Health
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WHO grants first prequalification to tuberculosis diagnostic test
The World Health Organization (WHO) has granted prequalification to Xpert® MTB/RIF Ultra, a molecular diagnostic test for tuberculosis (TB). This is the first TB diagnostic test and antibiotic suscep…
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Renal patients association announces start of free dialysis treatment
Baffour Kojo Ahenkorah, President of the Renal Patients Association, has confirmed the launch of free dialysis treatment at various accredited health facilities across the country. This initiative, i…
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GHS launches Nationwide oral cholera vaccination campaign
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has officially launched an oral cholera vaccination campaign as part of efforts to combat the cholera outbreak that has claimed 21 lives in the country. The outbreak ha…
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GHS to extend vaccine access to 68 new hard-to-reach areas
The Ghana Health Service (GHS), in partnership with Gavi and Zipline, has launched a new vaccine access programme for 2024 to 2026, aimed at reaching hard-to-access areas across the country. Since 20…
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Mpox remains a public health emergency of International concern, says WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reaffirmed that the mpox outbreak continues to pose a public health emergency of international concern. This conclusion, made by the WHO’s emergency committee …
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Akufo-Addo to commission Sekyere Afram plains district hospital today
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is set to commission several significant infrastructure projects across the Ashanti Region today, November 25, 2024, as part of his three-day campaign tour. The …
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Armah-Kofi Buah Inaugurates GH₵700k health facility in Santaso
Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, the Member of Parliament for Ellembelle, has provided a state-of-the-art health facility worth over GHS700,000 to the Santaso community, a cocoa farming area located in the …
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Study shows Sleep disorder drug can benefit patients of laryngeal dystonia
Researchers have discovered that a drug used to treat a sleep disorder can benefit people with laryngeal dystonia (LD) — a neurological condition that makes the voice of a person sound hoarse and str…
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Polio cripples 2 more children, pushing Pakistan’s annual total to 52
As polio virus continues to plague Pakistan, two more cases of the crippling disease have been reported from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) reported, bringing the total number of affected children in the co…
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KATH calls for more dialysis machines
The management of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has called for public support to acquire additional dialysis machines to improve care for renal patients. This appeal follows the government’s …