Health
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Economic reform must not affect employment – GRNMA to govt
The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) wants the government to ensure restructuring of the economy under an IMF programme will not adversely impact the welfare of health profess…
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Serum Institute to produce Ebola vaccine for use in Uganda outbreak
The Serum Institute of India plans to manufacture 20,000 to 30,000 doses of an experimental Ebola vaccine by the end of November for use in trials against an outbreak in Uganda, its developers and a …
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YEA recruits 6,000 Community Health workers
About 6,000 youth have passed out under the Youth Employment Agency’s (YEA) Community Health Worker module nationwide. The beneficiaries, who passed out in a colourful ceremony on Friday, October 14,…
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Researcher raises concern over diseases caused by heavy metals in polluted water
There is an alarming increase in strange diseases and deformities in newborns, especially in mining areas in parts of the country, due to what experts say is the high concentration of heavy metallic …
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FDA issues alert over cough syrups linked to deaths in Gambia
The Food and Drugs Authority has said the Indian-produced cough syrups linked to over 60 deaths in The Gambia are not on the Ghanaian market. The authority, however, said Ghanaians should report to i…
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Round two polio vaccination starts Thursday
The second round of the polio vaccination will be administered from tomorrow, (October 6), to Sunday, October 9, 2022, across the country.This round is targeted at over 6.9 million children under the…
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Ministry of Health inducts medical herbalists from KNUST
The Ministry of Health has inducted newly qualified Medical Herbalists from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) to take on the challenge of providing healthcare to the good…
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Cholera kills at least seven in Haiti as disease returns
Haiti on Sunday said at least seven people have died of cholera in a surprise return of the disease that comes as the nation is paralyzed by a gang blockade that has triggered shortages of fuel and c…
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Don’t replace condoms with emergency pills
The Programme Manager of the National STIs and HIV/AIDs Control Programme (NACP), Dr. Stephen Ayisi-Addo has advised the youth to desist from replacing the use of condoms with emergency contraceptive…
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Korle-Bu Hit By COVID-19 Surge
There has been an increase in COVID-19 cases among staff and patient of the Korle Bu Teaching hospital. According to a Memo from the Chief Executive Officer to the Director of Medical Affairs, COVID-…