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250 Mentally Ill in ‘Detention’
Two hundred and fifty mentally ill patients have been abandoned by their relations for many years at the Accra Psychiatric Hospital (APH).
The neglected in-patients, who constitute more than half of the total population of inmates at the…
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Ghanaian Scientists Design Beads That Detect Pneumonia
Scientists at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, have designed a bead to detect early stages of pneumonia.
The beads, which are designed in the colours of the national flag, guide…
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Fraudulent NHIA Claimants to Get 2-Yr Jail Sentence
Management of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has said it is taking steps to impose prison sentences as part of the punishment for those who inflate NHIA claims.
CEO of the Authority, Dr Samuel Yaw-Annor said it has become…
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Ghana’s Health System is Still Healthy- Oko Vanderpuije
Former Mayor of Accra, Mr Oko Vanderpuije has indicated that the country’s healthcare system is still strong despite reports that healthcare is failing in Ghana.
After being laden with an ill health recently, Mr Vanderpuije said an…
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Ghana Should Review GNDPS Regulations – Director
Mr Issah Ali, the Executive Director of Vision for Alternative Development (VALD), a civil society organisation has called for the review of the Ghana’s Narcotics Drug and Psychotropic Substances regulations.
He said this was to help…
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Enforce Anti-Counterfeit, Illicit Drug Use Laws
Mr Pierre Souverain, Director of Pfizer, Global Security, European Medicines Evaluation Agency (EMEA), has called on African leaders to wage war against illicit drug use.
He said illicit drug use has become a global phenomenon which…
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Be in The News for Positive Reasons ꟷ Nurses and Midwives Urged
Dr Razak Dokurugu, Deputy Regional Director of Health Services in charge of Clinical Care, in Upper East Region has called on nurses and midwives to be guided by the core values of the Ghana Health Service (GHS)
He said “let’s not the…
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Addo-Kufuor Advocates Novelties in Healthcare
Dr. Kwame Addo-Kufuor yesterday paid glowing tributes to Ghanaian medical practitioners who have over the years rendered as he put it selfless service to their compatriots even as he advocated novelties in medical practice in the country.…
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FDA Sensitizes Food Vendors on Food Safety
The Central Regional Directorate of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), has embarked on education on food safety for food vendors to promote hygienic food services to the public.
The vendors are being sensitised on proper practices of…
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U/WR: Drug Agencies Declare War on Tramadol Abuse
Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) in partnership with Narcotics Control Board and Pharmacy Council on Tuesday engaged stakeholders in a six-hour forum on combating Tramadol abuse and illicit drugs in Upper West Regional capital, Wa.
The…
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