HEALTH

Mr Martin Obeng, the Sunyani West District Chief Executive at the weekend, admonished teenagers to refrain from sexual promiscuity and unprotected sex. He warned that HIV/AIDS is rife in the Brong-Ahafo Region, particularly, in the…
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The Ejisu-Juaben Municipality is seeing a disturbing rise in HIV infection among pregnant women, something that has become a huge health concern. One hundred and fifty-three (153) out of a total of 6,196 pregnant women screened for the…
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The Asante-Akim South Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Mr. Alexander Frimpong, has pledged increased investment in healthcare to raise the quality of life of the people. He said the assembly was eager to see to it that there was access…
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Savelugu/Nanton Municipal Youth Network for Development (SNMYN4D), a youth network association, has rehabilitated a broken down ambulance of the Savelugu Municipal Hospital to aid its operations. It cost the SNMYN4D GHc8, 850.00 to…
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Mr Kwamena Duncan, the Central Regional Minister, has said he would ensure that the Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) prioritises good sanitation in districts of the Region. He said the RCC has, therefore, set-up sanitation committee…
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Trainee nurses and midwives have begun receiving their allowances for the month of November and December 2017 after assurances from the government earlier this week. The Ghana Nurses and Midwives Trainees Association confirmed to Citi…
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Most of us get around 20% of our water content from food, but the ideal would be to eat the right foods and drink enough water throughout the day, so that we stay properly hydrated. See, dehydration is bad. When we’re not hydrated, we feel…
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Dr Yaw Baah, Secretary General of the Trades Union Congress, has advocated the need for the citizenry to pay higher taxes to fund the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to make it more functional. He recounted his experiences on…
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Empowering Rural Women and Orphans Initiative (ERWOI), a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), has rewarded 36 women from six communities in the Lawra District of the Upper West Region for doing well in child healthcare services. The…
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Malaria related deaths in the Mfantseman Municipality reduced significantly from 22 in 2016 to two in 2017 due to improved case management, the Municipal Health Directorate has said. The period also saw a reduction in institutional…
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