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Massive Exercise to Disinfect Kumasi Academy SHS Gets Underway
A massive exercise to disinfect dormitories, classrooms, dining and assembly halls, wash and bathrooms of the Kumasi Academy Senior High School (KUMACA) to protect the students and their teachers from bacterial infection got underway on…
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UNAIDS Appoints New Country Director for Ghana
Mrs Angela Trenton-Mbonde, a citizen of Guyana, is the new UNAIDS Country Director for Ghana.
She presented her credentials to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mrs Shirley A. Botchway, in November 2017.
Mrs Trenton-Mbonde brings…
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H1N1 Vaccine Distribution Begins Today
The Ministry of Health has confirmed to Citi News that the vaccines for the H1N1 flu arrived in the country last night.
The vaccines meant to prevent the spread of H1N1 infection following the Kumasi Academy outbreak, were expected to…
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More Education on Family Planning Needed – GHS Director
Upper East Regional Director of Health Services, Dr Winfred Ofosu, has urged health professionals to reach out to more people with information on Family Planning (FP) and to properly educate prospective FP clients before serving them.
He…
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Upper East Health Directorate Ready to Contain CSM
Health officials in the Upper East Region have announced their readiness to contain the spread of the Cerebro Spinal Meningitis (CSM) in Senior High Schools and among the general public as they begin intensive public education in the…
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USAID RING Beneficiaries Harvest 500 Tons OFSP
A total of 15,000 women in 17 districts in the Northern Region have harvested 500 metric tons of orange-fleshed sweet potatoes (OFSP) for household consumption to improve nutritional status of women of reproductive age and children…
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Holy Child Gives to Accra Psychiatric Hospital
As part of its Corporate Social Responsibilities (CRS), the Holy Child School Past Students Association (HOPSA), has donated to the Female Acute Ward of the Accra Psychiatric Hospital.
The donations, they said would be used to the…
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Don’t Disregard Impact of Congestion in Meningitis Spread – Former Health Minister Warns
Former Deputy Health Minister, Dr Victor Bampoe says the government must not overlook the role congestion plays in the spread of meningitis in Senior High Schools (SHSs).
He said suggestions that congestion is behind the rapid spread of…
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Health Professionals Urged to Educate Prospective Family Planning Clients
Dr Winfred Ofosu, the Upper East Regional Director of Health Services has urged health professionals to reach out to more people with information on Family Planning (FP) and to properly educate prospective FP clients before serving them.…
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Customary Practices Affect Quality Healthcare
Some health personnel in the Nkwanta South District of the Volta region have expressed worry over the continuous reliance on traditional and customary practices in making health decisions mostly ineffective.
Reverend Sister Georgina…
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