Toothpaste as aphrodisiac – Alarming trend despite medical warnings
The practice has gained popularity among aphrodisiac and waist beads vendors in the Accra Central Market, who claim that applying white toothpaste to the vagina and washing
See the top 11 diseases that killed people in Ghana in 2022 (LIST)
Topping the list of killers was hypertension, claiming the lives of 2,573 individuals. Following closely were pneumonia (2,457), heart failure (2,225), acute respiratory failure (2,203), stroke (1,679), diabetes (1,578), severe sepsis (1,558), septic shock (1,401), chronic liver disease (1,103), cancer (1,036), and cerebrovascular diseases (876).
Man who received first pig kidney transplant dies
The first man to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died two months after the operation, the hospital which carried out the procedure has said.
HEALTH TREATMENT TEAM; PATEINT AND FAMILY AS KEY MEMBERS
Did you know that one of the most important members of healthcare team is the patient or family? The health team is made up of doctors, nurses, other allied health personnel and the client/family. It is easy for one to regard health professionals as those who constitute the healthcare team and patients/relatives may easily be […]
THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT AS PARTNER IN (PRIMARY) HEALTHCARE DELIVERY
But that is not always the case, the government or politicians turned to have nearly full control over these state institutions and either steer them in the right direction or wrong direction, depending on their political interest and visions for the different sectors of the economy.
THOSE IN-CHARGE OF (PRIMARY) HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
Within the above questions of reasoning are the four main stakeholders whose positions and roles together, make for either an effective primary healthcare or one that is less-effective and disorganized. The four stakeholders are; the citizens (clients), the healthcare team (this includes physicians, nurses, other allied health personnel and individual clients/relatives), the health institutions and the government.
WHAT IS PREVENTIVE/PRIMARY HEALHCARE?
Primary Health Care is a whole-society approach to health that aims at ensuring the highest possible level of health and well-being and their equitable distribution by focusing on people’s needs and as early as possible along the continuum from health promotion and disease prevention to treatment, rehabilitation and palliative care, and as close as feasible to people’s everyday environment
IMPORTANCE OF AN EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENTED PRIMARY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
On this note, I appeal to the relevant authorities in charge of national healthcare, stakeholders (including the general public), opinion leaders, healthcare professionals and the media to bring into focus, broader discussions on this important subject, especially primary healthcare. The four main levels of healthcare, the individual patient, the care team, the organization/institutions and political environment (Ferlie and Shortel (2001) must be empowered to work and synchronize their respective roles in order to achieve more effective and efficient healthcare system in the country.
REPLICATION OF CHPS ZONE SYSTEM IN CITIES/URBAN AREAS IN GHANA
CHPS zone system must be replicated in all cities in Ghana for effective Primary Healthcare system
PRIMARY HEALTHCARE IN GHANA
Unfortunately, such primary healthcare initiative is seen as an alternative to lack of proper hospital facilities in the rural communities rather than on the principle that primary healthcare is the best, an effective tool and an impeccable front-door of healthcare delivery in a country
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Toothpaste as aphrodisiac – Alarming trend despite medical warnings
The practice has gained popularity among aphrodisiac and waist beads vendors in the Accra Central Market, who claim that applying white toothpaste to the vagina and washing
May 14, 2024|8:29 pm
Bernajis
See the top 11 diseases that killed people in Ghana in 2022 (LIST)
Topping the list of killers was hypertension, claiming the lives of 2,573 individuals. Following closely were pneumonia (2,457), heart failure (2,225), acute respiratory failure (2,203), stroke (1,679), diabetes (1,578), severe sepsis (1,558), septic shock (1,401), chronic liver disease (1,103), cancer (1,036), and cerebrovascular diseases (876).
May 13, 2024|11:00 pm
Bernajis
Man who received first pig kidney transplant dies
The first man to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died two months after the operation, the hospital which carried out the procedure has said.
May 13, 2024|9:44 pm
Bernajis
