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. […]
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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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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
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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 […]