HEALTH

As part of plans to strengthen mental health delivery in the country, all district hospitals are expected to receive 10 beds for patients with mental illnesses. Mr. Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, Minister of Health has stated that the government is…
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The Minister of Health, Mr Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has called on the Stakeholders involved in the procurement of medicines to have a clean and consistent Transaction Price Database. According to him, this is needed to help sustain the supply…
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Health officials from around the world are meeting in France to commit to preventing 90% of cholera deaths by 2030. The disease, which is spread through contaminated water, kills about 100,000 people every year. It is the first time…
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Government has announced it will on Tuesday, October 10, 2017, launch the restoration of the monthly allowance for trainee nurses. The allowance which was cancelled by the Mahama administration in 2014 became a key element of the…
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The First Lady of the Republic of Ghana, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo has said that Ghana may suffer an upsurge in Breast Cancer deaths if cases are not reported to health centres on time. According to Mrs Akufo-Addo, the projection of false…
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The Head of Eye Care at the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr James Addy has expressed great worry over the scarcity of eye care specialists in the country. According to him, the lack of adequate eye care specialists is affecting eye care…
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The yet-to-be vetted deputy minister-nominee for Agric Kennedy Osei Nyarko has waded into the controversial armyworm saga claiming the pests have been defeated. The Akim Swedru Member of Parliament told Starr News’ Ibrahim Alhassan…
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Breast cancer survivor, Raheema Quaye, has disclosed her husband kicked her and their children out of their matrimonial home after she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Narrating the incident to Morning Starr host, Francis Abban, Mrs.…
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A health screening has revealed that children living in Agbogbloshie suffer from Ear and Nose infections. These children who have been affected by the ailment are said to be children born to head potters popularly known as in the local…
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A member of the Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG), has developed a biological solution, which helps to kill the fall armyworms that have attacked a number of maize farms across the country. Dr. Elias Amakye, the Ashanti…
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