Health
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Healthcare workers in Accra requests insurance policy
Healthcare workers in the Greater Accra Region are urging the government to establish an insurance programme for health professionals. They are also requesting incentive packages for staff working in…
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Kumasi South Hospital staff protest against posting of former KATH CEO
Members of the Health Services Workers Union at the Kumasi South Hospital have kicked against the posting of Dr Oheneba Owusu Danso, a former Chief Executive Officer of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hosp…
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Youth besiege Bimbilla Hospital, requests removal of Medical Superintendent in the Northern Region
Some youth in Bimbilla, located in the Nanumba North municipality in the Northern region, stormed the premises of the Bimbilla Hospital on Saturday morning, demanding the removal of the Medical Super…
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Tips on how and when to stop breastfeeding
Breast milk is considered the healthiest milk for babies.Breast feeding is encouraged for babies as this keeps them really healthy. It takes determination and a measure of tough love to accomplish st…
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Bimbilla hospital nurses on sit-down strike over elongated water detachment
Nurses at the Bimbilla hospital in the Nanumba North municipality in the Northern Region have initiated a sit-down strike due to the prolonged absence of water in the hospital for the past two months…
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Ghana faces HIV catastrophe as AIDS Commission discloses rationing anti-retroviral drugs
The Director-General of the Ghana AIDS Commission, Dr Kyeremeh Atuahene, has revealed that the commission is sometimes forced to ration anti-retroviral drugs for persons living with HIV due to financ…
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37 Military Hospital to perform mass burial next month, September 1
The 37 Military Hospital has announced its decision to conduct a mass burial exercise for identified but unclaimed as well as unidentified bodies at the hospital’s morgue on September 1. The move, ac…
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Here are reasons why E-cigarettes is equally harmful as regular ones
Doctors are increasingly advising against the use of e-cigarettes, citing mounting evidence of their significant negative impact on health, even as a means to quit smoking. Dr Petros Levounis, Presid…
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[Ashanti Region] Patients find healthcare elsewhere as physician assistants continue strike
Patients visiting health centres in the Ashanti Region to seek healthcare are being directed to major hospitals following the ongoing strike by members of the Ghana Physician Assistants Association. …
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Simple activities that can reduce risk of cancer
Studies have already suggested that working out can reduce cancerous cells in bodies, however, proper workouts and going to the gym is time-consuming for many people, with less research on the topic …