HEALTH

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has urged government to make mental health an urgent national priority. According to him, mental health could not continue to be relegated to the background as had been done over the years amid the…
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The removal of former Medical Director of the Greater Accra Regional (Ridge) Hospital, Dr. Thomas Anaba, was due to the fact that he was on secondment there, Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang- Manu has said. He explained that Dr. Anaba was…
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Ami knew she was almost due for delivery but did not know it would be that fast. Of course, Nurse Elizabeth had confirmed that the baby would arrive soon and had even scheduled a final antenatal visit to ensure that Ami was physically fit…
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Breast cancer can resurface after remaining dormant for 15 years following successful treatment, a study has found. Women with large tumours and cancer that had spread to the lymph nodes had the highest 40% risk of it coming back.…
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An Obstetrics and Gynaecology specialist, Dr Clarence Oteng Addo-Yobo, has urged parents to take their girls to a gynaecologist first if they observe signs of mental instability. According to him, when girls exhibit signs of mental…
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Mr. Francis Asenso Boakye, First Deputy Chief of Staff, has advocated strong public-private partnership in the quest to meeting health development goals of the nation. According to him, health was an important and complex sector,…
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The Programmes Director of Vision for Alternative Development (VALD), Mr Labram Musah has called on government to roll out a patchwork of new policies that would give a raise to taxes on alcohol and tobacco. According to him, this step…
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Over 100 people with cleft, from across the country, are to benefit from free surgery to correct the deformity. Ninety (90) international medical volunteers, made up surgeons, dentists, nurses, nutritionists and other health…
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Mr Labram Musah, the Programmes Director of Vision for Alternative Development (VALD) has called on government to increase taxes on tobacco, alcohol and sugary drinks to prevent non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and death. He said failure…
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The University of Ghana was always envisioned to manage the University of Ghana Medical Centre, a Deputy Health Minister under the Mills administration, Rojo Mettle-Nunoo has said. Speaking on Eyewitness News, amid the apparent impasse…
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