Health
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Nigeria accepts new malaria vaccine after Ghana
Nigeria has approved a new malaria vaccine developed by scientists at Oxford University. The move comes days after Ghana became the first country in the world to approve the (R21) vaccine. The head o…
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GHS assures there’s no evil intention with the new malaria vaccine
Acting Programme Manager, National Malaria Elimination Programme of Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr. Nana Yaw Peprah, has debunked claims that industry players deliberately introduced the new malaria …
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Ghana Health Service raises alert on new mosquito species
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed the presence of a new mosquito vector called Anopheles stephensi in the country. The new vector was confirmed in March 2023 from samples taken in Tuba and…
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Health Ministry directs all staffs to resist the use of elevator on Tuesdays and Thursdays
The Ministry of Health has restricted its staff from the use of elevators in the facility from the 1st to the 3rd floor. The Ministry directed its staff not to access the lift on Tuesdays and Thursda…
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Amponsa-Achiano reveals new vaccine will help in Malaria fight
The Ghana Health Service has revealed that engagement would soon commence with the National Immunization Technical Group under the Ministry of Health, following the approval of the new malaria vaccin…
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Ghanaians warned to buy only FDA approved bottled water
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has urged the public to buy packaged and bottled water the outfit has registered and approved. This comes on the back of a viral video social media which suggested …
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Food and Drugs Authority impounds unlicensed drugs over GH¢700K at Alabar
Officials of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) have confiscated unregistered herbal and orthodox medicinal products totalling GH¢700,000 during a swoop at Alabar in Kumasi. A 35-year-old female trad…
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Ghana becomes first to approve Oxford’s malaria vaccine
A keenly-watched malaria vaccine from Oxford University has secured its first approval, in Ghana, as the African country ramps up efforts to combat the mosquito-borne disease that kills a child every…
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GRNMA pleads with gov’t for better conditions of service
General Secretary for Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), David Tenkorang has appealed for better conditions of service for members. He indicated that, nurses apply to work abro…
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Ghana and 53 others on UK’s red list for health workers’ enlistment
Ghana has been included in a list of 54 countries that should not be actively targeted for recruitment by health and social care employers. This announcement was made by the UK government in its revi…