HEALTH

Ghana's Coronavirus (COVID-19) case count rose by four new infections to 152 cases on Sunday, March 29, 2020. The new confirmed cases were announced by the Information Minister, Oppong Nkrumah during media briefing yesterday. 145…
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The Health Ministry has announced a special life insurance cover for the 10,000 health personnel and allied professionals attending to COVID-19 pandemic response. In a letter signed by the Minister of Health, Mr Kwaku Agyemang-Manu and…
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The coronavirus outbreak is “very likely” to lead to an increase in marriage break-ups because couples are being kept in self-isolation together, a leading divorce lawyer has said. Baroness Shackleton of Belgravia, whose previous clients…
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One of the leading pharmaceutical companies in West Africa, Tobinco Pharmaceuticals Limited, has donated medical supplies worth GHS251,000 to the Ministry of Health. The donation, which was made on Friday at the Premises of the ministry,…
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The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) says it has not tested and approved any drug, herbal medicine or food supplement for the treatment of COVID- 19. According to the FDA, clinical trials are ongoing on some products, and it would…
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The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has directed its district offices to attend to only pregnant women, children under five years and indigents as classified by the Department for Social Welfare. The move, according to the…
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The 52 people currently undergoing treatment at the various COVID-19 management centres are not in the intensive care category as it is in other dispensations, a Presidential Adviser on Health, Dr. Anthony Nsiah-Asare, has said. Some…
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Management of Salt Media GH has donated washing and sanitary materials to the Agogo Presbyterian Hospital to support the the center in the wake of the Covid-19 virus outbreak across the world. The items were submitted on behalf of the…
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Tests are becoming more widely available and are being processed in commercial labs and academic centers across the country. In the US, the most common test for the COVID-19 virus looks for viral RNA in a sample taken with a swab from a…
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President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced that the Ministry of Health is engaging the services of retired and new health professionals to augment that of its current staff as the country braces itself for a possible surge in the number of…
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