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Drug-Resistant TB Hits Ghana
Ghana has recorded its first case of extreme drug-resistant Tuberculosis.
According to the programme Manager of the TB Control Programme at the Ghana Health Service, Dr Frank Bonsu, the victim has died.
The rare type of TB known as…
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FDA Warns of Deadly Listeriosis Infected Meat from SA
The Food and Drugs Authority has warned the general public to be cautious of meat imported from South Africa following news of Listeriosis outbreak in that country.
According to the FDA, it has intensified market Surveillance and…
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Latter-Day Saints Support Clinics with GHȼ90,000
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints through the Hunger Project, Ghana has donated health equipment to four Epicenter health facilities.
The equipment which cost Ghȼ90,000.00 were presented to the Kwakyekrom Epicenter Clinic,…
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Banku Deaths: Lab Confirms ‘Poison’ in Corn Dough
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), has confirmed the presence of a toxic substance in the corn dough that was used to prepare a meal that took the lives of five persons in Akakpokope, a village in the South Tongu District of the Volta…
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Bottled Water: WHO Launches Plastic Health Review
The World Health Organization is to launch a review into the potential risks of plastic in drinking water.
It will assess the latest research into the spread and impact of so-called microplastics – particles that are small enough to be…
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Fertility Rate Drops Over Increased Contraceptives Usage
The preliminary results of the 2017 Ghana Maternal Health Survey (GMHS) shows an increase in the usage of contraceptives, contributing to a reduced fertility rate from 4.2 per cent in 2014 to 3.9 per cent in 2017.
Presenting the…
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MoH Advices Public to Have Regular Eye Tests
Ghana on Wednesday, launched activities to mark the 2018 World Glaucoma week, aimed at raising global awareness and for people to have regular eye check-up’s for early detection of glaucoma to preserve sight.
Glaucoma is among a group of…
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‘Banku and Okro’ Deaths: FDA Discovers Poison in Food
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has found the presence of chlorpyrifos, a toxic substance commonly used in pesticides in the samples of the banku and dough at Akakpokope in the Volta region where six people were reported dead after…
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Childhood Immunization Rate Declines in The Upper East Region
Childhood immunization in the Upper East Region has over the past three years consistently declined and immediate action is needed to reverse the trend, Dr Winfred Ofosu, the Upper East Regional Director of Health Services, has said.…
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NHIA Probes 37 Military Hospital
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has invited management of the 37 Military Hospital to a meeting to explain their reason for imposing new fees on pregnant women who go to the facility for delivery.
The hospital has a…
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