HEALTH

A Principal Regulatory Officer of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) Mr Sebastian Mawuli Hotor, has revealed that aside death being the gravest consequence of Tramadol abuse, tramadol addicts could have suicidal tendencies. According to…
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THE FOUNDER and Leader of the United Progressive Party (UPP), Akwasi Addai, aka ‘Odike’ has admonished Ghanaians to adopt healthy living lifestyles in order for them to live long. He particularly urged the people to eat a lot of…
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Taxis have become ‘alternative ambulances’ for referrals of critically ill patients at the Tain Government Hospital in the Brong Ahafo region due to lack of an ambulance. The only ambulance of the hospital, Starr News gathered, had been…
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On World Autism Awareness Day, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has joined the global call to empower women and girls with autism and involve them and their advocates in policy and decision-making to address the challenges…
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As the abuse of Tramadol continues to rise in Ghana, the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) is joining forces with a number of sector agencies to curb the illegal distribution and sale of the drug. According to the Chief Executive Officer of…
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Ms. Rosemond Owusu Ansah, Reproductive and Child Health Officer at Ahwerewa Health Centre in the Sekyere East District has warned adolescent girls, especially those in rural communities against using rags and other unhygienic items during…
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Six boys and two girls were delivered in two hospitals at Enchi in the Aowin municipality on Holy Easter and Easter Sunday. One birth was recorded on the Holy Saturday, while seven were recorded on Easter Sunday. Seven babies were…
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The Upper West Regional Hospital is in dire need of government’s attention to address the facility’s human and logistical constraints hindering effective healthcare delivery. The challenges facing the Hospital have caught the attention…
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Nana Soglo Alloh IV, Paramount Chief of Likpe Traditional Area and President of the Volta Regional House of Chiefs has appealed for the renovation of Bakua Health Centre, built in 1965. He said the facility, which has a laboratory,…
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The Ghana Health Service says the health practitioner who administered the injections that are suspected to have led to three deaths at the New Senchi Health Center in the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern Region, had been operating…
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