HEALTH

The Chairman of the Church of Pentecost (COP), Apostle Eric Kwabena Nyamekye, has reiterated the need for government to reconsider ways to discourage the single use of plastics in the country. He said plastic waste management is a huge…
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About 79,733 girls in the country aged between 12 and 17 are married or living with a man, according to the Ghana Statistical Service 2022 data on child marriage. The data said out of the total number, 25,999 girls between the ages of 12…
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The Director-General of the Ghana AIDS Commission, Dr. Kyeremeh Atuahene, has emphasized the need for sustainable domestic financing to support the country’s efforts in meeting global targets for HIV and AIDS. Speaking at the National…
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Zoomlion Ghana Limited, Africa's giant in waste management, is leaving no stone unturned in providing total sanitation solutions to the 13th African Games being hosted in Accra, Ghana. The company has deployed about 15 brand new waste…
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Staff of the Tamale Teaching Hospital have described head injury as a canker that storms the hospital on a daily basis. It is revealed that on a daily basis, the facility records 10 cases of head injuries within a 12-hour period, with…
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DOCTORS AT the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital, have from today, Wednesday, started a strike action. According to Dr. Michael Leat, the Chairman of the Komfo Anokye Doctors Association, the…
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Medical practitioners at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital have raised concerns about a surge in the number of stroke cases recorded annually at the facility. Neurologists at the hospital report that the hospital records about 1000…
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Global efforts to promote breastfeeding in the workplace and enable nursing mothers to effectively combine work schedules with optimum care for their kids are starting to pay off now. Mining giant AngloGold Ashanti, Obuasi Mine has…
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The Chief Executive Officer and Medical Director of Habana Medical Services, Dr. Thomas Anaba, has called on the Ghana Health Service to intensify education on preventive measures for non-communicable diseases. This follows the recent…
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A former international sprinter once described as the “fastest woman in Africa” is retiring after almost five decades as an NHS nurse. Matron Rose Amankwaah, who represented Ghana at the Olympics and Commonwealth Games, will retire at…
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