HEALTH

The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced a new naming system for variants of Covid-19. From now on the WHO will use Greek letters to refer to variants first detected in countries like the UK, South Africa and India. The UK…
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The managers of the Ga West Municipal Hospital in the Greater Accra Region, is asking government for the construction of a mortuary for the hospital facility. Management of the hospital says the absence of a hospital mortuary makes it…
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Africa needs at least 20 million doses of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine within the next six weeks to get the second round of shots to people who’ve already received the first, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. Data shows…
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Ms Sarah Adwoa Safo, the Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, has said her Ministry has sent proposal for a tax waiver on sanitary products to Parliament for consideration. She said the proposal, when approved, would…
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Mr Maxwell Kotie, the Assin South District Health Promotion Officer, says access to accurate education on Sexual and Reproductive Health Right (SRHR) is a sure way to reduce teenage pregnancy. He said though society refrained from sexual…
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The UN General Assembly has set an ambitious target of achieving Universal Health Coverage by 2030. The goal is to ensure that all citizens of the world have access to health services including financial risk protection, access to…
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Pregnant women at Yendi Municipality have been advised to stick to nutritious diets to increase iron levels in their bodies to help prevent anaemia. Mr Mark Atoobey, Yendi Municipal Nutrition Officer, who gave the advice, emphasized that…
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Blessed Hands Foundation For Needy Mothers led by Nana Adomaa Kyirakuaa I, Acheampem Hene of Koforidua Asokore in the New Juabeng Municipal district of the Eastern Region on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, donated items to the Asokore Community…
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The Ministry of Health has appealed to the striking laboratory scientists at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), to call off its sit-down strike as it works to address their concerns amicably. The Ministry said it is looking to…
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The European Commission has selected Ghana as a possible manufacturing hub for COVID-19 vaccines in Africa, an official statement from the Office of the President said. The Vice-President of the European Commission, Valdis Dombrovskis,…
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