HEALTH

RESIDENTS OF Manhyia South Constituency in the Ashanti region have benefitted from a one-day free health screening exercise, conducted by medical experts from the United States (US). The programme was the brainchild of the Member of…
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SURGEONS at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi are expected to conduct a complicated surgery to separate two Siamese twins this week. The twins, both females, were born at the Ejura Government Hospital in the Ashanti…
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Macho Republic, a non-profit organisation will on June 15 this year hold a forum that seeks to promote a positive and healthy dialogue about male mental health in Ghana. The maiden event to be held with the tagline ‘It’s Time To Talk’…
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Three persons, a man and his two teenage female friends, have died after sleeping in a room sprayed with Bextoxin, a chemical meant for getting rid of bedbugs, at Racco Down, a suburb of Accra Newtown. They have been identified as…
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The Head of Communications at the Ministry of Health, Mr Robert Cudjoe, has appealed to workers of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) to be calm as their leaders dialogue with the government over the alleged dismissal of the Chief…
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The former CEO of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr Felix Anyah, was not relieved of his position for poor performance or any wrongdoing. According to Citi News sources at the Presidency, Dr Anyah’s appointment was terminated on…
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Cabinet has approved $50 million for the second phase of the University of Ghana Medical Centre. The Minister of Health, Mr Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, told Parliament last Wednesday that the $50 million was the estimated cost of the second…
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Marijuana may be useful in treating symptoms related to skin diseases including eczema and psoriasis, according to research. The plant Cannabis sativa is known for the psychoactive THC agent found in it - which causes an intoxicating…
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Mr Richard Emmanuel Avadetsi, Deputy Director of Nursing Services at the Psychiatric Unit of the Bawku Presbyterian Hospital, has warned students of the Bawku Senior High School against abuse of drugs especially Tramadol. Mr Avadetsi…
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Staff of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), have expressed displeasure over the dismissal of the institution’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr Felix Anyah. In a bid to convey their strong sentiments to government, some staff and…
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