The Municipal Health Director for West Akyem, Dr. Boateng, has disclosed that the Osenase community in the Eastern region of Ghana is facing rising cases of yaws among children, particularly children under 15 years old. Yaws can be described as a bacterial infection that can be transmitted from one person to another through skin-to-skin contact. […]
Author Archives: Cepace Ghana
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Feb
Feb
The situational report on the mental health of expectant and new mothers shows that 50% of expectant and new mothers experience perinatal depression with about 17% of them considering suicide. Ghana Health Service conducted the research with its partners and the report was circulated among relevant stakeholders. The mental well-being of women during pregnancy, childbirth, […]
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Nov
Nov
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens. God makes all things beautiful in that time. So is it appointed that after 37 weeks of gestation, pregnancy gives way naturally for the birth of a fully grown baby who only started off as the product of a union […]
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Sep
Sep
Acute Haemorrhagic Conjunctivitis commonly referred to as “Apollo”, occurs when the transparent tissue lining the white of the eye, called conjunctiva, becomes inflamed. It is called “Apollo” because the reports of its first epidemic in Accra coincided with the Apollo 11 moon landing. The disease has also been found in other countries, including Egypt, Cuba, […]
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Jun
Jun
Pregnancy and childbirth can lead to certain mental changes in women which in turn affect a child’s early developmental stage. Good parenting and family support are necessary for a child to have a great start in life. All children need caring parents or caregivers to thrive and an environment that is responsive to their emotions […]
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Mar
Mar
After birth, some new moms go through postpartum depression or baby blues which usually manifests as crying, mood swings, anxiety, and sleeping difficulties among many others. Usually, baby blues last between 2 to 3 days, at most 2 weeks after childbirth while postpartum depression lasts longer. Postpartum depression can begin during pregnancy until about a […]
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Mar
Mar
Madam Jacqueline Sfarijlani, the Director of the Ledzokuku Municipal Health Directorate has indicated that the municipality recorded 911 pregnant women at 36 weeks with anaemia in the year 2022. She stated that 883 cases were recorded in 2020, and 862 in 2021, meaning there has been a sharp rise in the number of cases in […]
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Feb
Feb
The Bawku conflict has resulted in the death of 27 women in the municipality because of their inability to access healthcare services in 2021 and 2022. Majeed Sulemana, a senior health officer at the Ghana Health Service in the Upper East Regional Directorate, stated that Bawku Presbyterian Hospital was the only major referral facility in […]
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Nov
Nov
November 17 is celebrated globally as World Prematurity Day. Preterm babies are described as babies born before the 37-week gestation pregnancy period. The Global Action Report on prematurity states that almost 111,500 preterm babies were born in 2010 with about 7800 babies losing their lives out of complications. Health experts say that 75% of […]
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Nov
Nov
Globally, Pink October is an annual campaign where awareness of breast cancer’s causes, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment are raised. Even though breast cancer is often found in women, some men also get it but it is usually detected in a later stage. The most common type of breast cancer is Invasive Ductal Carcinoma where the […]
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