THE Ministry of Health has observed that reports from hospitals in the country diseases due to stress and inappropriate lifestyles such as bad eating habits are now becoming prominent killers.
These diseases include heart-related diseases, diabetes, high blood pressure and arthritis.
This was disclosed by the Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Ben Kumbuor, at the ninth West Africa Nobles workshop and awards ceremony in Accra on the theme “Alternative remedy to top executive killer diseases”.
The workshop was organised by the West Africa Nobles Forum (WANF), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), in collaboration with Champion Divine Clinic and West Africa International Magazine to discuss some preventable killer diseases.
The deputy minister said the solution to such health problems did not depend on physicians, technological advancement or the quality of hospitals.
He said good health depended on what individuals consumed and how often they exercised.
He noted that as part of the Ministry’s regenerative health programme, it recommended that people observed healthy lifestyles that included regular exercise, having good sleep and relaxing the body, taking healthy diets and having positive attitude to life and spirituality.
The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of WANF, Mr Paul Fynn, charged members to take up the responsibility of promoting integrity, honesty and accountability in their respective communities.
He urged award winners to live by the aims and objectives of the forum.
Twenty people received awards for their honesty in their private and public lives and were inducted as members of WANF.
They received certificates and plaques.
They included Mr Clement Kofi Humado, Dr D.R.T. Annan, Mrs Nora Bannerman, Mr Charles A. Yebuah, Captain Tei Azu, Mr Raymond A. Tawiah, Mr John Dadzie and Mr Kofi Asamoah.
Others were Prof Dominic Fobih, Dr Richard Anane, Mr Yaw Kumey, Mr James K. Avedzi, Dr Koku Awoonor-Willams, Mr Samuel T. Sackey, Mr Isaac K. Tetteh, Nana Agyekum Gyamerah, Mr Raymond Afrifah-Yamoah, Mr Isaac K. Afful, Mr Henry F Kamel and Mr G.Y. Gyamfi.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment