HEALTH

The Northern Regional Police Criminal Investigations Department has arrested one Murtala Mohammed for claiming to be a specialist heart surgeon and allegedly defrauded a lady of her GHc 12,000 under the pretense of securing her a job.…
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Ghana Water Company Limited has said it may be forced to shut-down water supply to Tamale and its environs if illegal sand weaning activities around its Dalun treatment plant are not halted. According to the Public Relations Officer of…
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The Medical and Dental Council (MDC) of Ghana, on Friday, inducted 106 newly qualified doctors, who were trained both locally and abroad. They included professionals trained by the University of Ghana, and the Kwame Nkrumah University of…
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The British High Commissioner to Ghana, Iain Walker has disclosed he will be riding a bicycle from Paga to Accra in the Northern Region in August this year to raise funds to support the Burns and Plastic Unit of the Korle Bu Teaching…
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The Country Representative of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Owen Laws Kaluwa, has commended Ghana for strengthening Primary Health Care (PHC) through the Community Health Planning and Services (CHPS) concept. “I will like to…
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The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has engaged smallholder farmers, downstream consumers and top value chain actors in the Upper West Region on ways of cutting down aflatoxin contamination in grains. The engagement was part of the…
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Certified Registered Anaesthetists in the country have embarked on a partial industrial action, effective Thursday, April 11, 2019. The aggrieved health professionals are demanding a complete halt to plans by the Medical and Dental…
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Globally, Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, stroke, and cancers are major causes of deaths. In Ghana, they accounted for more than 1 in 4 deaths in 2016 according to WHO estimates. Poor quality diet high in salt,…
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Unilever Ghana, makers of Pepsodent brand of toothpaste, has unveiled a report on the impact of oral health on children's lives. The report revealed that at least an estimated three million children missed school because of oral pain and…
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Private healthcare providers in the Upper East region say they will consider a gradual withdrawal of their services from next month if the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) does not pay them some of their claims. At a press…
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