HEALTH

Forty health personnel have successfully completed a course in Sign Language Proficiency, organised by the Ghana Health Service (GHS), in collaboration with the Supreme Sign Language Institute. The four-week course, which was the second…
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There is a growing obesity trend in children with the fast food boom and an increasingly sedentary lifestyle. Learning healthy eating habits early prevents a lifetime of weight struggles. 1. Sit at the table to eat Eating in front…
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Mr Kwaku Agyeman Manu, Minister of Health has said the country welcomes the preparation of the regional, country-specific analysis of the state of health, health services and health systems in the African Region. He believes "We need to…
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The Pharmacy Council has supervised the induction of newly qualified and registered pharmacists from major tertiary institutions in the country. Retired Deputy Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Anarfi…
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Dr Charity Sarpong, the Greater Accra Regional Director of Health Services, has said the Region has chalked some modest gains in the first half of 2018 compared to same periods in 2017 and 2016. These included the significant increase in…
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The management of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, has awarded a contract for the procurement of two new oxygen plants with a capacity to produce all oxygen requirements of the facility and offer the surplus for sale to…
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The Ahomka Foundation, dedicated to supporting the wellbeing of the citizenry, has donated assorted medical items worth GHC1.2 million to 24 health facilities in the Cape Coast Metropolis. The items include bandages, blood collection and…
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Mortality rate at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) reduced significantly from 15.9 per cent in 2017 to 11.3 per cent between April and July this year. Additionally, neonatal admissions at the hospital increased from 1,834 in…
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In our fast-paced world, being busy is a normality. Many young adults, including myself, find ourselves smack dab in the middle of the rat race of life with the finish line nowhere in sight. Young adults, are overworked and overstressed.…
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The Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Dr. Samuel Annor has explained that proprietorial powers from the Attorney General’s Department will help the authority to deal with service providers who defraud…
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