HEALTH

Management of the La General Hospital has announced a closed down of the facility to pave way for its redevelopment into a modern health institution. The redevelopment of the hospital according to management had become necessary due to…
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The Government of Ghana has released updates on the country’s preparedness towards the possible outbreak of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ghana. Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman Manu, in a statement issued in Accra, gave…
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The first positive case of Coronavirus has been confirmed in West Africa, Nigeria, after two earlier suspected cases tested negative in Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire. Nigeria’s Health Minister, Dr. Emmanuel Osagie Ehanire, in a statement…
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First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo joined senior officials of Goldfields West Africa, government and traditional leaders of Prestea Huni Valley and Tarkwa Nsuem in the Western Region to commission the new a health center. The centre which…
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The Upper West Regional Director of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Mr. Suleymana Abass has said the scheme has exceeded its revenue target by 57 percent. Mr. Abass said the number of new subscribers to the NHIS increased…
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A research conducted by scientists at the University for Development Studies (UDS) has found that several food vendors in the Tamale Metropolis sell food contaminated with salmonella. The research also found out that most of the fufu…
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The World Health Organization has said the world should do more to prepare for a possible coronavirus pandemic. The WHO said it was too early to call the outbreak a pandemic but countries should be "in a phase of preparedness". A…
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Dr. Abdullah Hadi Mohammed of the Kole Bu Teaching Hospital has been adjudged the 2019 MT Shokunbi Prize In Neurosurgery in a graduation ceremony held in Abuja Nigeria. Organized by the West African Collage of Surgeons, the award is…
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Students of the Sunyani Senior High School (SHS) last weekend, rushed to participate in a blood donation exercise, organised by MTN Ghana, a mobile telecommunication service provider to mark this year’s Valentine’s Day celebration. But…
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The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has raised concerns over government’s failure to promptly pay National Health Insurance claims to health facilities across the country. GMA says the issue of delayed payment of claims needs to be…
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