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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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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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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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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Mar
Mar
Girls Iron-Folate Tablet Supplementation (GIFTS), is an initiative between Ghana HealthService, Ghana Education Service and the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund(UNICEF) and other key partners to supply folic acid supplements to adolescent girls weeklywhether in or out of school.This is to boost the blood levels as research indicates that adolescent girls needed more ironand folic […]
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Jul
Jul
Infection is one of the leading causes of death and complications in newborns. In Ghana, the top three causes of death in newborns are birth asphyxia, prematurity and infections.