HEALTH

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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The Methodist Church - Ghana as part of its strategic health agenda has expanded infrastructure and equipment at its hospital at Aburaso in the Atwima Kwanwoma District. Some of the newly established structures are; an Accident and…
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The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research is concerned about the state of its equipment being used in the testing and provision of Covid-19 test results. A Senior Research Fellow at the Institute, Dr. Joseph Kofi Bonney in an…
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Ghana's confirmed COVID-19 deaths have passed one thousand, with active cases in all 16 regions. Data from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) COVID-19 update page shows that 1,001 have so far succumbed to the Coronavirus. 147 COVID-19 deaths…
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Nearly 1.3 billion people globally suffer from hypertension, a silent killer often driven by obesity that increases the risk of heart disease, stroke and kidney disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. Hypertension can be…
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A top notch provider of cutting-edge modern technological dredging services, Dredge Masters Limited, has sponsored the refurbishment and uplift of the Children's Ward at the Korle-Bu teaching hospital (KBTH), as part of the former’s…
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