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Non-attendance of antenatal clinic fuels maternal deaths
In excess of 48 percent of pregnant women in the Kumasi Metropolis, reportedly, have not to be attending ante-natal clinic sessions, leading to a rise in maternal deaths.
The Metropolitan Health Directorate says the situation has…
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Meningitis Case Recorded In Effutu
The Effutu Municipal Health Directorate has issued an alert on a recorded case of Meningococcal Meningitis at Gomoa East District.A statement from the directorate said all health staff must be on the lookout for the key signs and symptoms…
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NHIA Achieves 2018 Premium Targets
The Northern Regional Director of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Mr Issahaque Abdul Latif, has announced that the performance at the regional headquarters has been “impressive as they have achieved a lot in the last year”.…
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MTN To Raise 3,500 Pints Of Blood
MTN Ghana Foundation in collaboration with the Ghana Blood Service has announced the rollout of its annual blood donation drive dubbed “Save-a-Life campaign”.
The exercise which aims at stocking blood banks across the country would be…
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Maternal Mortality Reduces In Techiman – Health Director
The Techiman Municipal Health Directorate in the Brong-Ahafo Region has recorded a reduction in maternal mortality cases in 2018, Madam Florence Iddrisa, the Municipal Director of Health Services has said.
Speaking at the 2018 annual…
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Cartons Of Cancer-Causing Cosmetic Products Destroyed
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has destroyed fake cosmetic products, containing harmful chemicals which are dangerous to public health.
Mrs Delese Mimi Darko, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), FDA said these fake products contain…
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Medical Drones Take Off 2nd Quarter
The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) for the distribution of essential emergency medical supplies to various health facilities across the country, is set to begin fully before the end of the second quarter of the year.Presently,…
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Does early gray hair mean your health is at risk?
You glance in the mirror and see it—your first gray hair. You’re still a young guy, so why is your hair turning silver?
We associate gray hair with aging, so your graying strands inevitably raise an uncomfortable question: If your hair…
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Closed Lab leaves Patients stranded at Pantang Hospital
Individuals who sent sick people to the Pantang hospital for treatment on Sunday were left stranded because the laboratory was closed.
The patients including children and pregnant women had to move out of the facility in search of…
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First Lady Calls For Proper Financing Mechanism For Cancers
First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo says Ghana needs to boldly confront the financing of cancer treatment in the country to help provide quality care for patients who suffer from the disease.
She emphasised the importance of awareness…
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