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First-ever Susan G. Komen Ghana Race For The Cure
One woman die from breast cancer in every 68 seconds somewhere around the world. More than 1,300,000 women died from breast cancer globally in 2010, and 2062 women were diagnosed with the disease in Ghana, a country which ranks 10th in the burden of the disease in Africa (Globacan sources).
104 million women have unmet modern contraceptive needs
A total of 104 million women in Sub-Saharan Africa, South Central Asia and Southeast Asia have unmet needs for modern contraceptive due to method-related reasons.
Too many patients for a few urologists in Brong Ahafo Regional Hospital
Dr. Alexander Kofi Egote, an urologist on Wednesday said the lack of critical facilities and other challenges had made it difficult for the urology department of the regional hospital in Sunyani to cope with the increasing number of patients.
He said the department had inadequate human
Retain active health professionals-Deputy Minister
Mr Rojo Mettle-Nunoo, Deputy Minister of Health has called on the Ghana Health Service to consider retaining active personnel who have reached the retiring age to complement quality health care delivery in the country.
NHIA selects 27 Ashanti districts for pilot programme
Twenty-seven districts in the Ashanti Region have been selected by the National Health Insurance Authority to pilot the “capitation programme”, which takes-off in July this year.
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