HEALTH

Ghana has still not been able to achieve the 100 per cent voluntary blood donation status as required by the World Health Organisation (WHO), despite the various interventions over the years to achieve the target. Dr Samuel Asiamah, the…
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Employers have been urged to ensure that their employees work under conditions that do not adversely affect their mental health. "Whilst most people with mental challenges may take solace in work, the work place could also have a…
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Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, Minister of Environment Science, Technology and Innovation has unveiled three mobile applications software on cervical cancer prevention and management to aid healthcare delivery in the country. They…
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The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has appealed to government to provide more funds for the health sector with enough allocation to emergency services to curtail avoidable deaths. The call by the GMA comes in the wake of the death of a…
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Sheikh Mohammed Ridwan Mohammed, a Scholar of the World Islamic Call Society, has sternly warned Muslim youth in the country to abstain from the use of Tramadol. He also cautioned them to stay away from the smoking of Indian Hemp, known…
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Once again and more wearingly than ever, Ghana’s health system seems to be broken and heading for a disaster. This is evident in the story of the late Mr. Anthony Opoku-Acheampon who embraced death decisively in his car after being…
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The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has begun investigations into reports of Anthony Opoku-Acheampon, the 70-year-old man who died in his car after being turned away by seven hospitals due to lack of beds. Director General of the GHS, Dr…
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The immediate past Acting Director of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital says he is pleased that government has clarified the reason why he was relieved of his duty. Dr Felix Anyaah disclosed that he did not do anything wrong to merit a…
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34-year-old Ernest Opoku Gyau, is appealing for funds from the public to undergo a kidney transplant in India. Ernest, until he was diagnosed with the disease, worked as a foreman of a construction firm, but has spent all his savings on…
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The Public Relations Officer for the Ministry of Health, Robert Cudjoe, says the government’s plan to operationalize the University of Ghana Medical Center by July is not attainable. Speaking on Citi TV’s Current Affairs Show Point of…
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