Health
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Laboratory Scientists express disappointment in Akufo-Addo
The Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLs) have expressed disappointment in President Akufo-Addo’s government in the lack of commitment to heed to professional advice in the fight…
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Coronavirus: Swiss Gov’t advise sex workers against ‘serving’ older men
Allowed to open for two weeks, Switzerland’s brothels have put in place a range of changes to minimise coronavirus transmission, including banning older men and ‘face services’. In an interview with …
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COVID-19 Contact Tracing App Questions You Wanted Answers To
There always seems to be one thing or the other making waves in consumer tech. While the war against facial recognition is still ongoing in some regions, we have a possible new concern. In the form o…
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COVID-19 isolation centres in Ashanti region full to capacity
COVID-19 isolation centres in the Ashanti Region are full to capacity forcing the authorities to take the patients to the wards of some hospitals in the region. The Ashanti Region has so far recorded…
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Coronavirus: Pharmaceutical Manufacturers threaten to halt supply
The Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Ghana has threatened to withdraw their services by halting the supply of drugs to the various healthcare facilities funded by the National Health Insur…
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Apam in Central Region confirms 19 coronavirus cases
Apam, in the Gomoa West District of the Central Region, has recorded 19 COVID-19 positive cases, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed. Mr Cletus Bayor, the Gomoa West District Director of the…
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Govt must include ‘sun care products’ in NHIS for albinos
The Henry Djaba Memorial Foundation has called on Government to include ‘sun-care products’ in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to cater for persons with albinism. The Foundation said pers…
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Govt to commence building of 88 hospitals in July – VP assures
Construction of 88 district hospitals across the country as part of government’s efforts to improve access to healthcare is expected to begin in the next two months, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawum…
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GES advocates easy access to menstrual hygiene products amid pandemic
The Ghana Education Service (GES) in collaboration with development partners has joined the rest of the world to observe International Menstrual Day, with a call for easy access to menstrual hygiene …
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Coronavirus – WHO suspends clinical trial of Hydroxychloroquine
A clinical trial of malaria drug hydroxychloroquine has been suspended by the World Health Organisation amid safety concerns, the body’s chief has confirmed. “The executive group has implemented a te…