-Kame community in the Afadzato South District of the Volta region. The rehabilitated faci...

The Cocoa Processing Company (CPC) has encouraged lactating mothers to consume cocoa products, to boost their production of breast milk for their babies. Mr Maxwell Kwabena Boagye, the Deputy Marketing Manager for Confectionary, said cocoa contained ...

Ms Vera Boakye, the Nutritionist at the Tema General Hospital, says practicing personal hygiene as a lactating mother is essential in keeping the baby happy and healthy. 'It is important to also use disposable nursing pads to soak breastmilk dripplin...