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WHO unveils innovative strategy to boost sickle cell disease management

The World Health Organization (WHO) in the African Region has unveiled groundbreaking new guidelines aimed at bolstering efforts to tackle the rising threat of...

Man with sickle cell suffers prolonged erection 48 hours

A 42-year-old sickle cell patient, Stephen Danquah, is grappling with priapism, a rare and distressing condition causing a prolonged and painful erection for two...

Health expert advises Ghanaians to check their genotype before childbirth

A Medical Officer, Dr. Sylvester Mensah, has lamented the low level of awareness surrounding Sickle Cell disease in the country, despite the rising number...

KATH CEO urges Asantehene to intervene in stalled projects

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has been urged to intervene and complete the hospital's stalled infrastructure projects by Professor Otchere Yaw Addai-Mensah, the...

Sickle cell disease detected in 100 children in Upper East Region

The Navrongo Health Research Centre (NHRC) has diagnosed about 100 children with sickle cell disease in the Kassena-Nankana Municipality and the Kassena-Nankana West District...

New digital platform launches in Ghana to tackle Sickle-Cell

A new digital healthcare platform, EMGuidance which delivers essential medical guidance to support clinical decision-making at the point of care, is this month launching...

NHIS to cover medication for sickle cell

Government, through the National Health Insurance Scheme, has agreed to implement an agreement to make hydroxyurea free and accessible on the scheme for sickle...

President of the Sickle Cell Foundation of Ghana, Prof. Ohene-Frempong, has died

The President of the Sickle Cell Foundation of Ghana, Professor Kwaku Ohene-Frempong, has died. This was contained in a statement made available to GhanaWeb by Dr....

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