Ghana: Set up Breast Cancer Fund to Increase Survival Rate - Dr Aryeetey
[Ghanaian Times] The Breast Society of Ghana (BSoG) is advocating the establishment of a fund for the treatment of breast cancer in Ghana to increase survival rate of the disease. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 10, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Ghana Health and Medicine West Africa Source Type: news
Household food insecurity, family size and their interactions on depression prevalence among teenage pregnant girls in Ghana, a population based cluster survey - Doglikuu DBI, Annan JK, Asare S, Yawson H, Takyi O, Dzidzornu FA, Koram HO, Johnson EA.
BACKGROUND: Household food insecurity is the situation where individuals and families have limited/uncertain access to nutritionally adequate and safe foods for healthy living. Family size is the number of persons in the family. Household food insecurity a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
6 Things That Significantly Boosted My Productivity In 2023
One of my biggest challenges while living in the UK was staying focused. There were too many things that caught my attention and ultimately hampered my productivity. In Ghana, the problem is slightly different… I don’t know half as many…#ghana #task (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How stablecoins are accelerating dollarization in the Global South
In today’s hyperconnected world, the flow of money across borders can be either a lifeline or a chokehold for entire nations. For too long, the global financial system has favored the privileged, leaving many countries in the Global South grappling with economic inequality and the political…#globalsouth #usdc #nigeria #ghana #africa #innovators #dicksonnsofor #nsofor #korapay #panafrican (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Jeftovic: Canada's Multi-Generational Gold Gaffe
Jeftovic: Canada's Multi-Generational Gold Gaffe Authored by Mark Jeftovic via DollarCollapse.com, Successive BoC Governors & PMs Have Compounded Failure and Spurned Opportunity After looking poised to rack up fresh all-time-highs (in USD terms) earlier this year, the gold price has experienced…#markjeftovic #paulkrugman #pce #ecb #turkey #viaworldgoldcouncil #nada #ghana #oakville #ontario (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A latent class multinomial logit analysis of factors associated with pedestrian injury severity of inter-urban highway crashes - Agyemang W, Adanu EK, Liu J, Jones S.
Over the years, the uncontrolled interaction of human and high-speed vehicular activities at settlement areas along highways in Ghana has resulted in many pedestrian fatalities and injuries. This phenomenon has been attributed to the land-use and right-of-... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 5, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Factors associated with helmet use among motorcyclists presenting with maxillofacial injuries to a tertiary hospital in Ghana - Boateng YA, Blankson PK, Mensah ENL, Gyau-Darko B, Ketemepi GDK, Arhin FK, Bosompem-Acheampong K, Alhassan M, Yeboah-Agyapong MK, Salifu HA.
BACKGROUND: Although mandatory helmet laws exist in many countries, compliance has been reported to be poor in some countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. The success of programs aimed at increasing the use of helmets by motorcyclists depends on the identificati... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 5, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Ethical leadership, safety climate, and employee health and safety: lessons from the oil and gas industry in Ghana - Ansong A, Amadu SS, Ahomka Yeboah M.
This study aims to examine the mediation effect of safety climate (SC) on the relationship between ethical leadership and employee health and safety in the oil and gas downstream sector in Ghana. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH This study used ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Ghana: Concern Over Highly Sexually-Active Population, Low Contraceptive Use
[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has expressed concern over the low use of contraception in the country, despite its highly sexually-active population. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - September 29, 2023 Category: OBGYN Tags: Ghana Health and Medicine Pregnancy and Childbirth West Africa Women and Gender Source Type: news
Africa Needs Accountable Leaders, Not Reparations
None of the African heads of state who addressed the United Nations General Assembly last week held back on the inequities they see in the contemporary world order. And none punched harder than Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo . Taking aim at what he calls “the historical injustices that have…#african #ghana #nanaakufoaddo #transatlantic (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Perceptions underlying road safety behaviours of drivers in urban Ghana - a health-belief and planned behaviour perspective - Odoom R, Odoom PT, Essandoh M.
PURPOSE The study aims to examine social-psychological beliefs and personality traits and their linkage with driver predispositions and road safety behaviour grounded on notions derived from an integration of the health belief model (HBM) and the theory of... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Ghana: MCE Cautions La Dade-Kotopon Residents Against Use of Illicit Drugs
[Ghanaian Times] The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of La Dade-Kotopon (LaDMA), Solomon Kotey Nikoi, has cautioned residents, that the use of illicit drugs, has serious health and psychological problems, among the youth. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 27, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Ghana Health and Medicine Legal and Judicial Affairs West Africa Source Type: news
Exploring key drivers of forest fires in the Mole National Park of Ghana using geospatial tools - Domfeh MK, Sey NEN, Amproche AA, Mortey EM, Antwi-Agyei P, Nyantakyi EK.
Ghana's forest and wildlife reserves are depleting at an alarming rate and hence, the Mole National Park which is considered the oldest and largest wildlife protected area in Ghana is no exception. Bush fires are a major contributor to this menace. Fire ho... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
A particular perspective on South African history
The Facts Know More 💡 Who is classified as Coloured in South Africa? Lynsey: One of the earliest official uses of the word “Coloured” that we found was by the colonizer Cecil John Rhodes, to describe a labor class that he intended to exploit on South Africa’s growing diamond and gold fields in the…#southafrica #southafricas #native #san #khoe #indonesia #mozambique #madagascar #ghana #coloured (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Multi-day protests over economic crisis grip Ghana's capital
[1/9] Ghanaians gather for the third day of anti-government protests amid police arrests and obstruction in Accra, Ghana, September 23, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko Acquire Licensing Rights ACCRA, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in the Ghanaian capital Accra on Saturday…#ghanaians #accra #ghana #franciskokoroko #ghanaian #jubileehouse (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
