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MCE bemoans rising Maternal deaths at Mother and Child Hospital
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (25+ words) The Municipal Chief Executive for Awutu Senya East, Seth Sabah Serwonoo-Banini, is not enthused with the conduct of some health professionals at the Mother...
CPA intensifies campaign against fake diapers across gov't hospitals
3+ week, 2+ day ago (256+ words) The Consumer Protection Agency (CPA) has intensified its nationwide campaign against fake and substandard baby diapers by extending its public education drive to government hospitals across Ghana. The campaign, dubbed "Safe Diapers for All Ghana's Children," is aimed at protecting…...
Telecel Foundation supports safer pregnancies with ultrasound outreach in Naaha
1+ mon, 20+ hour ago (399+ words) The Telecel Ghana Foundation has conducted free antenatal outreach under its Rural Ultrasound Scan initiative at the Naaha Health Centre in the Wa West District of the Upper West Region. Maternal health professionals performed ultrasound scans and provided prenatal education…...
Upper West: 27 maternal deaths recorded
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (221+ words) Upper West Regional Director of Health Services, Dr Josephat Ana-Imwine Nyuzaghl, Institutional maternal mortality in the Upper West Region has recorded a worrying increase, with 27 women losing their lives in 2025, raising fresh concerns about the state of maternal healthcare delivery…...
Suhum records decline in adolescent pregnancies amid targeted interventions
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (592+ words) Unintended adolescent pregnancies remain a major challenge in many communities across Ghana, particularly in rural areas where poverty and limited access to reproductive health services continue to expose young girls to heightened risk. However, the Suhum Municipality in the Eastern…...
'Remove mother, baby name tags at security exit " Akandoh to hospitals
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (217+ words) Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has called on all health facilities to strictly enforce identification protocols for patients and staff following the alleged baby theft at Mamprobi Hospital on February 17. During a…...
Akatsi South records 314 teenage pregnancies in 2025
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (351+ words) The Akatsi South Municipality has recorded 314 teenage pregnancies in 2025, surpassing the national target despite intensified efforts by health officials to reduce adolescent pregnancies. "Sad as it may be, six girls aged 1014 years were pregnant, and 269 teenagers delivered, of which five…...
Dormaa West: Health Director appeals for incubators amid rising preterm births
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (239+ words) Daniel Owusu-Amponsah, the Dormaa West District Director of Health, has appealed for urgent support to procure incubators for the Dormaa West District Hospital to improve the survival chances of preterm babies. Speaking to the Ghana News Agency on the sidelines…...
Galamsey: Let's expect more babies with body deformities " Medical Practitioner
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (187+ words) Dr Philip Ohemeng Anokye, the Clinical Coordinator at the Chiraa Government Hospital in the Sunyani West Municipality, has warned that the nation will experience more babies with body deformities and abnormalities if illegal mining activities, popularly known as Galamsey, are…...
Delivery without labour pain
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (879+ words) Growing up, we were already aware of labour pains before pregnancy occurred. The Grimace our mothers, sisters, friends, among others, give when they talk about labour pain is scary. Whenever women get pregnant, the fear of labour pain is always…...