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GPCC-StarLife Assurance Supports Pentecost Hospital

GPCC-StarLife Assurance Supports Pentecost Hospital

Health & Wellbeing, Pent TV
The Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPSS) in partnership with StarLife Assurance, an insurance company has donated some equipment and suppliers to support the maternity ward of the Pentecost hospital. The items include syringes, bedspreads, sterilizers, cotton gauze, thermometers, cleaning detergents, packs of tissues, and among others.  The donation which forms part of GPCC and Starlife Assurance's social responsibilities also intended to complement the just-ended Mother’s Day celebration.  Speaking to the media at a brief ceremony to present the items, the General Secretary of GPCC, Apostle Immanuel Nii Okuley Tettey explained that the Pentecost hospital was not selected exclusively for the donation. According to him, GPCC member Churches with health faci...
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by Linda Sedinam AckahNo Comments
Govt. Urged To Prioritize Maternal Mental Health To Manage Post-Partum Depression

Govt. Urged To Prioritize Maternal Mental Health To Manage Post-Partum Depression

Ghana News, Health & Wellbeing
A Specialist Obstetrician -Gynecologist at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) Dr. Nita Asamoah-Manu Gyimah, has urged the government to prioritize maternal mental health to improve the well-being of pregnant women with unstable health conditions. According to her, there is the urgent need for government and stakeholders in healthcare to prioritize maternal mental health to aid in the control of post-partum depression, stress and anxiety that exacerbates the condition of pregnant women after delivery. She said global evidence propounded that cases of post-partum depression, anxiety, and stress continue to prevail high, and estimated between eight and 18 percent. Speaking at a ceremony to create awareness of Maternal Mental Health and also solicit funds to support the maternal wa...
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by Linda Sedinam AckahNo Comments
World Hypertension Day: Pentecost Hospital Honors Patients

World Hypertension Day: Pentecost Hospital Honors Patients

Ghana News, Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle & Social, Pent TV, Pentecost News
The Pentecost Hospital in Madina Accra has recognized some hypertension patients whose efforts made tremendous contribution to the reduction in their high blood pressure over the years. The move which forms part of this year’s World Hypertension Day celebration on the theme: ‘’Measure Your Blood Pressure Accurately, Control it, Live Longer’’, aims to increase awareness around the gravity of the condition.   The Public Health Department of the Pentecost Hospital, in addition, provided free eye screening, mental checks, and dietary clinics for hypertensive patients, to complement the celebration. In a brief ceremony to present awards to the patients, a Family Physician Specialist at the Pentecost Hospital, Dr. Sarah Sarkodie disclosed that the hospital is poised to reach out to ...
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by Linda Sedinam AckahNo Comments
Okyehene Calls For Decentralization of the Health System

Okyehene Calls For Decentralization of the Health System

Ghana News, Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle & Social, Pent TV
The Okyehene Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin has called for a decentralization of Ghana’s health system to help improve the quality of healthcare delivery in the country. According to him, the lack of decentralization has denied many health institutions the right to make decisions that will better the lives of the ordinary Ghanaians. Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin stated that until the country abandons the centrality of governance and embraces decentralization, it cannot attain its sustainable development goals. He was speaking when the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Dr. DaCosta Aboagye paid a courtesy call on him at Kyebi in the Abuakwa South Municipality of the Eastern region. Osagyefo explained that quality of...
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by Linda Sedinam AckahNo Comments
‘Maternal Mortality Likely to Rise’-Dr. James Duah

‘Maternal Mortality Likely to Rise’-Dr. James Duah

Ghana News, Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle & Social
The Deputy Executive Director for Christians Health Association of Ghana (CHAG), Dr. James Duah has expressed worry about the rapid state at which nurses and midwives are departing the country in search for a better working condition, stating that if it continues, may inadvertently complicate maternal mortality. Addressing a gathering at the official launch of the International Day of the Midwives in Koforidua of the Eastern region, on the theme, ‘’Midwives, a Vital Climate Solution’', Dr. Duah disclosed that last year, some two thousand, six hundred and thirty (2,630) nurses and midwives left the shores of the country. He explained that one of the health institutions in Ghana which in two (2) years had not recorded maternal mortality case, ended up recording three (3) cases last y...
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by Linda Sedinam AckahNo Comments
ABLOR-ADJEI TEENAGE GIRLS SCHOOLED ON SELF-CONFIDENCE

ABLOR-ADJEI TEENAGE GIRLS SCHOOLED ON SELF-CONFIDENCE

Health & Wellbeing, Pent TV
In line with its vision to empower women and girls, Sisters Diary, a non-governmental feminine organization has enlightened some young girls of Ablor-Adjei, a community in the Ga-East municipality of the Greater Accra region on how to build self-confidence and handle their reproductive health. Under its maiden ‘’Girls Arena’’ project, the organization adopted the community to provide mentorship programs for the young girls as they transition into adulthood. The project seeks to provide a platform for young girls between the ages of 12-18 years, to explore various topics such confidence building, reproductive health, career choice and among others.  This maiden project was officially launched at Ablor-Adjei in the Ga-East municipality and attracted about forty young girls ...
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by Samuel AnsongNo Comments
Dumsor: Lack of sleep affecting workplace productivity

Dumsor: Lack of sleep affecting workplace productivity

Ghana News, Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle & Social
Workplace productivity in Ghana is currently declining due to persistent power outages known as 'dumsor'. Regular household activities and national productivity are among the concrete effects of this ongoing battle with power outages. A lack of dependable electricity clouds everyday life for millions of Ghanaians, whether they live in crowded cities or isolated rural communities. Due to its underlying supply chain problems and infrastructure constraints, this ongoing problem affects both households and businesses, affecting everything from basic amenities to economic stability. Some angry Ghanaians claim that due to the power outages, it gets so hot that they cannot sleep at night. Having not slept the previous night, they arrive at the office and take a nap during business hou...
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by Samuel AnsongNo Comments
174 countries to gather in Ottawa for pivotal talks on plastic pollution

174 countries to gather in Ottawa for pivotal talks on plastic pollution

Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle & Social, World News
Representatives from 174 countries are expected to convene in Ottawa in Canada, for the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) on plastic pollution. Scheduled from April 23 to 29, the meeting marks a significant step in the negotiation process, with only one more session expected to follow before finalizing negotiations later this year. Executive Secretary of the INC, Jyoti Mathur-Filipp, emphasized that both humanity and the environment are experiencing significant challenges due to plastic pollution, highlighting the critical importance of the negotiating session. “It is an opportunity to make significant progress for a robust agreement that would allow future generations to live in a world free of plastic pollution,” Jyoti said.  The negot...
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by Samuel AnsongNo Comments
Where do ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water come from?

Where do ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water come from?

Health & Wellbeing, International
The US is introducing new environmental protections aimed at limiting long-lived PFAS chemicals in tap water, but these are only the tip of a very persistent iceberg. They are in the water we drink, the packaging of the food we eat, the utensils we cook with, the beds we sleep in, the clothes we wear and even within our own bodies. There is no escaping so-called "forever chemicals", a set of long-lasting and potentially harmful human-made substances that infuse almost every environment on the planet. The US government is imposing its first-ever national restrictions on five of these individual chemicals, known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), plus limits on mixtures that include a sixth PFAS compound. The Environmental Protec...
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by Samuel AnsongNo Comments
USAID donates ‘Health Voyager’ boat to improve health access in Oti’s island communities

USAID donates ‘Health Voyager’ boat to improve health access in Oti’s island communities

Ghana News, Health & Wellbeing
The United States Government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), donated a new 19-seater boat to the Ghana Health Service to serve communities of the Oti region today. The boat, known as the “Health Voyager,” will serve 30 percent of the entire population in the Oti region with over 230,000 people across 185 island communities in four districts."The United States is committed to ensuring that all Ghanaians — regardless of their location – have access to quality health care,” said USAID/Ghana Health Office Director, Dr. Zohra Balsara. “USAID’s donations embody our commitment to enhancing primary health care services in Ghana.” Island communities along the Volta Lake are often cut off from health services due to geographical barriers. The ...
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