HEALTH

The Principal of Tamale School of Hygiene has bemoaned the institution’s deplorable state which he says requires government’s immediate attention According to Bello Seiwu, the school has never witnessed any major facelift since its…
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The Ministry of Health would complete a construction of three ultramodern polyclinics for the Ogbojo, Bortianor and Oduman communities on December 2018 to provide adequate medical services to the residents of the area. The three…
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Ghana, in the not too distant future may be declared a measles free country if it continues in its efforts to keep the viral disease at bay. The Ghana Health Service (GHS) revealed that, the country since 2003, has not recorded any…
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A child-centred research and advocacy-based NGO, J Initiative (JI), has made a clarion call on government to remove the 20% import tax on sanitary towels. This, according to them, will make this vital product available and affordable for…
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The Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has charged Parliament to pass with all urgency, the Legislative Instrument (L.I.) that will back the full implementation of the Mental Health Act, 2012 (Act 846). On the occasion…
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Five out of every 100 basic schoolchildren in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region suffer from Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) a study has revealed. ADHD, which severely affects males than females, is a mental disorder which causes…
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The Cedar Mountain Chapel Assemblies of God Church, East Legon Branch, at the weekend organised a free health screening and medication exercise for squatters around East Legon, Okponglo and surrounding communities. The medical outreach,…
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The Executive Director of Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital has attributed an increase in drug abuse among the youth on stress. According to Kwadwo Marfo Obeng, the nature of today's world of work makes high demands on parents and this,…
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The Plastic and Reconstructive Unit of the Surgery Directorate of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), has embarked on an exercise to restore the breast of women who have undergone surgeries to remove their natural breast as a result…
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The Ophthalmological Society of Ghana (OSG) has said there is a looming decline of eye specialists in the country. OSG is made up of eye specialists in Paediatric Ophthalmology, Community eye health and Cornea and Anterior segments.…
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