HEALTH

A maiden national survey on blindness and visual impairment has established that 300,000 people representing 1.07 per cent of the Ghanaian population, are on the verge of getting blind because they suffer a severe visual impairment. It…
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Dr. Leticia Appiah, the Executive Director of the National Population Council, has called for improved awareness of family planning choices. According to her, such a move will enable individuals and couples to make informed decision on…
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The Financial challenges confronting the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi has reached unbearable heights as the hospital is compelled to spend an amount of GH 12,000 worth each day to buy oxygen to cater for patients. KATH…
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Nyaho Medical Centre has been recognized for its outstanding contribution to Ghana’s economic development during the nation’s 60 years of independence. The medical facility was honoured together with other institutions for their…
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The Member of Parliament (MP) for Kwabre East Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Francisca Oteng Mensah is proposing the distribution of condoms to teenage girls to help prevent unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections…
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The President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH), Pharm. Benjamin Botwe has cautioned the general public to be mindful of the proliferation and abuse of high dose of Tramadol. According to Pharm. Botwe, a patient must ensure…
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Mrs. Esther Kwakye, a nurse at the Ga South Municipal Hospital at McCarthy Hill, has urged Ghanaians to stop the stigmatisation and discrimination against lepers. In an interview with Ghana News Agency (GNA), on Tuesday, Mrs. Kwakye…
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Three basic-school students in the Nabdam District of the Upper East region have come up with a chemical they claim is an answer to fall armyworm attack. The invention, credited to Joseph Adule Aberika and Elizabeth Nagroug from the…
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A former Deputy Finance Minister has mounted a vehement defence of his role in the controversial ambulance saga which has made the headlines over the past few days. Breaking his silence for the first time, Cassiel Ato Forson confirmed…
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Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), the nation’s second largest referral facility, has taken delivery of infusion pumps to help improve the quality of pediatric care. This would enable fluids – medication and substances containing…
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