HEALTH

Thirty-seven people died last year from kidney diseases at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) mainly due to their inability to afford dialysis. A senior nurse at the Renal Dialysis Unit of the TTH, Mr Awal Issahaku, said the unit also…
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The President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says he has directed the Minister for Finance, Hon. Ken Ofori-Atta, to make available the cedi equivalent of $100 million to enhance Ghana’s Coronavirus preparedness and response plan.…
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Finland's new government has announced plans to give all parents the same parental leave, in a push to get fathers to spend more time with their children. Paid allowance will increase to a combined 14 months, which works out as 164 days per…
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Dr. Michael Kyeremateng, a specialist in homeopathic medicine at C4C Homeopathic Hospital has urged the government of Ghana to adopt the use of Homeopathy medicine to prevent Coronavirus in the country. According to him, this method has…
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The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) has recorded another suspected case of coronavirus (COVID- 19) this time, a US based Ghanaian woman. The said woman according to a release signed by Head of Public Relations, KBTH, Mustapha…
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The National Health Insurance Authority has made some payments to the Health Insurance Service Providers Association of Ghana (HISPAG). The Association last month threatened to withdraw some of its services this month if arrears owed…
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Ghana’s Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang Manu, has urged the public to avoid handshakes as a preventive measure for Covid-19 popularly known as Coronavirus. He added that so far 40 suspected cases have all proven negative. Nigeria and…
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The government has been urged to take decisive steps to tackle the increasing threat to public health by the high levels of aflatoxins in most of the country’s staple foods. Ms. Sally Nai Kai Adoley Adjetey, a representative of the…
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The Director of Public Health, Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr. Badu Sarkodie, says they have no evidence that Chloroquine Phosphate 250mg is an effective treatment of the flu-like coronavirus (COVID-19). He was reacting to claims on…
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Management of the La General Hospital has announced a closed down of the facility to pave way for its redevelopment into a modern health institution. The redevelopment of the hospital according to management had become necessary due to…
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