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Unsafe abortions contribute to Ghana’s high maternal mortality
Complications from unsafe abortions contribute substantially to Ghana’s high maternal mortality, which was estimated at 310 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in 2017.
This is according to the Director of Medical Affairs of the…
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A/R: 800,000 people benefit from Healthy Heart Africa’s blood pressure screening
More than eight hundred thousand people in the Ashanti Region have benefited from a blood pressure screening initiative by AstraZeneca championed Healthy Hearts Africa (HHA) programme being undertaken in partnership with the Ministry of…
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Public Education On Safe Abortion
DKT International Ghana, a global non-profit social enterprise in collaboration with DKT WomanCare, on Monday, September 27, 2021, coordinated a campaign to create awareness on safe abortion ahead of the commemoration of this year’s…
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Oti Region walls up against Typhoid
The Environmental Health Department in the Oti Region has mounted fortifications against the advance of typhoid disease.
The Department, with the support of the Regional Coordinating Council and other direct stakeholders including…
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Health Ministry donate sanitizers, nose masks, others to Tourism Ministry
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has donated some items to the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) towards the celebration of this year’s World Tourism Day.
The items included tissue papers, sanitizers, nose masks, liquid soaps,…
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Pharmacists advised to exhibit good qualities to win clients trust
The Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH), has held a public lecture and launch for this year's World Pharmacist Day, with a call on pharmacists to exhibit humility, integrity, passion, and love to win the trust of clients.
Madam Doris…
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Brushing your teeth twice a day is the best – Amarquaye-Bayitse
During another interesting episode of Time with the Dentist, Pepsodent Ghana’s Dental TV show, Dr. Gwendolyn Amarquaye-Bayitse emphasized the fact that brushing twice daily is extremely important.
In her submission, she recounted how…
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FDA, GHS get new Governing Bodies
The reconstituted governing board of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) and the governing council of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) have been inaugurated.
The Minister of Health, Mr Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, swore them in last Friday by…
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Samuel Kow Donkoh elected President of Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana
The Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH) has elected Samuel Kow Donkoh as its new president to serve for a 2-year term.
The election was held at the Society’s annual general meeting held last week.
He was elected alongside other…
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Brushing your teeth properly should take about two minutes – Dentist
Dr. Gwendolyn Amarquaye-Bayitse, resident dentist of Pepsodent Ghana’s Dental TV Show, Time with the Dentist, has revealed that brushing one’s teeth should take not less than two minutes and should not be rushed.
This revelation was made…
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