HEALTH

The Ghana Health Service says the health practitioner who administered the injections that are suspected to have led to three deaths at the New Senchi Health Center in the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern Region, had been operating…
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The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has cautioned the public against expired goods on shelves especially during festive occasions like Easter. According to the Brong-Ahafo Regional office Head of the FDA, Mr Matthew Gyan Nkum people take…
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The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) in the Central Regional on Thursday safely disposed of about four metric tonnes of expired products worth more than GH¢ 32,697 in Cape Coast. They were made up of herbal medicines, alkaline water, and…
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Two medical personnel have been detained by the Senchi-Adome Police over the deaths of three patients at the New Senchi Health Centre in the Asuogyaman District. The District Director of Health, Abdul Aziz Abdulai, confirmed to Citi News…
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The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has said the deaths of three persons at the New Senchi Health Centre at Akrade in the Eastern Region from some injections may have been caused by contaminated medication. The medication in question,…
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The Food and Drugs Authority has announced that it has intensified post-market surveillance to make sure that meat products that have been affected by the listeria bacteria are recalled. “We have a full alert at the port of entry to make…
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A team of personnel from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) is currently probing deaths of three persons who reportedly died after receiving some injections at the New Senchi Health Centre at Akrade in the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern…
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The Alliance for Reproductive Health Rights (ARHR), an NGO, has urged government to provide allowances to trainee nurses, who are willing to undertake courses in midwifery and paediatric. The NGO is of the view that such a move would…
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The National Service Scheme (NSS) has released postings of nine thousand one hundred and ninety-nine (9,199) nurses for the 2018/2019 service year to various health facilities in all 10 regions in Ghana. According to a statement, “all…
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Togbe Atatim IV, Chief of Mafi Avedo, has called for the comeback of “door-to-door sanitation officers” to enhance the fight against poor sanitation and reduce malaria cases. He said the re-introduction of those officers was the only way…
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