Their condition have been blamed on long hours of sitting and their inability to have regular medical checks due to the nature of their jobs, medical officials from the Ministry of Health and the Ga South Municipal Hospital have said. This came to light when the Philipa Baafi Foundation organised a free health screening at … Read more
Participants at the 2017 Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) programme have organised a Hepatitis B and C screening exercise in Nandom. The programme which also enrolled about 100 people onto the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) formed part of the YALI’s community service programme. Madam Genevieve Yiripare, Nandom District Director of Health Services, commended the … Read more
Lady Julia Osei Tutu, wife of the Asantehene, OtumfuoOsei Tutu II, has entreated Ghanaians to take interest in undertaking regular medical check-up as a measure to get early treatment of diseases which could have been prevented had it been detected earlier. In a brief interaction with the media as she visited Vodafone Ghana’s ‘Healthfest’ campaign … Read more
About 2,000 employees from various institutions in Ashanti region have benefitted from a free health screening exercise as part of activities to commemorate this year’s May Day celebrations; a day set aside to celebrate workers. The exercise, which was organized by Ray Ben Laboratories and Imaging with sponsorship from GOIL, offered participants the opportunity to … Read more
A US government advisory panel has reversed its opposition to a controversial prostate cancer screening test for men aged 55 to 69, according to draft recommendations published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Patients are now advised to discuss the potential benefits and harms of prostate-specific antigen (PSA)-based screening with their physicians … Read more
Patients Friend Foundation, a non-governmental organisation, has organised a free health screening exercise for pupils of Precious Gift International School at Awoshie in Accra. The screening exercise, which forms part of the NGO’s corporate social responsibility of ensuring health for all, especially pupils, witnessed over 249 boys between the ages of 8 -16 undergo medical … Read more
The Ghana Association of teachers (GNAT), Kumasi metro has organized a free health screening exercise for it’s members to ensure they go about their daily activities in good health. The exercise, GNAT mobile clinic was initiated in 2015 by the association and it is done annually to help all members in the Kumasi metropolis know … Read more
The President of Breast Care International, BCI, Dr. (Mrs.) Beatrice Wiafe Addai, has urged the media to devote more airtime and print space to non-communicable diseases currently responsible for the top ten major causes of all mortality cases in the country. The BCI President, who is also the CEO of the Peace and Love Hospitals, … Read more
The President of Breast Care International, BCI, Dr. (Mrs.) Beatrice Wiafe Addai, has urged the media to devote more airtime and print space to non-communicable diseases currently responsible for the top ten major causes of all mortality cases in the country. The BCI President, who is also the CEO of the Peace and Love Hospitals, … Read more
Close to one thousand teachers and members of the Methodist church drawn from Bibiani and Awaso in the Western Region have benefitted from two separately organized free breast screening programs carried out by the medical outreach Team of Breast Care International, (BCI), Africa’s front line campaigner against the debilitating disease. The Bibiani and Awaso screenings, … Read more
Black women in England are almost twice as likely to be diagnosed with advanced breast cancer as white women, according to a new analysis by Cancer Research UK and Public Health England. Late-stage disease is found in about 25% of black African and 22% of black Caribbean breast cancer patients. In white breast cancer patients, … Read more
According to her, the screening is part of her initiative to provide proper health screening Actress cum producer Bibi Bright, who recently endorsed the NPP presidential aspirant Nana Akuffo Addo ahead of the December polls, has taken her campaign to the three Northern regions. According to her, the screening is part of her initiative to … Read more
“Ignoring prostate cancer won’t beat it,” says Dr Raphael Nyarkotey Obu, a research Professor of Prostate Cancer and Holistic Medicine. Dr Abu who doubles as the founder of Men’s Health Foundation, a charity and a prostate cancer advocate, believes the current efforts by government in addressing the cancer issue is not enough to address the … Read more
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has said he will introduce “extreme vetting” of immigrants and set up a new “commission on radical Islam” if he wins the US election in November. In a foreign policy speech on Monday, the billionaire businessman said the goal of the new commission would be to “expose” networks within the … Read more
People arriving in the UK from areas hit by Ebola face “enhanced screening” for the virus at Heathrow, Gatwick and Eurostar terminals. Downing Street said passengers would be asked questions and potentially given a medical assessment. It comes as Whitehall sources say it is “very unlikely” a British man who died in Macedonia on Thursday … Read more