HEALTH

For the past decades, Kanyizine Kansah, a 59-year-old visually impaired small-holder farmer at Karni in the Lambussie District in the Upper West Region, has been engaging in farming activities for survival. In spite of his disability, he…
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President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured stakeholders in the provision of mental health care in the country that his administration is committed to making that aspect of health service a priority. In his speech…
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Pan-African bank, Ecobank has committed $120,000 as seed capital to contribute to the elimination of malaria cases in Ghana by 2030. Head of Consumer Banking, Edward Botchway, said the menace of malaria was critical and needed to be…
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A paediatrician at the Bono Regional Hospital in Sunyani, Dr. Bright Asiamah, has called on mothers to stop using naphthalene balls in their babies’ clothes. He said that naphthalene balls can cause jaundice, a condition that causes the…
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Following the anthrax illness outbreak in two local districts, the Upper East Regional Coordinating Council has restricted the movement of ruminants. Bansi in the Binduri District and Sapeliga in the Bawku West District are the…
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In a bid to enhance the delivery of critical medical supplies to health facilities, the Ministry of Health has assured Zipline, the renowned drone delivery service company, of government's unwavering support in ensuring the sustainability…
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One person has died of suspected anthrax in the Binduri District of the Upper East Region after eating the carcass of an anthrax-infected dead cow. According to the Upper East Regional Health Directorate of the Ghana Health Service, four…
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The Ghana National Ambulance Service has denied claims in a viral video alleging that one of the service's ambulances was shipped to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for sale. This comes after two guys speaking the Twi language…
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Ghanaian medical device and service company, KITSS Therapeutics, has introduced an innovative and game-changing product which rapidly stops bleeding, speeds up clotting time and heals wounds faster. The hemostatic product, BLOODSTOP and…
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Schizophrenia, a mental health disorder, is on the rise in Ghana, with 8,446 people presenting with the condition as of the end of March this year . From 19,856 persons who presented for help with the condition in 2020, the cases…
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