HEALTH

The Judiciary is ready to enforce laws on illicit drug trade as a means of curbing abuse of fake drugs and substances, a Supreme Court Judge, Mrs Justice Sophia Adinyira, has said. She has, however, called for the amendment of existing…
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Six persons into the trading of restricted drugs including tramadol, aphrodisiac and unapproved cosmetics have been fined GhC3000 each. A Koforidua Circuit Court presided over by Janet Animah Marfo convicted the six made up of five…
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Former President, John Dramani Mahama has expressed his dismay over the rise of Tramadol abuse and HIV/AIDS cases in the country. In a Facebook post to wish Muslims well during Ramadan which kicks off on Wednesday, the former President…
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Chief Executive Officer of Mental Health Authority, Dr Akwasi Osei has lamented over the increased number of drug related cases reported at the country’s mental health institutions in the year 2017. Dr Osei noted that the year under…
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The Ministry of Health will, next month, launch a medicine policy to deal with pharmaceutical crime, substance abuse and counterfeit medicine. The policy will also serve as the guideline and standard for stakeholders in the health sector…
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HIV prevalence in the Volta Region has dropped from 2.7 per cent to 2.3 per cent, falling from its first position with the Brong Ahafo Region last year. Median Antenatal Clinic (ANC) prevalence for 2017 is 2.1 per cent, a decrease from…
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Acute shortage of vital working materials has hit eight Health Insurance Schemes in the central region. Affected schemes could be found in the Agona West, Effutu, Kasoa, Agona East, Awutu/Senya, Gomoa-West, Gomoa-Central, and Gomoa-East…
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Professor of Cardiology, Nicholas Ossei-Gerning, has suggested to the government to mandate the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) to regulate the importation of painkiller Tramadol into Ghana.Sold under the brand name Ultram among others,…
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The Ebola virus has reared its head again, this time in the Democratic Republic of Congo. While it is impossible to predict exactly where and when the next outbreak will occur, we now know much more about how to prevent a crisis. The news…
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The Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, says the abuse of the opioid, Tramadol, has become a national threat that must be urgently tackled. He said there is the need for concerted efforts from the public and stakeholders in the health…
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