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.
Don’t sit on the toilet for more than 10 minutes, doctors warn
It might seem a harmless way to pass the time when you’re going number two. However, experts warn that what they call prolonged sitting on the toilet can harm your health. It’s even been connected to an increased risk of hemorrhoids and weakened pelvic muscles, said Dr. Lai Xue, a colorectal surgeon at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.
Ghanaian Doctors Turning to Alcoholism, Sexual Misconduct-GMA Lamented
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has raised grave concerns regarding rising issues of alcoholism, other drug abuse and cases of sexual misconduct among some of its members.
Disguised GP jailed for inheritance row poisoning
A GP who disguised himself and injected his mother's partner with a poison in a row over an inheritance has been jailed for 31 years and five months. Thomas Kwan, 53, was posing as a community nurse giving a coronavirus booster jab when he injected Patrick O'Hara, 71, with a toxin in Newcastle in January.
Higher temperatures linked to increased stroke risk in younger adults, study finds
New research from Yale University indicates that short-term exposure to high temperatures significantly increases the risk of stroke among adults aged 18 to 64, with women particularly vulnerable.
CHOLERA OUTBREAK IN GHANA, 2024: A NATIONAL DISGRACE
The issue of cholera outbreak should never be limited to public education on personal and environmental hygiene because that’s not the root cause of the infection. The root cause is the government’s failure to provide safe environment for its citizens. It’s not the job of communities to provide for themselves good source of drinking water; that’s the job of the government.
HIV/AIDS Apology Letter; Why HIV is ‘Better’ than Many Other Diseases
In the final analysis, if you remove this ugly, thick clothing of stigmatization, marginalisation off HIV, in the light of marvellous medical breakthrough in treatment, management, prevention and possible universal cure of it (HIV) I can openly say today, comparably, HIV infection is far better than diseases like chronic hypertension, chronic kidney disease, chronic liver diseases, stroke etc.
Over $1.6m worth of contraceptives donated by WAHO and UNFPA stuck at Tema Part since February 2024
More than $1.6 million worth of essential family planning commodities and other medical products donated by the West African Health Organization (WAHO) and the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) have been stuck at the Tema port since February of this year.
Canadian child dies from rabies after bat found in bedroom
A child in the Canadian province of Ontario has died from rabies after being exposed to a bat in their bedroom, Canadian health officials have said. The death was made public by Dr Malcolm Lock of the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit, who told councillors at a board meeting on Wednesday that the unnamed child was exposed to the virus in an area north of Sudbury.
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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