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We Won’t Recruit 10,000 Nurses in May – MoH Contradicts Bawumia
The Ministry of Health has contradicted claims by Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia that about one thousand nurses and other unemployed youth will be recruited next month, May 2018 under the yet to be launched Nation Builders Corps…
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Occupy Ghana Schools Gov’t on Curbing Tramadol Abuse
Tramadol, which had once been seen and touted as an ordinary pain reliever has become popular because of its increasing detriment on persons who have been shackled by the abuse of the drug.
It is for this reason that outspoken pressure…
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“Stop Sending Children to Buy Tramadol” – Parents Urged
A cross-section of over-the-counter medicine sellers in the Agona West Municipality of the Central Region have blamed parents who send their children to buy Tramadol as the leading course of its abuse.
"Many children between the ages of…
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Run Away from Illicit Drugs—DCOP Hinneh
The Tema Regional Police Commander, DCOP Nana Asomah Hinneh has advised the youth to desist from the use and abuse of illicit drugs as they are harmful to their health, sanity and development.
According to him, drugs such as…
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Health Minister Launches African Vaccination Week
Mr Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, the Minister of Health, has launched the African Vaccination Week to commemorate the preservation of the health of children through vaccination.
He announced that Ghana would from April 23 to 29, 2018, join all…
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Strengthen Health System to Achieve Universal Coverage – Dr Moeti
Dr Matshidiso Moeti, the Regional Director for the World Health Organisation (WHO) for Africa, has said that Africans needed to strengthen their health systems in order to eradicate basic health diseases and achieve Universal Health…
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Fumigant Tablet Caused the Death of Three ─ FDA
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has said the three children who died after their parents sprayed a fumigant tablet lost their lives through the inhalation of a pesticide, Topstoxin
The fumigation tablet, Topstoxin, the FDA said is a…
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Ghana Signs MoU to Deploy Drone for Health Delivery
The Ministry of Health has signed a Letter of Intent with the developer and operator of Unmanned Aircraft Systems, popularly known as drones, to offer a drone-enabled supply chain solution in Ghana that will ensure secure, reliable and…
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Gov’t Weighing Domestic Options To Fund NHIS – MoH
The Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has indicated that with the decreasing Development Assistance for Ghana, the Ministries of Finance and Health are working closely together to identify sustainable sources of domestic revenue to…
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Ghana to Use Drone Technology for Essential Health Services – Veep
The government will sign a Memorandum of Understanding with a health service provider this week that would enable the country to use drone technology to deliver blood supplies and essential medicines to remote communities by September, this…
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