HEALTH

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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Former Minister of Health  Dr George Sipa-Adjah Yankey  has said it is impossible for any  government to build more than 80 new hospitals in one year. According to him, “It is not feasible,” emphasizing  on the fact that procurement…
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Some 621 new coronavirus related deaths have been reported across the United Kingdom (UK). The UK Department of Health and Social Care made this known in a tweet around 4:19pm on May 2, 2020. It says “As of 9am 2 May, there have been…
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The Food and Drugs Authonty (FDA) is raising an alert over the use of Naphthalene (commonly called Camphor of Mothbalts) for the prevention and treatment of Covid-19. The Authority in a statement signed by its Chief Executive Officer,…
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