HEALTH

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed gratitude to all staff members of the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research for their “breathtaking” role in the wake of the novel coronavirus. This was after he paid a…
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Ghana Association of Medical Herbalists has advised against the misuse of herbal concoctions in attempts to boost one’s immune system amid the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the main advisories during the pandemic has been to engage in…
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The latest announcement about the rise in coronavirus cases and deaths have been greeted with mixed reactions on social media. On May 9, 2020, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) announced that Ghana’s confirmed cases of coronavirus have…
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The Private Health Association of Ghana has said some private health facilities intend folding up their activities due to the lack of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the…
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Some 4,004,224 persons have tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) globally. This is according to the John Hopkins Coronavirus website. The website reported this news in the late hours of Saturday, May 9, 2020.…
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The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has cautioned President Akufo-Addo ahead of a possible Presidential address today, Sunday, May 10, 2020 not to lift the ban on public gatherings. The GMA in a press release dated Saturday, May 9, 2020,…
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The Covid-l9 treatment centre at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has successfully treated and discharged all seven patients who were on admission, a statement from the hospital said. The release signed by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) ,…
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Data on Ghana’s rate of COVID-19 infections shows the country’s case count has peaked, a top official of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has revealed. Director of Public Health at the GHS, Dr Ebenezer Badu Sarkodie, said that the rate of…
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The Government has expanded the number of Covid-19 testing facilities with two more laboratories within few weeks, Deputy Minister of Health, that’s according to the Deputy Minister of Health, Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye. The additions are the…
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Coronavirus related deaths in Nigeria have risen to 93 as of May 4, 2020. As of May 3, deaths related to the virus were 87 in Nigeria. But the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control in a tweet on May 4th says the deaths have increased by six,…
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