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Madam Mary Annang had to abandon her business to go for a routine medical checkup when she noticed a lump in one of her breasts. Background According to her, she initially noticed a sharp pain in that part of the breast on two occasions, but felt it was normal. Few…

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has urged the populace to shun any form of stigma associated with breast cancer to encourage people to report abnormalities in the breast early. Dr Efua Commeh, Acting Programme Manager for Non Communicable Diseases (NCD), said this was important because statistics indicated that breast cancer…

The Rebecca Foundation, in partnership with the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has launched the Capacity Building for Breast and Cervical Cancers in Ghana project to help reduce the high incidences of these diseases in the country. The project, being rolled out in three districts; the West Gonja, Birim South, and…

Ghana Records 613,633 Hypertension Cases In 2021

Ghana Records 613,633 Hypertension Cases In 2021

Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, the Director General, Ghana Health Services, has called on stakeholders to work together to develop sustainable funding models for Non-Communicable Diseases (NDC) management. He said this was important as the chronic nature of NCDs, the cost of care tended to be lifelong, further driving families and communities…

Making significant changes to a person's diet can sometimes seem overwhelming, especially when it is for improved health outcomes. Nutritionists say tweaking a daily lifestyle, a little bit like avoiding any form of meat at least once a week can help reduce the risks of developing chronic diseases. The 2022…

GHS Holds Sensitisation Meeting With NCD Stakeholders

GHS Holds Sensitisation Meeting With NCD Stakeholders

About 40,000 farmers in Ogun State will be benefiting from different agricultural intervention programmes of Ogun State Economic Transformation Project