HEALTH

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) Ketu South Municipal Directorate has bemoaned what it calls rising levels of alcoholism and hard drugs usage among the youth in the area. The practice was said to be causing a rise in mental disorders among…
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Mr. Richard Collins Arku, North Tongu District Chief Executive (DCE), has said the digital Medical Village at Volo in the area shall remain a white elephant unless Experts willingly accept postings to the facility. He said it was…
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Management of Lavender Hill Faecal and Mudor Waste Treatment Plant in Accra say the facility is inundated with foreign materials in sewage transported for treatment. According to the management, remains of miscarried or aborted fetuses,…
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The World Bank Group has urged government to increase efforts in dealing with stunting in children to save them from long-lasting negative consequences associated with the condition. Stunting is associated with premature death, greater…
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The management of Zoomlion Ghana Limited, in conjunction with the Ministry of Health, Ghana Health Services and the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research have jointly trained over 130 health and environmental health professionals…
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The Health Minister, Hon Kwaku Agyeman Manu has said his outfit will put a strategic plan to eliminate malaria in the country by 2030. According to him, it is essential to scale up coverage of effective malaria interventions as well as…
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The Hohoe Municipal Hospital will soon be upgraded to a Regional Hospital, Kweku Agyeman-Manu, the Health Minister has announced. The Minister of Health, Kweku Agyeman-Manu made the announcement at the hospital during his tour of the…
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The Mental Health Authority has once again called for laws that decriminalize suicide in Ghana. This follows the detention of the thirty-five-year-old man who attempted suicide at Parliament last Thursday. According to the Chief…
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Ministry of Health has revealed that it has reviewed and submitted the National Blood Service Bill to cabinet for consideration and final approval by Parliament. Mrs. Tina Mensah, the Deputy Minister of Health, who made this known, said…
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The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has, in principle, agreed to a request by the Prime Minister of Barbados, Hon. Mia Amor Mottley, to send some three hundred and seventy-five Ghanaian nurses to Barbados to work in…
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