Tag: Ghana Health
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Top-Up Pharmacy Teams Up for Free Diabetes Screening on World Diabetes Day
Overview: Free Health Screening Initiative In a collaborative effort to raise awareness about diabetes and promote early detection, Top-Up Pharmacy partnered with Mobile Doctors Ghana and the Sakumono Community Hospital to provide free health screenings. The event took place at the Spintex Branch of Top-Up Pharmacy as part of World Diabetes Day activities, underscoring the…
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Health Advocates Urge Accelerated Cervical Cancer Prevention in Ghana
Urgent Call to Action Against Cervical Cancer Health advocates from Communication for Development and Advocacy Consult (CDA Consult) are calling for urgent nationwide action to combat cervical cancer in Ghana. The appeal highlights the urgent need to scale up prevention efforts, especially in lower-income communities where access to screening, vaccination, and treatment remains limited. As…
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Rising Type 2 Diabetes Among Ghanaian Children Sparks Alarm from Diabetes Society
Growing Concerns Over Childhood Type 2 Diabetes in Ghana The Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Society of Ghana has sounded a warning about an unsettling trend: an increase in type 2 diabetes cases among Ghanaian children. While the condition has long been associated with adults, health experts warn that younger generations are increasingly affected, driven by…