Statistics from the Global Cancer Incidence, Mortality and Prevalence (GLOBOCAN) database show that Ghana recorded about two thousand and sixty-two (2,062) cases of breast cancer in 2010 and four thousand six-hundred and forty-five (4, 645) in 2018, with the majority below the age of 50. The term “breast cancer”…
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Pay Attention to Our Needs President of GPAA Cries
The President of Ghana Physicians Association (GPAA), Alhaji Chief Imoro Badana II, has asked government to consider the needs of Physician Assistants in the country very serious. According to him, they remain the most neglected, less recognized and less remunerated among the health workforce in Ghana despite all the hard work exhibited in solidifying the…
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Health Expert Advises Pregnant Women to Visit Antenatal clinics to Avoid Complications
A psychiatric nurse at the Tamale Central hospital(TCH) Mr. Isaac Borlu, has advised pregnant Pregnant women to visit the antenatal clinic as soon as they realize they are pregnant in order to detect and manage any condition that could affect the mental state of the child before delivery. Mr Borlu said children can develop nearly…
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GHS launches vaccination campaign against measles and rubella
The Ghana Health Service has launched a vaccination campaign against Measles and Rubella diseases. Measles is a dangerous disease which either debilitates or kills children. It is caused by a small germ, called the measles virus. It is transmitted or passed from person to person when the virus is discharged from a patient’s mouth or…
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