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Israeli Gov’t Supports GHS With 2 Neonatal Units
The government of Israel as part of efforts to deepen relationship with the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has inaugurated two neonatal units in two health facilities in the Kumasi Metropolis.
The beneficiary hospitals are the Kumasi South…
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Tepa Hospital project to be operational March 2020
Euroget De-Invest, contractors working on the new Tepa Government Hospital project, have given the assurance that the project would be completed by December this year and handed over to government in March next year.
Mr. Khalid Ahmed,…
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Seven month-old baby successfully undergoes cleft lip repair
A seven-month-old baby boy, Alfred Mwinemaaro, whose parents hail from Nkoranza in the Bono East Region has successfully undergone cleft lip repair at the Dormaa Presbyterian Hospital (DPH), Dormaa-Ahenkro in the Dormaa Central Municipality…
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Keta Municipal Hospital Accused of selling drugs under NHIS
Michael Asare, a Keta-based businessman has accused the Keta Municipal Hospital of allegedly selling drugs and services under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to subscribers of the Scheme.
He said the practice was undermining…
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Over 3000 teenage pregnancies recorded in Wa West
The National Youth Authority (NYA) in partnership with Plan International Ghana is calling for concerted efforts to sustain the fight against high teenage pregnancies and early marriages being recorded in communities around the Wa West…
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Ten Fish Landing Sites To Be Constructed Soon
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has given firm indication that government will soon build ten fish landing sites along the coastal areas of Ghana for the benefit of fishing communities.
The Vice President of the Republic, Dr.…
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Parliament urged to pass Occupational Health Hazard Bill
Medical Officer at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr Augustine Adoliba Ayanoore, has called on Parliament to as a matter of urgency pass the over aged Occupational Health Hazard Bill.
The Bill when passed, he said, would force…
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First Lady donates to needy institutions
Rebecca Naa Okaikor Akufo-Addo, has made another set of donation of hospital equipment, to some needy health institutions across the country.
The donations, which were made through the Rebecca Foundation, of which Mrs Akufo-Addo is the…
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Mass burial hits Tamale Teaching Hospital
The high stench from the Tamale Teaching Hospital mortuary has forced management to carry out a mass burial service for unknown dead bodies at the Tamale General cemetery.
This was as a result of the breakdown of five compressors of the…
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Smoking ‘damages eyes as well as lungs’
Millions of people in the UK are putting their sight at risk by continuing to smoke, warn specialists.
Despite the clear connection, only one in five people recognise that smoking can lead to blindness, a poll for the Association of…
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