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Men are ditching condoms in favor of dangerous alternative
From the pill to the coil and the implant, there are loads of options for women looking to prevent an unwanted pregnancy.
But for guys, there’s just one safe go-to — the condom.
So what happens when a guy doesn’t like condoms, has a…
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New Admissions Suspended Due to Shortage of Doctors at KATH
The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in the Ashanti Region has suspended new emergency admissions following an acute shortage of doctors at the facility.
The decision was arrived at after an emergency meeting on Tuesday to review the…
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2 doctors in charge of 100k residents in Manya Krobo
The limited number of doctors in the Upper Manya Krobo District of the Eastern Region appears to be affecting delivery of quality healthcare in the area.
Currently, the District has only two Doctors taking care of a population of over…
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Government asked to prioritize WASH issues
Madam Yvonne Kafui Nyaku, Communications and Campaigns Officer of WaterAid Ghana has appealed to the government to prioritize Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) issues by allocating adequate funds to the sector.
She said ensuring…
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Ghanaians Consume Too Much Fish – Fisheries Alliance Convener
The excessively high intake of fish among Ghanaians is one of the reasons the country has to import over 60 percent of its fish, according to the Co-convener of the Fisheries Alliance, Richster Nii Amarfio.
Ghana consumes over 950,000…
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Polio, Measles vaccine shortage hit Ghana
Nursing mothers in Ghana would have to wait until next week before having their babies vaccinated against Polio and Measles following the shortage of the vaccines in the country.
This because Ghana owed the United Nations Children’s Fund…
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Psychiatric nurses at Pantang shut door to patients in protest over land dispute
Employees at a major mental health facility at Pantang in Accra, have refused to attend to patients in protest against what they say is the encroachment on the hospital's lands.
The staff say the “mild strike” is in protest over…
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Chinese societies support Akuapem School for the Deaf
The Akuapem School for the Deaf situated in Mampong-Akuapem in the Eastern Region of Ghana, on Saturday, July 8, 2017, received a donation from the Ghana Association of Chinese Societies (GACS) and the China Chamber of Commerce.
The…
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Korle Bu Dental surgeon found dead in hotel room
A Dental Surgeon at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has been found dead in a hotel room at Dansoman in Accra.
Information gathered indicates that the doctor checked into the hotel with a woman Thursday evening but the mysterious woman…
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Government yet to clear Accra Psychiatric Hospital’s 3-year debt
Almost a year after the government released about GHc 500,000 to offset part of a GHc4 million debt owed suppliers of the Accra Psychiatric Hospital, the facility is yet to receive the rest of the money. The three-year-old debt owed the…
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