Health & Lifestyle
Suspected Ebola patient at KNUST hospital tests negative
December 15, 2014
Suspected Ebola patient at KNUST hospital tests negative
A suspected Ebola patient at the University Hospital of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) yesterday which…
Malaria deaths down by half – WHO says
December 10, 2014
Malaria deaths down by half – WHO says
The number of people dying from malaria have reduced by half, the World Health Organization says. It says that global efforts between…
We must invest in youth urgently – UNFPA report
December 9, 2014
We must invest in youth urgently – UNFPA report
The 2014 UNFPA State of the World Report has called for urgent investment in young people so they can engage…
Patients carried in wheelbarrows as KATH elevators breakdown
December 4, 2014
Patients carried in wheelbarrows as KATH elevators breakdown
The breakdown of five of the eight elevators at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital is making patients go through tough…
Crucial point reached in reducing deaths from AIDS
December 2, 2014
Crucial point reached in reducing deaths from AIDS
Campaigners on Monday, World Aids Day said that for the first time in its history, the annual number of new HIV…
Health Service to distribute 1.5m mosquito nets in E/Region
November 27, 2014
Health Service to distribute 1.5m mosquito nets in E/Region
The Ghana Health Service and the National Malaria Control Programme have started the distribution of about 1.5 million treated mosquito…
World Bank urges plastic bag ban
November 26, 2014
World Bank urges plastic bag ban
The World Bank has urged President John Dramani Mahama to ban the use of plastic bags in the country as…
Nurses, midwives demo set for Nov 25
November 21, 2014
Nurses, midwives demo set for Nov 25
Nurses and midwives plan to take to the streets on Tuesday, November 25, to demonstrate over the non-payment of salaries…
Talking Book trial to help 'poorest of poor' in Ghana
November 21, 2014
Talking Book trial to help 'poorest of poor' in Ghana
Hundreds of handheld audio computers are to be given to some of Ghana’s poorest communities to help spread potentially life-saving…
2015 Budget: Gov't scraps VAT on pharma, machetes, textbooks
November 20, 2014
2015 Budget: Gov't scraps VAT on pharma, machetes, textbooks
Government has scrapped Value Added Tax (VAT) on some locally-produced items in a bid to support local industry. Pharmaceuticals and some of…