HEALTH

In a troubling revelation, the Auditor-General has launched a rigorous pursuit on Joe Gyaten, a delivery driver accused of failing to deliver a significant consignment of condoms and other contraceptives worth GH¢1.34 million to the Eastern…
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In low-income economy such as Ghana, most citizens have poor access to quality health delivery (QHD). Healthcare system in Ghana suffers from numerous challenges that affect people accessibility to quality health care. Key among them is…
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The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has directed all Regional Directors of Health Service and Chief Executive Officers of Teaching Hospitals to make it known and clear of an information concerning the outbreak of clinical malaria, known as…
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As part of his 10th anniversary celebration, the Akwamuhene of Akyem Awisa, Nana Yaw Barima Twum Sarkodie I, has donated laboratory equipment and accessories worth about GH¢300,000 to the Akyem Awisa Community Clinic at Awisa Abontekisem.…
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In a heartwarming initiative, UNESCO, in partnership with the Chinese government, has launched a series of surgeries and free medical screenings for HIV-infected orphans at the Compassion Orphanage. This collaborative effort aims to…
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Global temperatures have averaged 1.64 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels over the past year, with scientists warning it marks a “large and continuing shift in our climate”. The latest figures from the EU’s Copernicus Climate…
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 Statistics available indicate that, the number of women who contract Human Immunodeficiency Virus, also called HIV are more than men in the Volta Region. According to the data, 65.52 per cent are women, while young people (15–24),…
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The European Union (EU) has launched a €32 million Special Measure on Manufacturing and Access to Vaccines, Medicines, and Health Technologies in Africa (MAV+) to support vaccine manufacturing in Ghana. The investment, launched during…
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The University of Ghana Medical Centre Ltd (UGMC) has proven and added to the class of high level medical centre in the country and beyond with the completion of its first set of six kidney transplant surgeries. In a statement, the…
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported increase cases of monkeypox, measles and dengue cases in parts of Africa. According to the WHO Weekly Bulletin on outbreaks and other emergencies, monkeypox (Mpox) is resurgent in South…
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