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Unemployed Nurses to Stage Mass Demo
The Coalition of Unemployed Private Nurses (COUPN) has called on its members for an organised strike which will be held on Monday, 7 May 2018.
The group is against government’s attempt to enrol its members unto the Heal Ghana module of…
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30% Deliveries in Ghana Occur Among Teenagers
The Executive Director of the National Population Council, Dr Leticia Adelaide Appiah has expressed concern over what she says are the escalating Ghanaian population and reproductive health issues.
According to her, many Ghanaian…
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“The Vagina Is A Hospital” ― Oheneba Ntim-Barimah
It would be really sad to live through life without stories of the famous ‘vagina’ to tell. But most of the time the story of a female genitalia can only be told through the power of the ink.
Many women, and recently some men, may think…
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Nigeria Bans Cough Syrup with Codeine After Addiction Outcry
Nigeria has announced a ban on the production and import of cough syrup containing codeine after a BBC investigation into its role in an addiction epidemic.
A health ministry spokesman told the BBC remaining stocks in shops could be sold…
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Recruiting Nurses Under NaBCo Dangerous – Labour Expert Warns
Labour expert, Austin Gammey has warned that recruiting nurses under the Nation Builders’ Corps (NaBCo) could lead to the loss of precious human lives.
“…there are some major that should not be contemplated to be of the temporary nature…
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Ghana to Pilot New Indoor Residual Spraying Insecticide
A new indoor residual spraying (IRS) insecticide, “SumilShield 50WG”, which contains a new mode of active ingredient that provides excellent control of malaria transmitting mosquitoes, has been introduced into the country.
The new…
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Drivers Abusing Tramadol – MTTD
There is a growing trend of Tramadol abuse among commercial drivers in some parts of the country, especially Tema, Chief Supt. Joseph Owusu Bempah, Tema Regional Police Command/ Motor Transport and Traffic Directorate (MTTD) of the Ghana…
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Ghana Health Service to Introduce IPV on June 1
The Ghana Health Service will from June 1, this year introduce the Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) at the various child health clinics
The vaccines would be given to babies at 14 weeks old, Dr John Dadzie, of the Expanded Programme on…
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Ghana to Breakthrough in Malaria Resistance Management
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Monday, acknowledged a major boost to its malaria control efforts by the introduction of the second 3rd Generation action Indoor Residual Spraying (3GIRS) project, to tackle the insecticide resistance…
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Tramadol Abuse: Ghana Is Sitting On A Timebomb – Kweku Baako To Govt
Ghana is sitting on a time bomb as far as the growing spate of abuse of the Tramadol drug is concerned and only immediate action on the part of government and relevant stakeholders in the health industry can rescue the country’s youth from…
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