HEALTH

Little Angels Trust, a Children’s Charity Organisation, on Wednesday inaugurated a playground for patients of the Accra Psychiatric Children’s Ward. Christened “Respite Centre,” it comprises a serene environment with artificial green…
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Dr Akwasi Osei, Chief Executive Officer, Mental Health Authority, has advised parents against putting undue pressure on their children to attain academic laurels beyond their abilities. According to Dr Osei, forcing children to study a…
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Dr. Akwasi Osei wants more mental health professionals recruited to the public facilities. Psychiatrist, Dr. Akwasi Osei, is warning that suicide cases could rise as the country progresses into a middle-income economy. Dr. Osei who is…
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First Lady Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has encouraged employers to adhere to maternity protection provisions that support maternity leave to create enabling environments for nursing mothers to exclusively breastfeed their babies. Exclusive…
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Some Pharmacists in Accra have blamed drug peddlers and street hawkers for the influx of fake drugs and the culprits behind the sale of these drugs to the unsuspecting public. According to some pharmacists the GNA spoke to in Accra on…
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As part of efforts to sanitise the health sector, the Ministry of Health is considering the establishment of a health intelligence-gathering unit to check malpractices in the sector. Personnel from the proposed unit would be responsible…
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The Ministry of Health has announced to the Public and its stakeholders that Elorm Ametepe has been named as the new Public Relation Officer, PRO of the Ministry of Health. Mr Elorm Ametepe, who was the head…
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Muntaka Chasant, a social entrepreneur concerned with the health effects of air pollution in developing cities, has cautioned that air pollution now kills more people in Ghana than malaria and AIDS combined. He, therefore, called for…
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The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, has disclosed that all unemployed nurses and midwives will be posted by end of 2018. According to the Minister, the Ministry has now received the financial clearance and therefore interviews…
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The Kokroko Charities Foundation has donated two incubators to support the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Effia Nkwanta Hospital. The two incubators formed part of the Project 100 Incubators embarked on by the Foundation to…
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