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Expired Malaria Test Kit Hits Market – FDA Warns
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has raised a red flag regarding the presence of some expired malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) kits being offered for sale on the Ghanaian market.
According to the authority, the SD Bio Line Malaria…
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Ghana’s Health Sector Fastest Growing In Sub-Saharan Africa – GBDR
Despite the major challenges facing Ghana’s health sector, the Ghana Business Development Review (GBDR), 2018 has described the industry as “one of the fastest growing in sub-Saharan Africa.”
According to the Review, there have been…
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Make Family Planning A Human Rights Policy – NPC
The National Population Council (NPC) has called on government to institute family planning as a human right policy in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially goal four.
In a statement to mark this year’s…
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Dementia Patients Need Care and Attention – Medical Practitioner
Over 10,000 Ghanaians who are suffering from dementia, a chronic disorder of the mental process, have been advised to seek medical help and an actual diagnosis of the condition.
Dementia is a disease that distresses the ability of the…
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Contents of Blood Donation Video Claims Are False – NBS
The National Blood Service, Ghana (NBS) has called on Ghanaians and blood donors to disregard the contents of a video and audio recording making rounds that blood donations organised by the Despite Group of Companies was used for rituals.…
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Group Protests Against Faulty CT Scan at Korle-Bu
A group calling itself the Value for Life Campaign, an initiative of Radio Gold, an Accra-based FM station, on Friday held a protest against the recent deaths at the hospital due to the lack of a working Computerized Tomography (CT) and…
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Be Vigilant of Expired Malaria Test Kits on The Market – FDA
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has called on the general public to be alert of an expired malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) kit being offered for sale on the Ghanaian market.
The FDA has investigated a complaint and established the…
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A Plague on Ghana’s Health Sector
Evidently, not all is well with Ghana’s health sector. For months on end, the industry has been entwined in a web of uncertainties, failed promises and bizarre outcomes.
In Ghana today, the heavens must know your name for you to seek…
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Stopping Type 1 Diabetes from Birth
Experts believe they may have found a way to prevent high risk babies from developing type 1 diabetes.
The idea is to train infants' immune systems by giving them powdered insulin to offer life-long protection.
Insulin is the hormone…
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Chief Imam Backs Additional Funding For NHIS
The National Chief Imam, His Eminence Dr. Sheikh Usman Nuhu Sharubutu has lauded the proposal to seek additional funding for the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
According to him “many Ghanaians largely depend on the NHIS for…
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