Early Cancer Diagnosis Needs Strengthening
As the world marked World Cancer Day on February 4, 2018, Dr Kwabena Twum-Nuamah, a legislator, has called for the ...
Tag: Non-Communicable Diseases
Direct Relief, Breast Care Donate Live-Saving Drugs To 20 Health Facilities
Life- saving assorted medications valued at $4.3 Million have been distributed to more than twenty health Institutions across the country, ...
Health Experts Declare Extra Measures Against Abuse of Tobacco
Health experts and stakeholder organizations have declared a seven-point of action to be taken by government on tobacco control, the ...
Ghana Records 60,000 Cancer Cases Annually
Dr Joel Yarney, the Head of the Medical Centre for Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, has ...
VALD Praises FDA For Placing Ban On Adonko Bitters
The Vision for Alternative Development (VALD), a non-governmental organization, has lauded the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) for placing a ...
Ministry of Health Sets Up C’ttee To Implement Quality Healthcare
The Ministry of Health has constituted a National Quality Technical Committee to ensure the implementation of the National Quality Healthcare ...
FAO, WAHO Sign Agreement To Support Health Development
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations and the West Africa Health Organisation (WAHO) have signed a ...
GSK Committed To Help Africa Reach SDGs By 2030
David Pritchard, Vice President of Africa and Developing Countries of Asia for GlaxoSmithKline, outlined the company’s commitment to help Africa ...
We’re Committed To Delivering Total Health Care – BCI
The President of Breast Care International, BCI, and CEO of the Peace and Love Hospitals, Dr. (Mrs.) Beatrice Wiafe Addai, ...
Ghana Launches National Alcohol Policy
Ghana has launched a National Alcohol Policy after years of working with key stakeholders to combine the fragmented laws that ...
Newmont Women Donate GHc45,742 For Breast Cancer Education
Newmont Ghana Women and Allies Network has donated GHc45, 742 to anti-breast cancer campaigner, Breast Care International, BCI in support ...
Let’s Work To Increase Life Span of Cancer Patients
SATURDAY, February 4, 2017 was celebrated as World Cancer Day. This year, the World Health Organisation (WHO) used the day ...
Breast Care International, Delta Airlines Unite For Cancer Awareness
According to WHO and UICC, cancer is a growing public health concern. In 2012, there were 14.1 million new cases ...
Highlight Non-Communicable Diseases – NGO Urges Media
The President of Breast Care International, BCI, Dr. (Mrs.) Beatrice Wiafe Addai, has urged the media to devote more airtime ...
Highlight Non-Communicable Diseases – NGO Urges Media
The President of Breast Care International, BCI, Dr. (Mrs.) Beatrice Wiafe Addai, has urged the media to devote more airtime ...
Rising Trend of Lifestyle Diseases
Dr. Ajediran I. Bello Civilisation encompasses broad life transformation ranging from technological advancement, social integration, lifestyle changes and the rest. ...
Tobacco Kills Six Million People Die Annually
Currently, around six million people die annually as a result of tobacco use, with most living in developing countries, a ...
Tobacco Kills Six Million People Annually – WHO Report
About six million people die annually as a result of tobacco use, with most living in developing countries, a joint ...
Africa Has Highest Rate of High Blood Pressure, WHO Says
Africa has the highest rate of high blood pressure in the world, affecting about 46% of adults, a World Health ...
215 Women Benefit From Free Breast Screening
215 women drawn from the Rehoboth Apostolic Church, Sakaman in the Greater Accra Region have benefited from a free breast ...