Ghana Health Digest, a quarterly publication of the Foundation is used as a medium to disseminate, useful and relevant health information accross the country. The Ghana Health Digest among others promotes preventive health practices to healthcare workers, healthcare professinals and the public at large with the aim of improving their health status. It also creates a platform that engenders useful exchanges of the vital health information that affects the lives and work of many people from all walks of life.
 
CURRENT ISSUE:    

Ghana Health Digest Vol. 5 Issue 1

 

 

 

 

   Topics treated in Ghana Health Digest Vol. 5 Issue 1 covers:
  • Bedwetting - Is it a medical problem?
  • Abortion and it's effects.
  • Boils and their treatment.
  • Environmental Hygiene.
  • Cholera - A severe and infectious disease.
  • Dietry Fibre: It's role in disease prevention.
  • Alcohol Ab(Use): Motivating factors, Social and Health problems.
  • Misperceptions about Contraceptives keep abortion incidence high in Ghana.
  • Testimony of an Abortion Survivor- Gianna Jessen.
  • Frequently asked questions about Insomania.
PAST ISSUES:    
Ghana Health Digest Vol. 4 Issue 4   Topics treated in Ghana Health Digest Vol. 4 Issue 4 include:
  • Deafness and its causes.
  • Malaria - A comon and fatal tropical disease.
  • Rape - An act against the law.
  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
  • The role of nutrition in the management of HIV/AIDS opportunitic infections and malignancies.
  • Lumbago - A birds eye view in the field of ergonomics.
     
Ghana Health Digest Vol. 4 Issue 3  

Ghana Health Digest Vol. 4 Issue 3 contains

  • Food contamination and poison.
  • Baby Care - Some tips on how to take good care of your baby.
  • Alcohol and youth.
  • Glaucoma - Another cause of blindness.
  • What you should know about cervical cancer.
  • Why lactating mothers should do exclusive and extended breastfeeding.
  • Drugs and medicine.
  • Frequently asked questions about Pap Tests.
  • Some myths and facts about Rape.
     
Ghana Health Digest Vol. 4 Issue 2   Among the topics treated for Ghana Health Digest Vol. 4 Issue 2 are:
  • Anxiety disorder.
  • Burns - What you need to know.
  • Healthy living - what you can do to stay healthy.
  • Water pollution - Causes and effects.
  • HIV/AIDS in pregnancy.
  • Importance of dietry fibre to good overall health.
  • The healthy art of Massage.
  • Living and coping with chronic illness.
  • Frequently asked questions about Cystic Fibrosis.
     
Ghana Health Digest Vol. 4 Issue 1   Among the topics treated for Ghana Health Digest Vol. 4 Issue 1 are:
  • Parkinson's- A Deblitating disease.
  • Hypertension- The Silent killer.
  • Adolescent Sexuality.
  • Poisoning.
  • Shingles or Herpes Zoster.
  • Alternative Healing:What really works?
  • Communicating effectively with your doctor.
  • Frequently asked questions about Depression.
     
Ghana Health Digest Vol. 3 Issue 3   Topics treated in Ghana Health Digest Vol. 3 Issue 3 include:
  • Bad breath (Halitosis).
  • Arthritis.
  • Menopause.
  • Dyslexia.
  • Aromatherapy.
  • Scientific reasons why stick chewing is highly recommendable.
  • Buruli Ulcer disease.
  • Iron deficiency in rural Ghanaian children.
  • Frequently Asked Questions about Acute Pancreatitis.
  • Physiotherapy.
     
Ghana Health Digest Vol. 3 Issue 2   Among the topics treated in Ghana Health Digest Vol. 3 Issue 2 are:
  • A Healthy Pregnancy makes a healthy baby.
  • What you need to know about Stroke.
  • Dyspesia.
  • Gout.
  • Frequently Asked Questions on Alcohol abuse & Alcoholism.
  • Understanding and Parenting, Children and Adolescents.
  • How to quit smoking.
  • Onchocerciasis: the clinical and epidemiological burden of skin disease in Africa.
  • Forgetfulness.
  • Drugs and Medicines.
Ghana Health Digest Vol. 3 Issue 1  

Ghana Health Digest Vol. 3 Issue 1 looks at

  • Family planning for better quality of life.
  • How to tell if you have Angina.
  • Peptic Ulcer can be life threatening.
  • Goitre can be solved without surgery.
  • Dialogue on backache.
  • Twin and singleton births in Ghana.
  • The impact of the Navrongo Project on contraceptive knowledge and use.
  • Frequently asked questions of Hysterectomy.
   
Ghana Health Digest Vol. 2 Issue 3  

Ghana Health Digest Vol. 2 Issue 3 contains

  • Your Menstrual Cycle.
  • Indigestion.
  • Prostate Cancer.
  • Divorce Matters.
  • Depressive Illness.
  • Malaria Control.
  • A brief sexual intervention for women living with AIDS.
  • True Tales of Health And Safety.
  • How To Quit Smoking...And Quit For Keeps.
  • PSBH Process And HIV/AIDS
     
Ghana Health Digest Vol. 2 Issue 2  

Ghana Health Digest Vol. 2 Issue 2 covers

  • Diabetes - A Serious, Lifelong Condition.
  • Facts About Some Phobias.
  • Urinary Incontinence - An Embarrasing Disease.
  • The Healthful Benefits Of Chocolate.
  • Dialog On Fever.
  • NUTRIFOCUS Nestle Nutrition.
  • The role of psychological stress in skin disease.
  • Rebellion Against the Stomach.
  • Sexual Health: Common Question For Couples.
  • How To Quit Smoking....And Quit For Keeps.
     
Ghana Health Digest Vol. 2 Issue 1  

Ghana Health Digest Vol. 2 Issue 1 has

  • Fibroid Tumours.
  • Looking after our eyes.
  • Cough and Colds.
  • Schizophrenia.
  • Asthma.
  • Gallstones.
  • Noise as a negative enviromental hazard to our health.
  • Breast and Pelvic examinations.
  • Birth Control by the Ovulation Method.
  • How to quit smoking.
     
Ghana Health Digest Vol. 1 Issue 4  

Ghana Health Digest Vol. 1 Issue 4 covers

  • Ectopic Pregnancy.
  • Epilepsy.
  • Skin Care.
  • Piles.
  • Headaches.
  • Constipation.
  • Dementia.
  • Anaemia.
  • Fats and Cholesterol.
  • Sickle Cell Disease.
     
Ghana Health Digest Vol. 1 Issue3   Ghana Health Digest Vol. 1 Issue 3 contains
  • Infertility.
  • Teenage Pregnancy.
  • How Intestinal Worms make us ill.
  • Jaundice in Babies
  • Thyphoid Fever.
  • What you should know about Pre-Eclampsia
  • Stress.
  • Depression
  • Menopause
  • Circumcision and HIV
  • Family Planning Methods.
  • Paternity (DNA testing)
     
Ghana Health Digest Vol. 1 Issue 2   Ghana Health Digest Vol. 1 Issue 2 has
  • Know the different stages of HIV infection.
  • You may use Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) to save someone's Life.
  • Vaginal Yeast Infection.
  • Staying healthy during pregnancy.
  • General information on hypertension.
  • Learn about epidemic meningococcal disease.
  • Immunisation - When Do Children And Teens Need Shots.
     
Ghana Health Digest Vol. 1 Issue 1   Among the topics treated for Ghana Health Digest Vol. 1 Issue 1 are:
  • General Information of HIV/AIDS.
  • Safe use of Drugs.
  • Causes of Bad Breath.
  • Breast-Feeding success.
  • Medicines and Nursing mothers.
  • The premature Infants.
  • Pregnancy Gingivitis.
  • Dialogue on Diarrhoea.
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