HEALTH

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says the country’s only survivor of the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) has fully recovered. This follows two negative tests carried out on the patient in 48 hours. “The patient has since been discharged and…
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Scientists are tracking a new, animal-derived virus in eastern China that has infected at least several dozen people. The novel Langya henipavirus (LayV) was found in 35 patients in the Shandong and Henan provinces. Many had symptoms…
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DETTOL Ghana has partnered the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) to promote good hygiene for expectant, nursing mothers and Ghanaians at large. The partnership gives Dettol the exclusive right to use the…
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The Wenchi municipality of the Bono Region has recorded 330 teenage pregnancies in the first six months of the year. According to Robert Kwaku Bio, the Wenchi municipal director of health service, the issue of teenage pregnancy has been…
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In the quest to eliminate random and frequent departures by students from the school grounds to use washroom facilities in neighboring houses and unsanitary locations, the Antwi Mensah and Family Foundation has cut sod to build two (2)…
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Honorable Elijah Adansi-Bonah, the Municipal Chief Executive for Obuasi has presented health equipment worth GH36, 000 from the Assembly’s Internally Generated Fund, to the Sanso Health center in Obuasi. The medical equipment according…
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The UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce (UKGCC), a member-based trade association that promotes bilateral trade between the UK and Ghana, has donated GHS50,000.00 to support the establishment of a clinical trials unit at the University of Ghana…
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The Ministry of Health in partnership with Novartis, and the Sickle Cell Foundation of Ghana is set to introduce a new digital healthcare platform which will deliver essential medical guidance to support clinical decision making in the…
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One person has died from Monkeypox in the Bolgatanga Municipality of the Upper East Region, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed. A total of 13 people who are believed to have come into contact with the victim are being monitored…
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The world’s leader in instant delivery services, Zipline, has announced the appointment of Mawuli Atiemo as the new General Manager of its Ghana operations. His appointment took effect from July 2022. Mawuli is joining Zipline from…
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