HEALTH

The health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo say 55 people are feared to have died from Ebola - the government has confirmed that 28 of those deaths were definitely from the virus. Vaccines and experimental drugs are being…
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The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has introduced what it termed as “NHIS digital inquiries” system. The system is to make it easy and accessible for subscribers to know their status without joining queues at the various…
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The National Executive Board (NEB) of the Ghana Nurse – Midwife Trainees’ Association (GNMTA) has threatened to embark on what they call a “One million walk”, in protest of governments failure to employ them. The Association has…
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NHS reorganisations are not very popular - but Tom Locke probably owes his life to one. The 41-year-old was inspecting pigeon nests on his roof at home in Hythe on the Kent coast last October when disaster struck. He fell from his…
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Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), has listed more than 44 diseases for which advertisement for treatment, prevention or cure are prohibited in the country. The FDA has directed that no media house or a person should advertise a…
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Dr Winfred Ofosu, Upper East Regional Director of Health Services, has lauded the contributions of the Ghana Red Cross Society (GRCS) in their health delivery efforts. Dr Ofosu said the region recorded a significant reduction in maternal…
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The Health Minister, Kweku Ayemang Manu has paid a working visit to the Tamale Teaching Hospital after a pro-New Patriotic Party (NPP) youth group kicked out the Chief Executive Officer, Dr. David Kolbila. He interacted with the…
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Wish there were a sure way to know if someone had a sexually transmitted disease? Now you can catch people red-handed, or uh, red-penised. Three British teens proposed an idea that will rock the world of safe sex- condoms that change colors…
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Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang Manu, is unhappy at the chasing out of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the biggest hospital in the Northern region, David Zaawumya Akolbila, from office and described the behavior of the ‘Kandahar Boys’…
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Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has said there are plans to establish a specialized court to preside over matters concerning food safety and drug abuse. The food and drugs regulator is seeking to crack the whip on violators of the…
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