HEALTH

Chief Executive Officer of Mental Health Authority, Dr Akwasi Osei has lamented over the increased number of drug related cases reported at the country’s mental health institutions in the year 2017. Dr Osei noted that the year under…
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The Ministry of Health will, next month, launch a medicine policy to deal with pharmaceutical crime, substance abuse and counterfeit medicine. The policy will also serve as the guideline and standard for stakeholders in the health sector…
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HIV prevalence in the Volta Region has dropped from 2.7 per cent to 2.3 per cent, falling from its first position with the Brong Ahafo Region last year. Median Antenatal Clinic (ANC) prevalence for 2017 is 2.1 per cent, a decrease from…
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Acute shortage of vital working materials has hit eight Health Insurance Schemes in the central region. Affected schemes could be found in the Agona West, Effutu, Kasoa, Agona East, Awutu/Senya, Gomoa-West, Gomoa-Central, and Gomoa-East…
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Professor of Cardiology, Nicholas Ossei-Gerning, has suggested to the government to mandate the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) to regulate the importation of painkiller Tramadol into Ghana.Sold under the brand name Ultram among others,…
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The Ebola virus has reared its head again, this time in the Democratic Republic of Congo. While it is impossible to predict exactly where and when the next outbreak will occur, we now know much more about how to prevent a crisis. The news…
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The Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, says the abuse of the opioid, Tramadol, has become a national threat that must be urgently tackled. He said there is the need for concerted efforts from the public and stakeholders in the health…
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The young nurse who grabbed headlines early in 2018 for constructing a dream mega hospital unassisted to make healthcare services more accessible in his impoverished region has taken one more compassionate step, sponsoring 15 poor patients…
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The Ghana Aids Commission has noted that activities of herbalists and prayer camps across the country are impeding the fight against HIV/AIDS in Ghana. Dr Stephen Ayisi Addo, Head of National AIDS Control Programme at the Ghana Aids…
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A community-based organisation in the Ablekuma Central District, Janok Foundation, has educated the Kaneshie Market Women on basic hygiene as part of this year’s World Health Day. The Day was on the theme: “Universal Health for All,”…
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