Health
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Ghana’s Health Minister decries rising cases of non-communicable diseases
The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has expressed concern over the rising number of Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) related deaths in the country. According to him, Non-Communicable Diseases…
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National policy for nursing and midwifery mentorship programme launched
A National Policy Guideline for a Nursing and Midwifery Professional Mentorship Programme (PMP) was on Wednesday launched in Accra to improve the career pathways for nurses and midwives. The policy d…
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Over 470 mentally challenged persons roaming the streets of Bono Region
Four hundred and seventy-six (476) mentally challenged persons have been identified in all the twelve (12) Municipal and District Assemblies in the Bono Region by the Bono Regional Health Directorate…
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Don’t ever abolish nurse trainee allowances – GRNMA President
The National President of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Perpetual Ofori Ampofo, says the government should not heed to any calls demanding the cancellation of nurse tr…
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Health Minister thrashes rumours of Accra Psychiatric Hospital selling
The Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has dismissed a Herald newspaper report that the Accra Psychiatric Hospital has been sold. The newspaper in its reportage on Monday, March 14, indicated that t…
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Get biometric certification in order to be compensated – Agric Minister to poultry farmers
Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, the Minister of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), says the Government will destroy and not pay compensation to poultry farmers whose farms are affected by future viral attack if th…
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Health Ministry to commence doctors, dentists recruitment on 14 March
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced that it will commence the recruitment of medical doctors and dentists on Monday, 14 March 2022. The recruitment exercise is for medical doctors and dentists…
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U.S. man who underwent transplant of genetically modified pig’s heart dies barely two months after
The first person to receive a heart transplant from a pig has died, two months after the groundbreaking experiment, the Maryland hospital that performed the surgery announced Wednesday. David Bennett…
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Aluminium cooking pot causes heart attack, stroke – Report
Researchers have cautioned that the use of cookware made from recycled aluminium, results in lead poisoning, and other harmful health effects, such as stroke and cardiovascular diseases, including he…
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5-year strategic plan to curb teenage pregnancy in Upper East region underway – Cecilia Dapaah
The Care-taker Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Cecilia Dapaah has said a 5-year strategic plan is being implemented by her Ministry to deal with the phenomenon of teenage pregnan…