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KATH Honours Staff, Philanthropists at Maiden Board Awards
The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital , has honored some twenty personalities and organizations at its maiden Board Annual Reception special awards event in Kumasi.
The awardees included heads of directorates and units, as well as external…
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Seek Medical Solutions to Infertility – Specialist
A fertility specialist with the Accra Fertility Centre, a subsidiary of the Medifem Multi-Specialist Hospital and Fertility Centre, has advised married couples with fertility problems to first seek medical solutions in their quest to bear…
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Sipping Fruit Teas ‘Damages Teeth’ – Study
Sipping acidic drinks such as fruit teas and flavoured water can wear away teeth and damage the enamel, an investigation by scientists has shown.
The King’s College London team found that drinking them between meals and savouring them…
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FDA Warns Against Bleaching Pills
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has expressed worry about the incessant use of pills and tablets among some Ghanaians to lighten their skins.
Emmanuel Nkrumah, Head of Cosmetics and Household Chemical of the FDA, who was speaking at a…
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9,342 Qualified Nurses to Begin National Service This Year
About 9,342 nurses who passed their licensing examination, organised by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), will begin their mandatory national service on April 1 this year.
In line with that, the National Service Scheme (NSS) has…
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JUSSAG Launches Health Foundation With GH¢ 50,000
The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) on Friday launched the “JUSAG Health Foundation,” with a seed capital of GH¢ 50,000 at a ceremony in Accra.
The JUSAG Health Foundation intends creating a pool of funds that would…
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New Juaben: HIV Patients Shun Antiretroviral Drugs
Health officials at the New Juaben Municipal Health directorate in the Eastern region have expressed worry over what they say is the refusal of persons tested Positive for HIV in the area to be put on drugs.
Out of the total 9,599…
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UNDP Holds Health Technology Access and Delivery Dialogue
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has called for a multi-sectoral approach towards addressing the policy inconsistencies in the access and delivery of health services and technologies.
It said improving access to total…
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Ghana NCD Alliance Launched to Help Reduce Non-Communication Diseases
The Ghana NCD Alliance (GhNCDA) has been launched with a called on civil society organisations to closely partner government to create awareness and prevent Non-Communication Diseases (NCDs).
The vision and mission of the GhNCDA is to…
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FDA Identifies Uncertified Skin Lightening Products
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) through its market surveillance activities has identified some uncertified and unregistered skin bleaching" products on the Ghanaian market.
Subsequently, the Authority has commenced investigation to…
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