Category: Medical

Upper East Regional Hospital dialysis centre starts service

Although, yet to be officially inaugurated, the Haemodialysis Unit of the Upper East Regional Hospital is providing dialysis services to clients who have kidney and other renal related diseases.

About 137 dialysis sessions have so far been conducted…

Smoke from wood fuel harmful to pregnant women, use LPG

The Sekyere South District Health Promotion Officer, Ashanti Region, Mr. Joseph Asore, has warned that wood fuel smoke poses significant health risks, particularly for vulnerable groups like pregnant women.

He said prolonged exposure to smoke from c…

Hypertension a leading cause of death in Ghana

Dr. Sussie Anku, Medical Director of Weija-Gbawe Municipal Hospital, on Wednesday stated that hypertension was a leading cause of death and disability in Ghana.

She said the prevalence rate of the disease was about 40 per cent.

Dr Anku stated this …

Charity-based organization supports deaf students at Gbeogo

The Aide á la vulnèrabillitè, a health and charity-based group in Bolgatanga, Upper East Region, has presented sanitary items to the Gbeogo School for the Deaf in the Talensi District, to improve their hygiene conditions.

The items included 10 boxes…