Techiman Municipality records highest population of PLWA/AIDS in Bono East
A total of 4,850 individuals are living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in the Techiman Municipality, out of the 12,997 HIV Population in the Bono East Region.
According to the 2023 National and Sub-National HIV and AIDS Estimates and Project…
CHAG annual conference addresses universal healthcare coverage and quality services
The Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG), the second-largest healthcare service in the country, with 385 health facilities and training institutions, has successfully organized its 2024 annual conference in Koforidua.
The programme, themed ‘G…
Community Practice Pharmacists urged to uphold high professional standards
Community Practice Pharmacists have been advised to uphold the highest standards of professionalism in their practice to help provide quality primary health care to the people.
This is because they are recognized as indispensable resource in the prim…
Bono Minister unhappy about supposed cure for HIV and AIDS
Madam Justina Owusu-Banahene, the Bono Regional Minister at the weekend cautioned the clergy and traditional healers to desist from misleading the public with their unsubstantiated cure for HIV and AIDS.
She expressed regret that misleading informati…
Volta Region last year recorded over 16,000 persons living with HIV and AIDS
Records from the 2023 Volta Region’s HIV Fact sheet indicates that some 16,016 persons are living (PLHIV) with the virus.
This number constitutes 4.8 per cent of the total PLHIV population of 334,095 people in the country.
The new HIV infections for…
Pakistani Government must refuse tobacco industry ‘kiddie cigarettes’ export
The African Tobacco Control Alliance (ATCA) a non-profit public health advocates has appealed to the Pakistani government not to allow the tobacco industry to export ‘kiddie cigarettes’ packs into the country.
It said these smaller packs, which conta…
African Women Leaders Network launch Youth Parliament
The African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) has launched a ‘Youth Parliament’ in Accra to deliberate on policies that affect their lives across the continent, nurture leadership skills, promote gender equality, create opportunities and build networks for…
Traditional warriors urged to leverage influence for cleanliness in Accra
The Asafoatsemei, traditional warriors of the Ga Chiefs in the Greater Accra Region, have been urged to use their influence to keep Accra clean and healthy rather than intimidating market women and traders.
Mr Gilbert Nartey, Director of Operations a…
