The health and survival of newborns depend on the quality of essential care received during the early moments of life. This study examines the knowledge of essential newborn care (ENC) and its associated factors among nurses and midwives at the VRA and Akuse G...

Childbirth is a significant event that can have a profound impact on women's physical and emotional health. While efforts to improve maternal healthcare have mainly focused on reducing maternal mortality and improving physical health outcomes, the psychologica...

Introduction: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrine disorders affecting women of reproductive age, with a global prevalence ranging from 6% to 20%. Despite its high prevalence and association with various reproductive, metabolic,...

Introduction: Oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) is a genetic disorder that manifests as a reduced or absent skin, hair and eye melanin pigmentation resulting in visual, skin disorders including skin cancer and stigmatization. This contributes to the negative overa...

Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) disorders are a major concern in resource-limited settings. This study assessed the disease conditions, presentation patterns and severity levels, and medical treatment patterns of ENT conditions at Ho Teaching Hospital (2021–2024)....

Flooding, the overflow of water onto ordinarily dry land, has emerged as one of the most recurrent and devastating natural disasters globally. It often results from heavy rainfall, storm surges, river overflows, or dam-related operations. In Ghana, dam-mediate...

Introduction: Unplanned or unintended pregnancy often leads to unsafe abortion. Unsafe abortion is one of the commonest causes of pregnancy related deaths in developing countries including Ghana (Yeboah et al, 2021). A lot of unplanned or unintended pregnancie...

Injuries are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally, with low and middle-income countries (LMICs) bearing a disproportionate burden. Injuries directly lead to 5 million deaths every year, accounting for 9% of all deaths worldwide. Annually, about...

Climate change poses significant challenges to socio-economic development, particularly in vulnerable regions like Sub-Saharan Africa. Market women, who play a crucial role in Ghana’s informal economy, are disproportionately affected due to their reliance on c...

The 37 Military Hospital in Accra is in a stressful working environment founded on the fact that it is a dual service provider as both a military and civilian provider of healthcare services. However, the degrees to which these pressure points are transcending...