HEALTH

Ghana is sitting on a time bomb as far as the growing spate of abuse of the Tramadol drug is concerned and only immediate action on the part of government and relevant stakeholders in the health industry can rescue the country’s youth from…
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The Coalition for Public Trained Registered Nurses and Midwives has described as “very sad” government’s plan to recruit them under the Nation Builders Corps (NABCO). NABCO is aimed at tackling graduate unemployment in Ghana and will be…
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The 500-bed military hospital being constructed in Afari in the Atwima-Nwabiagya District to assist enhance access to quality healthcare would be ready in December, next year. About 90 per cent of the structural works of the US$180 million…
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The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has cautioned that Pharmaceutical shops and Over the Counter Medicine Sellers (OCMSs) are not supposed to sell unregistered Tramadol because that is a criminal offence. Mr. Matthew Gyan Nkum, the…
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People who make an effort to improve their diet may be more likely to have less fat in their livers and a lower risk of liver disease than individuals who stick to unhealthy eating habits, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers focused on…
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The Ghana AIDS Commission has intensified its door-to-door HIV Aids education and HIV testing across parts of the country. The door to door campaign and testing are part of strategies to get 90 percent of people at risk to know their…
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A world class advance Diagnostics and Heart Centre, Euracare, has commenced operations in Ghana at its state of the art Facility at North Labone in Accra. Euracare is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eurapharma, the CFAO Groups healthcare…
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The Chief of Ashaiman, Nii Annan Adzor I, has called on government to be more committed to the health prospects of citizens living within his catchment area. According to him governments-past and present-have failed when it comes to…
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Fifteen months after an election campaign which featured many historic commitments, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government may soon be under pressure to move ahead with what it had promised. Outspoken and controversial Professor of…
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Government has been urged to invest in medical plants and include it in the Planting for Food and Job Programme to boost the pharmaceutical industry in the country. Professor Yaw Opoku-Boahen, a Professor of Natural Products Organic…
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