HEALTH

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has introduced a ‘free school health screening program’ for first year students in all second cycle institution across the country. The move by the GHS is believed to be necessitated by the outbreak of…
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First Lady Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo has inaugurated the newly-constructed Mother & Baby unit of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. The new facility has room for 130 babies, eleven children…
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Ghana AIDS Commission has appealed to Ghanaians to take responsibility for self-protection and healthy lifestyles. In addition, the commission urged every Ghanaian to test to know their HIV status. The increase in new infections is a…
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Stifling a sneeze by clamping your nose and mouth shut can cause serious physical damage, doctors are warning. Medics in Leicester treated a 34-year-old man who ruptured his throat while trying to stop a high-force sneeze. With…
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A total of 1,111 units of blood were donated by volunteers at this year’s Jasla Convention, organised by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission Ghana in collaboration with the National Blood Service at Gomoa Pomadze in the Central Region. The…
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Sustainable Action through Voluntary Establishment (SAVE Ghana), a Non-Governmental Organisation , has presented some items to the Nandom District Health Directorate to help increase immunization coverage in the district. The items…
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Mr James Lartey, the Head of Communications of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) on Thursday said contaminated powdered baby milk products of Lactalis, a French dairy group, is not on the Ghanaian market. The products, which include;…
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The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has hosted a delegation of six people from the Ugandan National Drug Authority (NDA) as part of efforts to strengthen the collaboration between the two institutions. A statement issued by the FDA and…
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If you are about to sneeze -- even if you are in a quiet place -- doctors would advise you to let it rip. A 34-year-old unnamed man in Britain learned that lesson the hard way and had to spend two weeks in the hospital due to his resulting…
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Your next trip to the dentist could be even more awkward than usual — but it’s for a very good reason. Experts are calling on dentists to discuss oral sex with their patients, highlighting the risk of mouth and throat cancers related to…
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