HEALTH

TODAY marks the third-day since members of the Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists embarked on an indefinite strike action to drum home their grievances. Since Monday, their decision to stay away from work had adversely…
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Sheikh Abdul-Razak Adamo Thani, an Islamic Scholar from Nigeria, has advised Ghanaian youth against the abuse of drugs such as Tramadol. Sheikh Thani said Islam speaks against the use of drugs for illicit purposes, hence it was a sin for…
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Patients at the Regional Hospital in Bolgatanga are currently depending on private laboratories to run various laboratory investigations owing to the ongoing strike action by members of the Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists…
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Pressure is mounting on the government to open the 597-bed University of Ghana Medical Centre which has been under lock and key for over a year after it was put up. A final year Pharmacy student of the University of Ghana, Reginald…
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The National Labour Commission (NLC) says the strike by the members of the Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS) is illegal. The Executive Secretary of the NLC, Ofosu Asamoah told Citi News the Association failed to…
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The Ghana Heath Service (GHS) to introduce a new vaccine into the routine immunization throughout the country at every health facility on June 1st. Dr Kwasi Yeboah-Awudzi, the Ashanti Regional Deputy Director of Public Health who gave…
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Over half a million newborns are estimated to die annually from serious neonatal infections, contributing to about 15 per cent of all neonatal deaths globally. According to expert opinion, clean birth and particularly postnatal care…
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Members of the Coalition of Unemployed Private Nurses have picketed both the Health and Finance ministries today over their delayed posting. The Coalition says the action became necessary after a meeting with Vice-President Dr…
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An indefinite strike by members of the Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists has left hundreds of patients at public hospitals stranded. The Association started its announced nationwide strike in objection to salary…
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Archbishop Prof. Dr Asafo-Agyei Anane Frempong, Chief Executive Officer of the Asafo-Agyei Hospital and the Archbishop of Africa for the Rapha Faith International Ministerial Network (RFIMN), has stated that haemorrhoid is a major source of…
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