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UG Student Leads Campaign to Have Govt Open 597-Bed Medical Centre
Pressure is mounting on the government to open the 597-bed University of Ghana Medical Centre which has been under lock and key for over a year after it was put up.
A final year Pharmacy student of the University of Ghana, Reginald…
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Lab Scientists’ Strike in Bad Faith – NLC
The National Labour Commission (NLC) says the strike by the members of the Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS) is illegal.
The Executive Secretary of the NLC, Ofosu Asamoah told Citi News the Association failed to…
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GHS to Introduce Inactivated Polio Vaccine on First June
The Ghana Heath Service (GHS) to introduce a new vaccine into the routine immunization throughout the country at every health facility on June 1st.
Dr Kwasi Yeboah-Awudzi, the Ashanti Regional Deputy Director of Public Health who gave…
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Australian High Commission Supports Maternal and Newborn Care in Ghana
Over half a million newborns are estimated to die annually from serious neonatal infections, contributing to about 15 per cent of all neonatal deaths globally.
According to expert opinion, clean birth and particularly postnatal care…
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Jobless Nurses Picket MoH, MoF
Members of the Coalition of Unemployed Private Nurses have picketed both the Health and Finance ministries today over their delayed posting.
The Coalition says the action became necessary after a meeting with Vice-President Dr…
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Patients Stranded As Lab Technicians Strike
An indefinite strike by members of the Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists has left hundreds of patients at public hospitals stranded.
The Association started its announced nationwide strike in objection to salary…
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Piles ‘Identified’ As Silent Cause of Road Accidents
Archbishop Prof. Dr Asafo-Agyei Anane Frempong, Chief Executive Officer of the Asafo-Agyei Hospital and the Archbishop of Africa for the Rapha Faith International Ministerial Network (RFIMN), has stated that haemorrhoid is a major source of…
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Cuban Health Professionals Support Savelugu
Members of the Cuban Trained Association known as Cubanitos-Nortenos have provided free healthcare to residents of the Bunglung community in the Savelugu Municipality of the Northern Region.
People suffering from hypertension, worm…
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Lab Scientists Withdraw Services: Fast and Pray for ‘Salvation’
Leadership of the Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists has directed its members to withdraw all laboratory services effective Monday, May 28.
They are also directed to “observe a half-day fasting and prayer session for the…
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Fear and Suspicion Hinder Congo Medics in Ebola Battle
With more than twice as many Ebola outbreaks as any other country since the virus was discovered in 1976, Congolese are familiar with its destructive power, yet fear and suspicion of medical authorities are still hindering efforts at…
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