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Gov’t Postpones Drone Delivery Service for Healthcare
Government’s initiative to use drones to deliver essential health services to deprived communities would not be brought to fusion this year, as promised.
It had initially been mentioned at the 2018 Annual Health Summit in April…
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Nurse Delivers Pregnant Woman in Canoe; Praised for Saving Newborn
A nurse featured on “Women in Battle,” a Joy News documentary highlighting pregnancy in Ghana, is being applauded along with her team for their efforts in saving a newborn’s life.
At 3:00AM, Paulina Dorgbadzi rushed to the aid of a woman…
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Ankaful Begs for Donations as Patients Starve
Authorities at the Ankaful psychiatric hospital in the Central region are pleading with organizations to come to their rescue due to delays in government support.
According to the authorities creditors are refusing to provide foodstuff…
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Distribution of Drugs, Blood Via Drones Will Start in 2019 – Bawumia
Vice President Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, has given a new timeline for the implementation of government’s promise to use drones to deliver essential services to deprived communities.
Government had initially mentioned at the 2018 Annual…
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Cop Recruits to Undergo Medical Screening 25 June – 5 July
Medical screening for the over 2,000 qualified applicants for enlistment into the Ghana Police Service will start on Monday, 25 June and end on 5 July.
The screening will take place at the Police Hospital in Accra each day.
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‘GMA Working Against Us’ – GAMLS
Members of the Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS) have accused the Ghana Medical Association of working against their interest.
A statement signed by Dennis Adu-Gyasi, Public Relations Officer of the GAMLS said…
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Let’s Prioritize Maternal Healthcare – First Lady
First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has described as worrying and tragic, the apparent lack of professionalism and compassion on the part of some health workers, that has led to some tragedies at various health facilities in the country.…
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Sickle Cell Patients Call for Subsidy on Drugs
Sickle cell patients across the country have called on the government to subsidize the prices of drugs for proper management of the disease.
According to them, some of the medications needed to reduce the occurrence of crises associated…
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Sugarcane Curbs Chronic Kidney Diseases
Recent findings have indicated that sugarcane juice contains diuretic substances which reduce urinary tract infections, kidney stones and ensure proper functioning of the kidney.
According to Kriti Malik a Senior Sub Editor at NDTV Food,…
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Provide Details on Funding for HIV Prevention – Group Tells Gov’t
The People for Health (P4H) National Advocacy Team has called on government to provide details on the sustainable funding for HIV prevention.
This was announced at the 2018 National HIV & AIDS Research Conference (NHARCON) held in…
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