HEALTH

The World Food Programme (WFP) is collaborating with the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) to implement the Enhanced Nutrition and Value Chains (ENVAC) project, an integrated nutrition and agriculture programme being funded by Canada. The…
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Ghanaians have been urged to cultivate the habit of regular medical check-ups to know their health status. This will help them identify any strange condition and seek early treatment to avoid sudden deaths which were becoming common in…
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The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), has trained health personnel from districts in the Eastern Region on how to engage patients to report drug reactions as part of the pharmacovigilance system or medicine safety in Koforidua. The…
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An integrated health record booklet that seeks to significantly raise the quality of maternal and child health care has been launched in Cape Coast, by the Second Lady, Samira Bawumia. It addresses issues relating to nutrition, growth…
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Two workers at the New Senchi Health Centre in the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern Region, who had been detained by police when four patients died after being administered injections, have been remanded into Police custody. The four…
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A Principal Regulatory Officer of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) Mr Sebastian Mawuli Hotor, has revealed that aside death being the gravest consequence of Tramadol abuse, tramadol addicts could have suicidal tendencies. According to…
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THE FOUNDER and Leader of the United Progressive Party (UPP), Akwasi Addai, aka ‘Odike’ has admonished Ghanaians to adopt healthy living lifestyles in order for them to live long. He particularly urged the people to eat a lot of…
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Taxis have become ‘alternative ambulances’ for referrals of critically ill patients at the Tain Government Hospital in the Brong Ahafo region due to lack of an ambulance. The only ambulance of the hospital, Starr News gathered, had been…
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On World Autism Awareness Day, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has joined the global call to empower women and girls with autism and involve them and their advocates in policy and decision-making to address the challenges…
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As the abuse of Tramadol continues to rise in Ghana, the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) is joining forces with a number of sector agencies to curb the illegal distribution and sale of the drug. According to the Chief Executive Officer of…
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