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The NHRC – building a Centre of excellence in health science in Ghana
From its modest beginnings in 1988, the Navrongo Health Research Centre (NHRC) in the Upper East Region, has made great strides and extended its operations to cover research activities involving clinical trials, social intervention and…
Developing national diabetes treatment guidelines, key for standard care during COVID-19 pandemic
The global pandemic, COVID-19, has taken the world by storm. Alongside COVID-19, diabetes is a long-standing global epidemic making the diabetes population likely to suffer adverse outcomes if infected by the virus.
According to health…
COVID-19 and rising cases of teenage pregnancy in Ghana
Statistics from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) indicates that about 13 teenage pregnancy cases were recorded every day in Ghana especially in 2020 during the peak period of COVID-19.
Available figures
This data reveals that in 2020,…
The Sakumo Ramsar Site birds’ habitat is dying
It was a sunny Sunday afternoon in 2009, and as unaccustomed, I took a brisk walk to the Titanic Beach in Sakumono, Tema West, on my return from the hinterland, to watch the playful ocean breeze with its accompanying sweet salty essence and…
Maria Ressa: The woman who is standing up for her people and for journalism
I have watched Maria Ressa when she worked as CNN correspondent for many years before she left to co-found Rappler in the Philippines. When Duterte became president, that was when Maria and to a large extent, Rapper's persecution by the…
Pink October – The fight against breast cancer is on
Breast cancer has been ranked the first commonest cancer among women in the country according to the 2020 GLOBOCAN Statistics, an online database providing global cancer statistics and incidence of mortality in 185 countries for 36 types of…
Profile of Highlife legend Nana Kwame Ampadu
Mr Patrick Kwame Ampadu popularly known Nana Kwame Ampadu died on Tuesday, September 28, 2021, at the age of 76.
The music legend died at the Legon hospital after falling sick overnight. He was rushed to the emergency ward on Tuesday…
Childhood cancer now a global health priority
Childhood cancer has become a global health priority because the disease does not have borders.
In most cases, statistics do not tell the whole story which sends a wakeup call to all leaders to find lasting treatment to the disease as a…
How illegal fishing is destroying Ghana’s fisheries sector
The fisheries sector is an important part of not only Ghana’s economy, but culture as well. There are generations of fishermen and women who process and sell fish. There are communities built solely on fishing, but the sector seems to have…
HIV stigma still a barrier to healthcare
Grace, a 41-year-old lady who contracted HIV and AIDS about two decades ago and thought then that she will die too soon, is still very much alive today, healthy, strong and living a fulfilling life.
In March 2003, Grace, who is now an…