HEALTH

The World Health Organization (WHO) will today present a certificate to Ghana to congratulate the country on becoming the first sub-Saharan country in Africa to eliminate blinding trachoma. In June this year, WHO announced that Ghana had…
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The PUBLISHER’s Health Desk, has in several editions highlighted the miseries that the condition―Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) puts its victims through. Having understood what the disease is, its cause and symptoms, our resource…
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A premeditated plan by members of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) to embark on an indefinite industrial action has been called off. This decision, according to the President of the Association, Dr. Frank Ankobea follows government’s…
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The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has set aside a roadmap it adopted that could lead to the withdrawal of outpatient services by August 6. President of the Association, Dr Frank Ankobea, told Joy News they have decided to suspend the …
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The Nsuta Circuit Court in the Sekyere Central District has sentenced a 19-year-old farmer to 15 years imprisonment for illegally trading in Tramadol. Dada Musah, a resident of Ejura, pleaded guilty to the charge of dealing in prohibited…
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The Nsuta Circuit Court in the Sekyere Central District has sentenced a 19-year-old farmer to 15 years imprisonment for illegally trading in Tramadol. Dada Musah, a resident of Ejura, pleaded guilty to the charge of dealing in prohibited…
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The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has set aside a roadmap it adopted that could lead to the withdrawal of outpatient services by August 6. President of the Association, Dr Frank Ankobea, told Joy News they have decided to suspend the…
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The Rebecca Foundation has donated various medical equipment to some hospitals and health facilities in the three Northern Regions. The gesture forms part of the efforts of the First Lady’s Foundation, to help bridge medical supplies…
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The Ghana Health Service, 5th Governing Council has proposed a reinsurance policy for its entire staff to ensure their welfare. The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr. Anthony Nsiah-Asare disclosed this during the…
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The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has proposed new taxes on tobacco and alcohol to raise further revenue to fund the scheme. At the meet-the-press in Wa recently, the regional director of the scheme, Mr. Abass Suleymana,…
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