HEALTH

After success in reducing the number of malaria cases, the progress in the fight against malaria has stalled, the World Health Organization says. In its latest report on malaria it says that in 2017, compared to the year before, there…
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Nineteen thousand one hundred and one (19,101) Ghanaians tested positive for HIV in 2017, the Ghana Aids Commission (GAC) has said. The Commission has, therefore, called on members of the public to check their HIV status. According to…
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A Tamale-based Non-Governmental Organization, the Gub-Katimali Society, continues to train Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) and Community Volunteers on Maternal Mental Health and epilepsy in the Northern Region. A day’s capacity…
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Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare, Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, has said it is very important to look at Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) holistically to ensure that persons with the disease are able to enjoy life in line with the…
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The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has indicated government’s approval of a $50 million loan to commence the construction of the second phase of the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC). According to him, government has a…
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The Ghana Health Service (GHS) would henceforth, with all Financial Clearance to the Service, require all health workers to go through job interview processes at the Regional levels. Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare, the Director-General of the…
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Parents have been tasked to state teaching their wards basic issues relating to sex education at the pre-school level. According to Madam Rejoice Nutakor, Head of Department of Community Health Nursing at Wisconsin International…
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The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) says it has not approved any sexual or body enhancement products for sale in the country. It has therefore warned the public to desist from patronizing any of such in the form of beauty, body or sexual…
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Ahead of the Budget reading scheduled for tomorrow, November 15, 2018, the Mental Health Authority (MHA) is asking that a beam of light be thrown towards the health sector―specifically on mental health. According to the Chief Executive…
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The Infanta Malaria Prevention Foundation (IMPF), a non-governmental organization, of which Ghana’s First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo, is a member, in collaboration with the Spanish Embassy, on Saturday, 10 November 2018, held a fund-raising…
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