HEALTH

It is evident that little or no attention is paid to mental health care in recent times. This has created deep seated crisis in the mental health fraternity. Listening to the Chief Executive Director of the Ghana Mental Health Authority on…
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The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate has begun the registration of households for mass distribution of Long-Lasting Insecticide Nets (LLIN). The exercise which forms part of measures being implemented in the fight against malaria is…
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It is true that psychiatry is as old as Adam. It has gone through several revolutions and it appears that in this 21st century we have gone pass the days of the dark ages where psychiatric clients were held in shackles, dungeons, amiss…
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Infectious diseases affect millions of people across sub-Saharan Africa and are major causes of morbidity and mortality. In Ghana, aside their devastating impact on individuals, families and communities, infectious diseases have…
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54 medical doctors from the Family Health Medical School (FHMS), Ghana’s premier private medical school have been inducted by the Medical and Dental Council (MDC) to be recognized as professionals in the practice. Speaking at the…
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Health technology company, mPharma has announced a free COVID-19 antigen testing programme dubbed “Test to Save”.  The campaign will offer 10,000 free tests to some frontline workers and marginalized groups in Ghana. The target groups…
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The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) has commenced a two-week training workshop titled “Next Generation Sequencing for Genomic Surveillance”. The training which is being organised in collaboration with the World…
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The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has commended Vodafone Ghana Foundation for its enormous support in the fight against Covid-19. Hon. Agyeman-Manu praised Vodafone Ghana Foundation when the telco presented 461 cold-chain units…
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The only Computerized Tomography (CT) scan equipment at the Eastern Regional Hospital serving the entire Region has been dysfunctional for over a year creating serious challenge to quality healthcare. Consequently, the situation is…
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The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) says it is in full support of the government’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination as outlined by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to stem the spread of the virus in the country. The group, however, wants the…
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