HEALTH

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has invited management of the 37 Military Hospital to a meeting to explain their reason for imposing new fees on pregnant women who go to the facility for delivery. The hospital has a…
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The National Pensioners Association of Ghana is advocating the establishment of a National Health Endowment Fund to cater for the health needs of its members. The Association’s General Secretary, Edward Ameyibor, made the proposal at its…
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The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr. Anthony Nsiah-Asare, has expressed fear of a far more devastating cholera outbreak likely to happen this year. According to him, the lifestyles and activities that led to the…
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Frozen fish and meat sellers and the general public has been advised against refreezing thawed fish and meat as that negatively affect their taste and nutrients. Most sellers in Ghana after defrosting fish and meat purchased from the…
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The Assin North Municipality in the Central Region has seen a significant increase in reported cases of HIV infections particularly among girls and pregnant women as it recorded a total of 218 cases in 2017 made up of 162 females and 56…
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The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has appealed to the Ministry of Gender, Women and Social Protection to speed up the process of work on the bill seeking to extend maternity leave. Mr Adjen Frimpong, Ejisu-Juaben…
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The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has renewed its Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Yale University, an American private Ivy League research institution, to indicate the country’s commitment to continue with the collaboration. Dr.…
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Dr Bernard Ntim Akoto, Medical Superintendent of the Kokofu General Hospital, has called on Ghanaians to help fight against the stigmatization of leprosy patients. He said the situation where lepers after being cured were sometimes not…
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The Institute of Leadership and Development (INSLA), has called on Ghanaians to reduce their intake of salt (sodium chloride) to avoid high blood pressures, strokes and heart diseases. It said the World Health Organisation (WHO)…
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Vice-President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has tasked players in the pharmaceutical industry to work toward making Ghana the go-to destination in all things pharmaceutical for the sub-region. “I urge all the players in the pharmaceutical…
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