HEALTH

The reconstituted governing board of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) and the governing council of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) have been inaugurated. The Minister of Health, Mr Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, swore them in last Friday by…
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The Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH) has elected Samuel Kow Donkoh as its new president to serve for a 2-year term. The election was held at the Society’s annual general meeting held last week. He was elected alongside other…
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Dr. Gwendolyn Amarquaye-Bayitse, resident dentist of Pepsodent Ghana’s Dental TV Show, Time with the Dentist, has revealed that brushing one’s teeth should take not less than two minutes and should not be rushed. This revelation was made…
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2 young Ghanaians, Gideon Assan and Samuel Nii Lartey Lamptey have been selected as finalists of the maiden Humans of Digital Health campaign. The Humans of Digital Health campaign is by Young Experts: Tech for Health (YET4H), a platform…
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The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has attributed the recent decline in COVID-19 active cases to the strict adherence to the safety protocols by the populace. Ghana currently has a little over 5,000 Covid-19 with one thousand and eighty-nine…
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Dr Emmanuel Kwao Pecku, Tema Metropolis Veterinary Officer, said rabies is estimated to cause 59,000 human deaths annually in over 150 countries, with 95 per cent of cases occurring in Africa and Asia. He said due to underreporting and…
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The world’s first and only national-scale drone delivery service, Zipline, has announced the start of the delivery of a new shipment of AstraZeneca vaccines donated by the UK to selected health facilities from four of its distribution…
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The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate has extended the AstraZeneca second dose vaccination exercise by six more days to allow more people to take their second dose. The exercise, which was originally scheduled to end on Saturday,…
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Mr. Samuel Alagkora Akolgo, the First Vice President of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) says the desire by some members of trade unions to lead is one of the ugly monsters that affect leadership in the country.…
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Earlier in first wave of the covid-19 pandemic,Ghana’s response to the  covid-19 precautionary measures was addressed as the best in Africa. The government conducted a readiness assessment and developed a strategic plan which was led by…
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