Health
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Depression the main crux of suicide – Psychologist
Joy Anima Debrah, National Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Psychological Association (GPA), outlined the factors that contribute to depression. Following several suicide stories that have been …
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About 44 per cent of children are not put to breast after birth – Director
Dr Emmanuel Kofi Dzotsi, the Upper East Regional Director of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) says about 44 per cent of mothers of new-born babies do not put them to breastfeed within the first one hou…
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AstraZeneca vaccines to arrive in Ghana by mid-March – Kwaku Agyemang-Manu
Ghana is expected to take delivery of 350,000 AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines by mid-March under the United Nations COVAX facility. Mr Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, the Health Minister-designate, made this know…
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Only 7% of pastors wear masks in churches – GHS reveals
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has disclosed that less than 50% of churches are not sanitizing their microphones and instruments which are shared during church service. Dr. Patrick Kuma Aboagye at a …
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Eat more chocolate and cocoa to boost your immune system against coronavirus – COCOBOD
The Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Mr Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has entreated Ghanaians to consume more chocolate and other cocoa products daily since they contained antioxidants …
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Hydrogen Peroxide not certified for covid treatment – GMA
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has said Hydrogen Peroxide has not been approved for the prevention and treatment of Coronavirus. The GMA’s caution comes after a former Provost of the College of …
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Shortage hits Ghana’s ICU centers as 0.5 beds equal 100,000 Ghanaians – Report
In the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, the availability and sufficiency of Intensive Care Beds have proven very essential in saving the lives of people from the deadly Coronavirus. Research has …
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More than 2000 Ghanaians killed by Cervical cancer every year – Research
As Ghana joins the rest of the world to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, Hope for Future Generations (HFFG), a national women-focused, community-based non-governmental organization, is calling on the Gov…
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UK variant of COVID-19 is spreading faster in Ghana – Ghana Health Service
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says the new COVID-19 variants from the United Kingdom (UK) are spreading faster and widely among the Ghanaian population, with higher disease burden. The GHS says the …
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Results of possible herbal covid-19 ‘cure’ to be out in two months – FDA affirms
Head of Clinical Trials at the Food and Drugs Authority, Yvonne Adu Boahen, says the results of the clinical trial of the first herbal medicine will be ready roughly by two months’ time. The Food and…