Residents living near South Africa’s capital, Pretoria, have been warned not to drink or cook with tap water after more than 400 people, mostly children under four, fell ill after drinking contaminated water. The cases were detected in Tshwane, the area which includes Pretoria, after people reported to their local hospital with “stomach cramps and […]

The Executive Director of Vision for Accelerated Sustainable Development Ghana (VAST Ghana), Labram Musah Massawudu has been re-elected to the International Board of Movendi International for a second term covering 2026 to 2030. His re-election took place during the 71st Session of the Movendi International World Congress, held in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, from October 2 […]

 Physician Specialist and Cardiology Fellow in training at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr Florence Akumiah, has disclosed that heart disease and stroke have accounted for more deaths in Ghanaian hospitals than any other recorded cause since 2016, highlighting the growing burden of cardiovascular diseases and other non-communicable diseases in Ghana. This was disclosed at a […]

The Vice President, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has called for stronger multisectoral action and sustained investment to tackle malnutrition, stressing that the challenge requires coordinated responses across health, education, agriculture, social protection and the private sector. She said malnutrition remains one of the most persistent challenges to human development, with consequences that can extend from […]

A federal jury in Fort Worth, Texas, has convicted licensed professional counselor Kevin D. Curry, 64, for his role in a $26 million healthcare fraud, kickback and money-laundering scheme involving the U.S. military healthcare programme TRICARE. According to evidence presented at trial, Curry operated three purported mental health clinics in Texas and Florida and billed […]

Personnel of Naval Headquarters were sensitised on mental health and suicide prevention as part of efforts to promote psychological well-being and resilience within the Ghana Navy. The programme which was held on Wednesday 23 September 2026 at the Naval Headquarters, provided personnel with information on suicide awareness, risk factors, prevention and coping with the demands […]

Four years after endometriosis took her uterus, Akongzirigo Azitariga Atinganma Talata says she is still grieving the motherhood journey she imagined, but remains hopeful that her dream of becoming a mother is not over. Below is her write-up 4 FREAKING YEARS AGO. September 14, 2022. A date permanently etched into my body, my memory and […]

Dr John Nana Nkrumah, Urologist and Senior Specialist at the GPHA Clinic and International Maritime Hospital, has cautioned against treating frequent sexual activity as a prescribed way of preventing prostate cancer. Dr Nkrumah said although research had examined a possible association between ejaculation and prostate cancer, the findings did not provide sufficient basis to recommend […]

Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has joined a group of prominent figures in calling on the UK Health Secretary to introduce a targeted national screening programme for men at high risk of prostate cancer. Sunak said he had joined Stephen Fry, former Prime Minister David Cameron, filmmaker Steve McQueen, television presenter Jeremy Clarkson, Nick […]