HEALTH

As part of his 10th anniversary celebration, the Akwamuhene of Akyem Awisa, Nana Yaw Barima Twum Sarkodie I, has donated laboratory equipment and accessories worth about GH¢300,000 to the Akyem Awisa Community Clinic at Awisa Abontekisem.…
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In a heartwarming initiative, UNESCO, in partnership with the Chinese government, has launched a series of surgeries and free medical screenings for HIV-infected orphans at the Compassion Orphanage. This collaborative effort aims to…
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Global temperatures have averaged 1.64 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels over the past year, with scientists warning it marks a “large and continuing shift in our climate”. The latest figures from the EU’s Copernicus Climate…
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 Statistics available indicate that, the number of women who contract Human Immunodeficiency Virus, also called HIV are more than men in the Volta Region. According to the data, 65.52 per cent are women, while young people (15–24),…
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The European Union (EU) has launched a €32 million Special Measure on Manufacturing and Access to Vaccines, Medicines, and Health Technologies in Africa (MAV+) to support vaccine manufacturing in Ghana. The investment, launched during…
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The University of Ghana Medical Centre Ltd (UGMC) has proven and added to the class of high level medical centre in the country and beyond with the completion of its first set of six kidney transplant surgeries. In a statement, the…
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported increase cases of monkeypox, measles and dengue cases in parts of Africa. According to the WHO Weekly Bulletin on outbreaks and other emergencies, monkeypox (Mpox) is resurgent in South…
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The National Aids Control Programme says there is an increase in HIV mother-to-child infections despite the implementation of the Prevention of Mother To Child Transmission (PMTCT). Dr Stephen Ayisi-Addo, Programme Manager of the…
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The Rotary Club of Obuasi has partnered with Doctors & Engineers Without Borders, Brown University Club to embark on a medical Outreach project for inmates of the Obuasi local Prisons. They also presented drugs to the inmates and a…
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The National Cardiothoracic Centre of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has organised a general health screening exercise for personnel of the Ghana Police Service at its headquarters in Accra. About 50 health workers from the centre,…
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