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Health

Pelé no longer responding to cancer treatment

Brazilian football icon Pelé is no longer responding to chemotherapy for bowel cancer, it has been reported. The 82-year-old, considered to be one of the greatest to have played the game, was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday with “generalised...

Brighter Purpose Foundation Partners El-Wak Keep Fit Club To Sensitise Public To Diabetes

Brighter Pur­pose Foundation, education and health advocacy group, in con­junction with the El-wak Keep Fit Club on Saturday organised an aerobic exercise, at the El-wak Sports Stadium in Accra, to sensitise the public on the dangers of diabetes, a...

Police Depot Keep Fit Club organises disability walk

The Police Depot Keep Fit Club in partnership with the Ghana Disability and Disability Sports (GDDS) group on Saturday held a walk in Accra with over 300 participants to raise awareness on the importance of exercise for people with...

WHO to name monkeypox to remove Africa stigma

The World Health Organisation (WHO) will officially rename monkeypox in light of concerns about stigma and racism surrounding the virus that has infected more than 1,600 people in more than two dozen countries. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO’s Director General, announced on...

I’m satisfied with progress of work at Afari Military Hospital – Dr Said Deraz

The Chairman of Euroget De-Invest and project contractor, Dr Said Deraz, has expressed satisfaction with the pace and quality of delivery at the Afari Military Hospital in the Ashanti Region.  Dr Said Deraz further revealed that the company had already...

Comply with advice to prevent monkeypox!

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed five out of 12 suspected monkeypox cases. The confirmed cases were recorded in the Eastern, Western, and Greater Accra regions, and that another Ghanaian who travelled to the United States of America has...

Mass drug administration against NTDs launch in Kumasi

A national mass drug administration against Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) has been launched with the aim of reducing their prevalence in the country by 2030. NTDs are a group of 20 infectious and parasitic diseases that affect over one billion...

25 nurses, midwives inducted into professional mentorship programme

Twenty-five nurses and midwives across Ghana have been inducted into a "Professional Mentorship Programme" designed to help improve their career pathway. The programme, the first of its kind, is in line with the five-year Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Plan and...

Over 350 residents of Kutito benefit from health screening

More than 350 residents at the Kutito number 2, a farming community in the West Gonja Municipal, in the Savannah Region, have benefited from free health screening provided by Grateful Givers, an Accra-based NGO. Some of the health conditions screened and...

Alabama, Mississippi and Wyoming have still not fully vaccinated half of their population, CDC data shows

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published its latest report on vaccination efforts in the United States on Tuesday. Here's a look at some key figures: About 211 million people in the US are fully vaccinated. That figure...
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Next NPP gov’t to establish Hall of Fame in all regions, Tourism Minister reveals.

If given another mandate at this year’s general election, the next New Patriotic Party (NPP) government will establish Creative...
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