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Prez expresses worry about poor sanitation in UER
President John Evans Atta Mills on Saturday expressed worry about poor sanitary conditions in the upper East Region.
NHIS launches product to increase patronage
The Brong Ahafo regional office of the National Health Insurance Scheme, has launched a new product dubbed: “Ndoboa” for 10 schemes in its Zone Three at Dormaa Ahenkro as part of measures to increase patronage of the scheme in the Region.
Gov't: We'll Certainly Implement One-Time NHIS Payment
Deputy Minister for Information Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa
Government says it remains committed to the implementation of the one-time payment under the National Health Insurance Scheme.
Painkillers Affect Manhood – Urologist
A urologist at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr J.E. Mensah, has cautioned the public, especially men, against the regular use of painkillers such as Ibuprofen and Aspirin because of their increased risk of causing erectile dysfunction.
FDB CLOSES DOWN 48 Sachet Water Producing Companies
The Food and Drugs Board have banned 20 more sachet water producers in addition to the already blacklisted 28 for non-registration and operating under unhygienic conditions, bringing the number of banned 'pure water' producers to 48
Health Ministry Commended
Mr Albert Kan Dapaah, Chairman of the Public Account Committee (PAC), has extolled the Ministry of Health (MOH) for being the only ministry to have submitted its 2007 financial report to the Auditor General.
Health Ministry Commended
Mr Albert Kan Dapaah, Chairman of the Public Account Committee (PAC), has extolled the Ministry of Health (MOH) for being the only ministry to have submitted its 2007 financial report to the Auditor General.
Hepatitis B cases on the increase at Daboya, West Gonja
Hepatitis B cases on the increase at Daboya, West Gonja
Mr Akwasi Frimpong, an Assemblyman of Daboya Electoral Area in the West Gonja District of the Northern Region, has expressed concern about the increasing rate of hepatitis B cases in the area that has resulted in the death of many. He said most of the infected persons were children.
Mr Frimpong said a screening exercise conducted in the area by some concerned youth saw 85 people infected out of 885 people screened, adding that if urgent steps were not taken to address the situation, more people would die from the disease.
Mr Frimpong raised these concerns in Tamale on Wednesday during the first quarter meeting of the Northern Region Child Protection Network, a coalition of various organizations and NGOs championing the protection of all forms of violence against children. The network, which is spearheaded by the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), meets quarterly to deliberate on issues affecting children so as to help in addressing them.
The Assemblyman said the screening exercise was conducted in the area because of the many strange deaths, adding that Safe Your Liver Foundation, an NGO also carried out similar screening in February this year, where of the 145 people screened, 45 tested positive with hepatitis B.
He expressed worry that most of the people affected by the disease were poor people, who could not afford the high cost of treating the disease, and appealed to NGOs, the Ghana Health Service and the general public to assist people in the treatment. Mr Alhassan Suleman Hussein, Chairman of the Network, blamed most of the infections on food vendors, who he noted did not clean their plates used in serving food properly making people prone to infections, adding that sanitation agencies and the media should sensitized the people on good personal hygiene.
Mr Hussein, who is also the Regional Director of NCCE, blamed systemic failure as the cause of most of the problems the country was going through and appealed to individuals to be proactive and to insist for the right thing to be done.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Mr Steven Tetteh in-charge of Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service, who was also at the meeting, urged people to report any form violence and abuse of children to his outfit for the law to take its cause.
270 people have Tuberculosis in UWR
Two hundred and seventy cases of Tuberculosis were recorded in the Upper West Region in 2010 of which 152 persons' sputum contained the germ, Dr. Kofi Issa, Deputy Upper West Regional Director of Health Service, has said.
TREAT TB seeks answers to key questions in fight against TB
Key questions regarding the new tools and new challenges facing TB control and prevention today are being addressed through an innovative international initiative, TREAT TB.
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