Health
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Kwabena Mintah Akandoh says GHS140m needed to fully operationalize Bokoro Agenda 111 Hospital
The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has revealed that the government needs approximately GHS140 million to fully operationalize the Bokoro Agenda 111 Hospital in the Ahanta West Municipa…
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Residents call for completion of Nsuapemso Agenda 111 Hospital project
Residents of Nsuapemso, Osino, Nsuta, and Bunso in the Fanteakwa South District of the Eastern Region have appealed to the government to complete the stalled Agenda 111 hospital at Nsuapemso Junction…
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Deadly High: Ghana grapples with rising Opioid addiction
A growing number of young people in Ghana’s urban ghettos are becoming addicted to a potent opioid drug known as “RED,” leading to severe health and social consequences. From nodding off in public to…
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Dandelion root tea does not kill cancer cells in 48 hours
A claim circulating among online users in Pakistan asserts that drinking tea made from the dandelion plant’s roots can kill cancer cells within 48 hours and cure cancer. The post further alleges that…
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Ghana Health Service has reassigned regional health directors
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced a significant reassignment of several Regional Health Directors to enhance healthcare service delivery across the country. These changes, effective April …
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Govt to upgrade Ridge hospital to teaching hospital- Akandoh
Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has announced the government’s plan to upgrade the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, also known as Ridge Hospital, into a Teaching Hospital. This initiative is p…
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Acting CEO of Korle Bu cautions against theft of critical equipment
The acting Chief Executive Officer of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), Dr. Frank Owusu-Sekyere, has issued a stern warning against the theft of essential medical equipment at the facility. He r…
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Ministry of Health explains that no Agenda 111 Hospital fully operational
The Ministry of Health has categorically refuted claims by former Minister of Finance, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, that three hospitals under the Agenda 111 project were successfully completed, equipped, …
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Samospharma limited rejects links to Aveo and Westfin pharmaceutical companies
Samospharma Limited has strongly denied any affiliation with Aveo Pharmaceutical Pvt. Ltd and Westfin Pharmaceutical Pvt. Ltd, the two companies recently implicated in a BBC investigation into the il…
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Akwasi Acquah links agenda 111 delays to dismissals of health workers
Former Deputy Minister of Health and Akim-Oda MP, Alexander Akwasi Acquah, has linked the delay in the operation of some completed Agenda 111 hospitals to the dismissal of health workers recruited un…