5+ hour, 29+ min ago   (1245+ words) Some apps are sharing users’ health data. New research uncovers which apps lock down your privacy, and which don’t. Stardust is a period tracking app that combines users’ menstrual cycles with astrology and horoscopes. It also makes bold privacy promises....

2+ week, 5+ hour ago   (557+ words) The Administrator of the Keta Municipal Hospital, Mr Farouk Iddrisu, has commended the MTN Ghana Foundation for constructing and equipping a 60-bed ultra-modern maternity and child health block for the facility. He said the intervention had significantly improved maternal and…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago   (397+ words) Parents and caregivers have been urged to take responsibility for equipping adolescent girls with comprehensive sexual and reproductive health information to protect them from unintended pregnancies and preventable maternal deaths. The West and Central Africa Regional Director of the United…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (207+ words) The Fallon Foundation, in partnership with the Ministry of Gender, Ayemoede Foundation, and Penyman Foundation, has marked World Menstrual Hygiene Day with donations of sanitary and personal care items to female inmates at the Nsawam and Akuse Female Prisons on…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (300+ words) Lexta Ghana Limited, manufacturers of Yazz Personal Care Products, has officially partnered with MX24 TV for the 2026 CroxItOut Campaign High School Tour. The tour will run under the theme “Awareness, Mentorship, Action” with the hashtag #EmpowerHer. The partnership announcement follows Yazz’s…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (537+ words) The Director of Family Health at the Ghana Health Service (GHS) and Technical Advisor to the Vice-President on Health, Dr Kennedy T.C. Brightson, has called for intensified public education and a shift in societal attitudes to address maternal mental health challenges…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (319+ words) The Ministry of Health (MoH) has launched a Maternal Mental Health Policy (MMHP) to integrate mental health care into Ghana’s health system, targeting pregnant women and new mothers. The policy, Ghana’s first, covers the period 2026 to 2037 and was developed in…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (495+ words) The government has intensified efforts to combat period poverty and improve menstrual hygiene among schoolgirls, with the distribution of free sanitary pads to vulnerable institutions in Accra. The initiative, led by the Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, formed part…...