HEALTH

The abandoned $860,000 Volo Samsung Digital Village finally saw some activity on Sunday after the North Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa and a team of health professionals kick-started a medical outreach programme based at the village’s…
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The Ghana Immigration Service has instituted a new regulation that mandates all expatriates seeking work permits to run their health laboratory tests at their newly commissioned hospital. According to the Service, this is part of efforts…
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THE HEALTHCARE of thousands of residents of Buokrom, in the Manhyia North Constituency, in Kumasi and the nearby communities, has been greatly enhanced. A modern medical facility, dubbed the ‘Buokrom Community Hospital’ has been…
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Meanwhile A total of 2,240,202 individuals in 23 districts of the Volta Region are to benefit from the distribution of 1,414,062 treated bed nets this year. The distribution is part of a campaign by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) with…
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The Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Thursday warned that the country could lose the battle against Tuberculosis (TB) control if the right leadership and commitment are not mobilised towards the eradication of the disease. Dr. Frank Bonsu,…
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Mr Elvis Newman Nanebe, the Health Prevention Officer of the Foundation for Better Tomorrow (FOBET), said regular health checks are essential to quality healthcare that need to be taken seriously. He said regular health checks could…
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Teenage girls in Ghana are developing breast cancer in their numbers, that’s according to Breast Care International. Young girls in the ages of 14, 19 and 20 have recently been diagnosed of the disease at the Peace and Love Hospital in…
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Six Tuberculosis-related deaths were recorded in the Ho Municipality in 2017, Madam Shine Garvin, Ho Municipal Health Promotion Officer has revealed. She said the prevalence of Micro Bacterium Tuberculosis was on a steady rise in the…
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The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), has stressed the need for health facilities to report Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) experienced by their patients to ensure patient safety. Mr John Odai-Tettey, Central Regional Manager of the FDA, said…
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The Stroke Association Support Network-Ghana (SASNET), a non-governmental organization has called on the government to adopt and implement the Global Stroke Bill of Rights to help take better care of all Ghanaian Stroke Survivors. This…
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