Health
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Korle-Bu doctors sets to strike in protest of poor COVID-19 preparedness
Disgruntled doctors at the Department of Accident and Emergency at the country’s frontline hospital, Korle-Bu, have threatened to lay down their tools and withdraw their services over what they descr…
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Govt. starts process to expanding COVID-19 testing centers
Government has begun processes to expand the number of COVID-19 testing centres in the country. The move according to the government will facilitate speedy testing of COVID-19 contacts that have been…
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CORONAVIRUS: Patients are being treated with hydroxychloroquine – Health Minister
Ghana is treating its coronavirus cases with hydroxychloroquine, Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has said. As a result, he said, he has directed the Food and Drugs Authority to allow the importat…
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More than half of 50,000 test kits arrive in Ghana
Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has disclosed that Ghana currently has “a little over half” the test kits President Akufo-Addo ordered for. Responding to a question at Wednesday’s press briefing,…
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Ministry of Health challenges herbalists in Ghana to create cure for coronavirus
The Ministry of Health (MoH) after a series of deliberations says it has thrown a challenge to all herbal medicine practitioners across the country to develop medications which can prove to be helpfu…
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NCCE heightens public health education on COVID-19
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has intensified its public education on the novel coronavirus in all the 15 Municipal and Districts in the Upper East Region. The sensitization driv…
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Ghana has one of the best Pharmaceutical industry in Africa – Tobinco Chairman brags
Chairman of the Tobinco Group of Companies, Nana Amo Tobbin I, says Ghana’s pharmaceutical industry is one of the best in Africa particularly West Africa. The business mogul was speaking on Atinka TV…
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CORONAVIRUS: Mandatory house-to-house testing at Ayawaso West commence today
The Ayawaso West Municipality has been identified as a hotspot for the spread of the novel Coronavirus. Therefore a compulsory house-to-house testing will begin today, April 1, 2020. In a statement b…
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360 workers deployed for contact-tracing in Ashanti Region
Three hundred and fifty health workers have been deployed by the Ashanti Regional Health Directorate for contact-tracing duties, Dr. Emmanuel Tinkorang, the Ashanti Regional Director of Health Servic…
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31 discharged, 3 fully recovers – Ghana Health Service
The Ghana Health Service has disclosed that some 3 persons out of the 161 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus in Ghana have tested negative after several tests. According to the service, some addition…