Shackled in Ghana for Mental Health Conditions – Human Rights Watch
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Chaining of people with mental illness in Ghana is ‘torture’: HRW – Al Jazeera English
The global rights body says Ghanaian government has failed to ensure that people with psychosocial disabilities aren’t kept in inhumane...
Ghana: Chaining People with Mental Health Conditions Persists – Human Rights Watch
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Improving access to mental health services in Ghana – WHO | Regional Office for Africa
Accra – A traumatic motor accident marked a turning point for Mariama Issifu. It was during treatment for her injuries that the 37-year-old teacher was first diagnosed with bipolar disorder.But instead of gaining clarity on her condition, she says, she was treated poorly by care providers.“I was already in an uncomfortable situation because I was still trying to understand,” recalls Mariama, a resident of the Bongo District in the Upper East region of Ghana. “Given my low self-esteem and lack of information, the healthcare officials took advantage to treat me...
Dengue and severe dengue – World Health Organization
Dengue (break-bone fever) is a viral infection that spreads from mosquitoes to people. It is more common in tropical and...
WHO trains health workers in Ghana on air pollution and health – World Health Organization
The World Health Organization (WHO) is piloting a program to train health professionals as advocates for clean air policies and...
Child infected with Marburg virus dies in Ghana – Al Jazeera English
The number of fatalities in the country has risen to three since Ghana registered its first-ever Marburg virus outbreak last...
Disease outbreak news: Marburg virus disease – Ghana (22 July 2022) – Ghana – ReliefWeb
Ghana + 2 more Outbreak at a glanceTwo fatal cases of Marburg virus disease (MVD) were reported from Ashanti region,...
Ghana declares first outbreak of highly infectious Marburg virus – Al Jazeera English
Ghana Health Service says it is working to reduce the risks of the virus spreading, including the isolation of all...
Ghana declares first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease – WHO | Regional Office for Africa
Accra/Brazzaville - Ghana has announced the country’s first outbreak of Marburg virus disease, after a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre laboratory confirmed earlier results.The Institut Pasteur in Dakar, Senegal received samples from each of the two patients from the southern Ashanti region of Ghana – both deceased and unrelated – who showed symptoms including diarrhoea, fever, nausea and vomiting. The laboratory corroborated the results from the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, which suggested their illness was due to the Marburg virus. One case was a 26-year-old male who...