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On 27th November 2018, at exactly 5:30 am, I was wheeled from Room 31 of Anoff Ward, 37 Military Hospital to the Surgical Theater, a distance of about 5 minutes. I was received by an Anesthetist who asked me a few questions and also re-assured me about the procedure I was about to go through. […]
What is a ‘novel’ coronavirus? A novel coronavirus (CoV) is a new strain of coronavirus. The disease caused by the novel coronavirus first identified in Wuhan, China, has been named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) – ‘CO’ stands for corona, ‘VI’ for virus, and ‘D’ for disease. Formerly, this disease was referred to as ‘2019 novel […]
The 2017 Ghana Maternal Health Survey (GMHS) Report has revealed that there has been remarkable improvement in maternal health indicators since the conduct of the first Maternal Health Survey in 2007. According to the report, launched in Accra on Thursday, mothers in Ghana are healthier now than ever before and are seeking and obtaining the […]
The Chief Executive Officer of the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) who was chased out by two groups affiliated with the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has been reinstated. The groups; the Kandahar Boys and the Concerned NPP Youth Coalition, have accused Dr. David Kolbila of incompetence and misuse of hospital funds. They also said he had […]
So one may want to know if Green Tea has any benefit with regards to Cancer of the breasts. Let first learn about breast ca. Breast cancer is one of the most frightening diseases faced by today’s women. In fact, breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women, after nonmelanoma skin cancer. About […]
In our series of the about question on dying,(part 1 here) Simona Popescu shares an experience: “I’ve had two clinical deaths and I can tell you that is very easy to die. You slip in death like when you fall asleep. You are not even aware that you died. What I felt was that something […]
To ensure successful implementation of the Universal Access to Health Care (UHAC) and end AIDS by 2030 using technology and innovation, government will in October introduce drones in transporting essential medicines to inaccessible areas. The drones, which would be used in conveying essential medicines like an epidemic and viral load samples and most importantly, blood […]
Figures from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) reveal that 53,114 abortions were supervised in public health facilities in the country in 2017. Unsafe abortion also recorded 13,918 in the same period as compared to 15,325 unsafe abortion cases in 2016, Mr Raphael Godlove Athena, the Chief Executive Officer of Global Media Foundation (GLOMEF), a health-inclined […]
Modern medicine is based upon the notion of battle. We battle germs and fight for life. As soon as we feel pain or discomfort, we immediately try to stop it from happening and look for some way to soothe what we are going through. We feel we must change our illness or problems, overpower them […]
The first batch of home-grown professional doctorate graduates in pharmacy (Pham.D) have been inducted by the Pharmacy Council of Ghana (PCG). The Pharm.D graduates, numbering 136, formed part of a total of 280 newly qualified and registered pharmacists who successfully completed their licensing exams in 2017 and 2018. Out of the total, 155 were trained […]