Health
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2021 Budget: Gov’t looks to rebuild economy with launch of COVID-19 Health Levy, 3 others
Government is introducing a Covid-19 Health Levy of 1% on Vat, Flat Rate Scheme (VFRS) and a 1% on National Health Insurance Levy (NHIL) as part of revenue measures to help the economy recover. Minis…
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Tamale Teaching Hospital staff threaten to embark on strike action
Staff of the Tamale Teaching Hospital have threatened to embark on a strike action effective Friday, March 12, 2021. This was disclosed in a communiqué issued by management of the facility on behalf …
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SONA 2021: My agenda 111 is biggest healthcare investment in Ghana’s history – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Akufo-Addo has stated that his government will ensure the construction of regional hospitals in all the newly created regions and districts without hospitals. Delivering his first Stat…
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Pregnant women urged to eat more balanced diet to develop immunity against covid
Dr Enoch Havorh, a Gynecologist at the Tamale Teaching Hospital, has advised pregnant women to eat nutritious foods to boost their immune system against COVID-19. He said it was important for pregnan…
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Vaccines: Ghana Health Service urge Ghanaians to ignore conspiracy theories
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has called on Ghanaians to ignore conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 Vaccine and prepare for the nationwide vaccination exercise. Dr Kofi Amo-Kodieh, the Bono Regio…
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Gov’t of Ghana to use drones to deliver COVID-19 vaccines in Ashanti Region
About 500 hard-to-reach health facilities in the Ashanti Region will receive their Covid-19 vaccines through medical drone deliveries. The partnership between Zipline and the government is to increas…
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Coronavirus vaccine is %100 safe; that was why I took it publicly – Mahama
Former President John Dramani Mahama has on Tuesday assured Ghanaians of the safety in taking the coronavirus vaccine, and also says all circulating rumours and conspiracy theories mdt be disregard. …
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Coronavirus vaccine will not render you impotent – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has affirmed that the coronavirus vaccine will not in any way render any man impotent. He made this known during his national address on 28th of February, 2021, …
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Over 77,000 recovers from coronavirus, as daily infection peaks at 400
Despite the citizens’ adherence of all implemented covid-19 protocols, the pandemic has continued to spread across the country like wildfire. President Akufo-Addo in his address to Ghanaians revealed…
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We eradicated small pox with vaccines – GHS campaign for coronavirus vaccines
Specialist at the Institutional Care Division of the Ghana Health Service Dr. Jacob Abebrese has revealed that the world was able to eradicate small pox totally because of vaccination. He said withou…