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NCD Care Mobile App eases access to hypertension and diabetes treatment
Patients living with Hypertension and Diabetes in Ghana can now experience a unique and more personalized form of care with the introduction of a Mobile Application with self-management tools.
The App has built-in protocols that allow…
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Nhyiaeso residents laud Anglogold Ashanti for ‘mini clinic’ program
About 1000 residents of Nyiaeso in the Obuasi Municipality and surrounding towns have benefited from AngloGold Ashanti’s mini-clinic initiative.
Introduced in 2021, the Mini Clinic is an initiative of the mining company to support the…
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Afenyo-Markin Finances Health Center For Woarabeba
The Member of Parliament for the Effutu Constituency in the Central Region, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has financed the construction of a Health Center, fully equipped it and commissioned same for the Woarabeba community in the Constituency.…
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GHS issues alert over rabies outbreak in Ashanti Region
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced a rising outbreak of rabies in the Ashanti Region.
So far, four of such cases plus one probable case have been confirmed by health facilities in the Region with a case fatality rate of 100…
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What is the urologist concerned about?
I am a 60-year-old man. I noticed changes in my urine pattern about a month ago. I began waking up more frequently in the middle of the night to urinate, which was obviously disrupting my sleep. The force with which urine normally flows has…
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Star Assurance Group, NIC organize blood donation exercise
The Star Assurance Group, group company of StarLife Assurance Limited and Star Assurance Limited, in collaboration with the National Insurance Commission (NIC) has organised a blood donation drive.
The exercise which was held at the head…
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Dentist calls for dental checkups to be a priority
The resident dentist of Pepsodent Ghana’s Dental TV, Dr. Gwendolyn Amarquaye-Bayitse cannot overemphasize her endorsement of the Ghana Dental Association’s recommendation to visit the dentist at least twice a year to maintain optimal oral…
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Breastfeeding does not cause sagging – Doctor
Sagging of the breast is physiological and breastfeeding is not one of the known causes, Dr Amma Benin, the Head of the Paediatric Department, International Maritime Hospital, has said.
"The sagging of the breast is physiological, so…
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Izwe Ghana donates medical equipment to Yabi CHPS compound
Izwe Savings and Loans has donated medical equipment to the Yabi Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compound at Atwima Kwanwoma district of the Ashanti region.
This forms part of the company’s 10th-anniversary corporate…
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Ananse Factor in Medical Practice
Over several ages to date, a wise, cunning, funny and greedy character called Ananse (Akan), Yiyi or Ayee (Eʋe) and Anaanu (Ga) has dominated Ghanaian folklore to the extent that most stories are told with Ananse and/or his son, Ntikuma as…
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