HEALTH

The rate of Tramadol abuse by some unsuspected youth in the country nowadays has become a challenge that required well-coordinated inter-disciplinary collaboration and multi-sectoral approach to control. The degree of drug abuse…
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Excessive intake of alcoholic beverages, including locally brewed gin, ‘Akpeteshi’ or ‘Apio’, has been cited as reducing sexual potency in men. In this regard, Ghanaian men, especially those that are fond of overly consuming alcohol,…
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The National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) in collaboration with the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has launched the Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) intervention at Tolon to help fight the prevalence of malaria in the country. The…
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The annual Autism and Digital Technology Event and Exhibition (AutismDTgh) 2019 on Monday, opened in Accra, with a call for collaborative support from both government and stakeholders to make inclusive education realistic for children with…
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Deborah Daisy Kwabia, the Deputy Western Regional Director of Social welfare, has said sexual reproductive health right is key to obtaining sustainable development in the country. She said proper education on reproductive health rights…
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Married men who are sex starved are set to  heave a sigh of relief as there appears to be a permanent solution to their bedroom ordeal. This time around, any wife who tends to close the ‘gate’ by wearing tight fitting jeans as a barrier…
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The Ghana Health Service has sacked its Wa regional hospital medical director Dr. Barnabas Naa Gandau over misappropriation and misapplication of funds. A letter dated July 9, 2019 also faulted the head of finance at the largest hospital…
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The Northern Regional Directorate of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) will from next week, July 22 to July 28, undertake a mass administration of a new anti-malaria drug to children in the region. A total of 68,983 children between the…
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Walking 8,900 steps a day could protect the brain against decline and brain tissue loss from Alzheimer's disease, according to a study. Researchers tracked the movement of elderly people and measured the levels of a protein linked to…
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About nineteen thousand nine hundred (19,100) people were infected with HIV last year. Of this number, three thousand, three hundred (3,300), were children under 14 years. About 260 thousand HIV/AIDS orphans are reported to be in Ghana.…
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