HEALTH

UNICEF will be launching a new global campaign on 24 April to emphasize the power and safety of vaccines among parents and wider social media users. The campaign which would run alongside World Immunization Week from April 24 to 30 seeks…
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The Ghana Association of Certified Registered Anaesthetists has called off its nationwide partial withdrawal of services following an agreement reached with the Ghana Health Service. The association’s action had been triggered by protest…
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The Ministry of Health risks legal action from the Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists who have accused it of posting unqualified lab scientists to Ghana’s public health facilities. According to the President of the…
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The Government has rubbished the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) alarms about the deteriorating state of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) under the Akufo-Addo administration. Deputy Information Minister, Pius Enam Hadzide…
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The number of measles cases reported worldwide in the first three months of 2019 has tripled compared with the same time last year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The UN body said provisional data indicated "a clear…
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The Police Hospital administration has announced it will in the next 21 days embark on a mass burial for some 150 unknown and unclaimed dead bodies. This is part of its routine measures to decongest the mortuary in the facility. The…
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The Northern Regional Police Criminal Investigations Department has arrested one Murtala Mohammed for claiming to be a specialist heart surgeon and allegedly defrauded a lady of her GHc 12,000 under the pretense of securing her a job.…
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Ghana Water Company Limited has said it may be forced to shut-down water supply to Tamale and its environs if illegal sand weaning activities around its Dalun treatment plant are not halted. According to the Public Relations Officer of…
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The Medical and Dental Council (MDC) of Ghana, on Friday, inducted 106 newly qualified doctors, who were trained both locally and abroad. They included professionals trained by the University of Ghana, and the Kwame Nkrumah University of…
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The British High Commissioner to Ghana, Iain Walker has disclosed he will be riding a bicycle from Paga to Accra in the Northern Region in August this year to raise funds to support the Burns and Plastic Unit of the Korle Bu Teaching…
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