HEALTH

A Starr News undercover investigation into healthcare delivery in the Upper East region has dredged up some disturbing findings as health facilities prescribe killer drugs to the public. The underground mission, undertaken at a number of…
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Government has secured clearance for the recruitment of over 200 nurses and health professionals, according to the Minister of Health Kwaku Agyeman Manu. This adds up to the over 16,000 nurses already admitted into the health sector.…
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The 37 Military Hospital is taking care of 40 persons injured in Saturday evening's inferno at the Atomic Junction in Accra. Two persons, according to hospital authorities, are in a very critical condition. Brigadier General Ernest…
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The government has indicated that it will go ahead to celebrate the return of the nurses' trainee allowance policy following its cancellation by the erstwhile administration. The launch of the restoration of the nurses’ trainee…
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As part of plans to strengthen mental health delivery in the country, all district hospitals are expected to receive 10 beds for patients with mental illnesses. Mr. Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, Minister of Health has stated that the government is…
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The Minister of Health, Mr Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has called on the Stakeholders involved in the procurement of medicines to have a clean and consistent Transaction Price Database. According to him, this is needed to help sustain the supply…
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Health officials from around the world are meeting in France to commit to preventing 90% of cholera deaths by 2030. The disease, which is spread through contaminated water, kills about 100,000 people every year. It is the first time…
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Government has announced it will on Tuesday, October 10, 2017, launch the restoration of the monthly allowance for trainee nurses. The allowance which was cancelled by the Mahama administration in 2014 became a key element of the…
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The First Lady of the Republic of Ghana, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo has said that Ghana may suffer an upsurge in Breast Cancer deaths if cases are not reported to health centres on time. According to Mrs Akufo-Addo, the projection of false…
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The Head of Eye Care at the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr James Addy has expressed great worry over the scarcity of eye care specialists in the country. According to him, the lack of adequate eye care specialists is affecting eye care…
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