Health
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GHS set to fully equip laboratories to ensure quality covid-19 tests
As Ghana’s COVID-19 cases continue to see a spike in the last few weeks, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) is rolling out a project to ensure laboratories carrying out testing for the virus, produce acc…
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‘Equip’ yourself with enough condoms in case of emergencies – AIDS Commission urge men
Director-General of Ghana Aids Commission (GAC), Kyeremeh Atuahene, has asked men to ensure they have enough condoms on them wherever they go to avoid emergencies that could lead to contracting HIV o…
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Sewage testing could protect schools, hospitals from covid-19 outbreaks
Early in the pandemic, a few cities and countries around the world began testing sewage for evidence of the coronavirus, hoping to detect rising infections early. Now some researchers are fine-tuning…
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GHS rolls out Yellow Fever Vaccination Campaign in Central Region
The Central Regional Office of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Thursday launched the Yellow Fever Vaccination Campaign at the Elmina Polyclinic in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem (KEEA) District of…
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NHIS set to amass over 3 million clients in Eastern Region
The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is to register three-million clients onto the NHIS in the Eastern Region for easy access to healthcare. Dr Edward Nana Ketu Cudjoe, the Eastern Regional Di…
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Yellow fever vaccination kicks off today; Over 60,000 Berekum residents to enjoy
The Ghana Health Service in the Berekum East Municipality is set to undertake vaccination of residents from age ten to sixty years against yellow fever. The one-week vaccination exercise is set to be…
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We may soon have a covid-19 vaccine: Who will take it?
With COVID-19 vaccine trial results looking positive, governments and pharmaceutical firms face their next daunting challenge: convincing the world to get inoculated. Public resistance to vaccines ha…
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Ghana Health Service to roll out national yellow fever vaccination exercise
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is set to begin a national yellow fever vaccination exercise from 12-18 November 2020. The exercise would target the public from age 10-60 years. Acting Deputy Eastern …
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Breast cancer can be prevented by early detection
The Ghana Armed Forces has organized a free breast cancer screening for traders at the 37 bus station in Accra to mark the breast cancer awareness month. The screening programme themed: “Early Detect…
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NDC Tema East PC leads his constituents on a coronavirus awareness walk
The NDC Parliamentary Candidate for Tema East Constituency, Ashai Odamtten, mobilised his constituents in a mammoth health walk to drive awareness for COVID-19 dubbed “The Rep Your Face Mask Float” o…