Thursday , September 28 2023

Health And Wellness

HEALTH DIRECTOR FOR ASSIN FOSU MUNICIPAL TALKS ABOUT THE INCREASED OF HIV/AIDS CASES IN THE COMMUNITY.

In Ghana’s central area, Assin Fosu is a town and a administrative center of Assin central municipal district. According to their test, the health director for Assin Fosu municipal indicated that out of 22 districts in the central area, Assin Fosu had the second -highest rate of HIV/AIDs cases. According …

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‘This too has passed’ – Akufo-Addo on Covid-19 pandemic

President Akufo Addo

President Akufo-Addo has officially reiterated the World Health Organization’s (WHO) declaration that COVID-19 no longer represents a global health emergency. The World Health Organization first declared the public health emergency of international concern in January 2020. Ghana had its initial cases in March of that year, triggering a number of …

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food wrapped in plastic sheets link to prostate, breast cancers, among others

I recently chanced on a video posted on Facebook by the renowned singer, Kofi Kinata lamenting how fante kenkey is now wrapped with plastic rubbers, then covered with the traditional plantain leaves before cooking on the fire. His concern was that this predispose the consumers to several ailments.  Indeed, this is a …

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Health Minister to brief Parliament on vaccine shortage on March 7

Mr. Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, the Health Minister, is scheduled to brief Parliament on March 7, on steps being taken to address the shortage of childhood vaccines in the country. Mr. Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin, the Deputy Majority Leader, said this while presenting the Business Statement of the House for the week ending …

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Wear nose mask, adhere to safety protocols as Lassa Fever cases surge – GMA

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) is advising the general public, especially healthcare providers to adhere to infection prevention and control protocols to curtail the spread of Lassa Fever. Ghana currently has 13 active cases of Lassa fever with one death. The Ghana Health Service said it is contact tracing some 56 persons …

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Vaccine shortage: Muntaka wants Agyemang-Manu subpoenaed for ‘snubbing’ Health Committee

Former Minority Chief Whip and a member of the Health Committee of Parliament, Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka has described as disrespectful, the absence of the Health Minister to appear before the House over vaccine shortages in the country. According to the lawmaker, the Minister, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu must be subpoenaed for disrespecting …

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Ghana to send nurses to UK – Agyemang Manu reveals

Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang Manu, has revealed an imminent bilateral agreement between the Government of Ghana and the British Government to send Ghanaian trained Nurses to the United Kingdom (UK) in exchange for financial considerations. According to Mr Agyemang Manu, this will be similar to an already existing arrangement with …

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Effect of the most common fashion trend, body piercings

One of the most common fashion trends that reigns is body piercings. But do we know the health risks associated with those body piercings? Apart from the painful aspect of getting your body pierced, there are other health implications too. Most common one is the high rate at which a …

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Effective Solution to Cure Fibroid Permanently

‘There’s nothing more important than our good health- that is the principle capital assets’. Recently on pink fm, Dr isaac Frimpong revealed that, fibroid is a flesh that develops and expands abnormally in the womb and not some stocked blood clots in the womb as most herbalists claim it be. …

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G-strings: Here are 3 surprising risks of wearing them regularly

People have strong opinions about what style, cut, fabric and more is the best for them, and some strongly believe that no underwear is the best underwear There are some surprising health side effects of always wearing thongs or g-strings, in particular, that you definitely need to know more about …

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