What is Primary/Preventive Healthcare?
Many players in the health field have varying definitions and explanations of what Primary Health Care is over the years. One to fall on in my deliberation is a definition put together by these two world bodies: the World Health Organization and the United Nation Children’s Fund as penned below;
Importance of Primary Healthcare-Ghana’s Model
Primary healthcare promotes equal/equitable access and distribution of healthcare delivery. This is possible because it is easier and cheaper to access by both the rich and the poor; that cannot always be the case for secondary healthcare services.
REPLICATE CHPS ZONE SYSTEM IN CITIES/URBAN AREAS
I would advocate that, services provided at the health centers in the communities should be absolutely free. No health insurance should be required to receive care in these facilities. Health insurance and any other cost to clients should only be considered for services beyond the health posts.
PRIMARY HEALTHCARE IN GHANA; WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
Ghana, in 2003 also introduced similar health policy-The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) with the same goal. Through this national policy, all citizens are able to receive, at least basic health care irrespective of financial status.
Mr. Richard Ahiagbah’s Post-discharge Comment; An insult, Political Suicide or True Repentance?
The statement of Mr. Ahiagbah following his discharge from the second biggest hospital of Ghana, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) seems to suggest that he has never lived in Ghana and just came in from Europe or America. And therefore, he has never personally experienced or witnessed any of his loved one go through our main healthcare system.
The minority accused the president of turning NIB (bank) into a hub for NPP foot soldiers
The Minority in Parliament has expressed concerns about the government’s oversight of the National Investment Bank (NIB), claiming that it has become a platform primarily for members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). Tweneboa Kodua Fokuo, the NPP’s Parliamentary Candidate for Manso Nkwanta, was recently appointed as the NIB’s Managing Director, which has raised concerns […]
Uncle Ebo Whyte writes-powerful life lessons
Back in the days when I used to 'chop wedding aplank3' (best man), I had just served as the best man at a friend's wedding and had been invited with other close friends and family to a dinner event in honour of the couple.
“Of course, I will not protect your ‘legacy’ of corruption, misgovernance”; the ex-president fired back
This was in response to President Akufo-Addo's plea for Ghanaians to vote against Mr. Mahama as the next President, stating that if elected, he, Mahama would destroy all of his successes.
The speaker, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin recalls parliament
The summons follows the Majority Caucus' plea to the Speaker to reassemble the House within seven days to discuss the government's agenda, which Parliament was unable to debate in the previous meeting, that ended on March 20, 2024.
Cedi can only stabilize temporarily but will keep on depreciating – Prof Bokpin
, Prof Bokpin explained that the cedi has persistently suffered depreciation since its introduction in July 1965.
Kidney Failure and Kidney Disease; Differences
The kidney can lose its function quickly in a matter of minutes under certain conditions and that is referred to as acute kidney failure. However, the national problem of kidney as often reported has little to do with acute type of kidney failure. It has a lot to do with years of progressive kidney disease.
January 14, 2025|10:50 pm
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The Biggest problem of HIV/AIDS Today-Ghana
In the final analysis, if you remove this ugly, thick clothing of stigmatization, marginalisation off HIV victims, in the light of marvellous medical breakthrough in treatment, management, prevention and possible universal cure, I can openly say, comparably, HIV infection is far better than diseases like chronic hypertension, chronic kidney disease, chronic liver diseases, stroke etc. Data point to the fact that, those are the diseases killing people most in this country. I work at the clinical side of healthcare and you can hardly see many people lying down on hospital beds for days (admission) because of HIV infection. And yet, every year, we hear of frightening national statics of new infection. If Ghana really want to turn the tides on the high rate of infection among its citizens, it must with all seriousness tackle and cure this strong resistant disease of HIV stigmatization first-no other better ways to do that.
January 14, 2025|9:46 pm
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Stop Taking Pain Medications at Home-Very Dangerous Practice
It’s just like an offensive scent around your house; you may choose to spray to dilute the odour temporarily and that will not permanently deal with it as the source remains-dead, decaying rat. The best thing to do is to look for the source and dispose of the dead rat.
January 13, 2025|12:05 pm
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