The University of Ghana has begun an analysis of urban health systems to improve access, awareness, and access to Primary Health Care (PHC) in Accra's urban disadvantaged communities. Their research is said to be in accordance with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) objective 3.8, which is focused on providing universal health…
Advocating For Health (A4H) Project has indicated that 42 per cent of students in Ghana consume sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) daily, and that puts their lives at high risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The A4H, a coalition of health experts puts the ages of the students between three and 10 years,…
The Ghana NCD Alliance and its partners have implored Ghanaians to embrace the health benefits of the excise duty amendment bill and throw weight behind the Coalition, the public health, as they await the President’s signature. According to them, they are not calling for the banning of these products, but…
Hajia Hamdaratu Dauda Wumbei, the Chairperson of the Ghana Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, says the Excise Duty Amendment Bill, 2022 will protect public health by reducing the consumption of health-harming products. She said the intake of sugar-sweetened beverages, alcohol and tobacco caused non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular diseases,…
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