HEALTH

A virologist at the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research into Tropical Medicine (KCCR) says it does not look likely that Ghana will suffer a second wave of the coronavirus disease. Dr Michael Owusu, however, cautioned that if…
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By way of causes of breast cancer, various environmental exposures have been investigated for associations with breast cancer. Both active and passive exposure to tobacco smoke, charred and processed meat consumption, alcohol intake,…
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Digital-based healthcare services system, Healthker, has introduced a hassle-free Coronavirus (Covid19) testing regime for both travelers and anyone interested in knowing their Covid-19 status in Ghana. Under the highly innovative and…
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Ghana has not recorded a single case of cholera under the watch of the Akufo-Addo administration. This is according to the Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah. Speaking during the approval of the 2019…
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The Eastern Regional Hospital in Koforidua is facing an acute shortage of blood. The distressing situation has compelled the Medical Director of the Hospital, Dr Arko Akoto Ampaw and some staff to donate pints of blood to save lives.…
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Hope for Future Generations (HFFG) is calling on the government to facilitate the removal of cultural practices that expose adolescent girls to sexual exploitation. According to the Ghana AIDS Commission SP, 2020-2024, three in four new…
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The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has recorded two more deaths related to Covid-19 taking the toll to 308 from the previous 306. The GHS also recorded 67 new cases pushing the total number of confirmed cases to 47,097. According to the…
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A mental health professional in Ghana, Paul Kumi has called for adequate sensitization and public awareness on mental health in the country. He bemoaned the low level of education amongst Ghanaians on issues of mental health. Speaking…
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Founder and President of ‘Hope Clean Ghana’, Prince Asiedu has emerged the Best SDG 6 Advocate Of The Year for his humanitarian works at the 2020 edition of the Humanitarian Awards Ghana. The event, held at the Labadi Beach Hotel on…
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A consultant Surgeon and professor of surgery at the University of Ghana Medical School, Professor Joe Nat Clegg-Lamptey, has urged various stakeholders in the health sector to intensify education on breast cancer. Speaking on Thursday,…
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