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Health

Cholera and typhoid cases increasing in communities affected by the flood – Public Health Practitioner.

A Public Health Practitioner, Abraham Norman Nortey, has revealed that water-borne diseases are increasing in the communities that have been affected by the flood that was caused by the spillage of the Akosombo Dam. He stated that although the people...

Treat defilement cases with every seriousness –DoVVSU.

The Upper East Regional Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DoVVSU) has urged the public to treat defilement cases with every seriousness and urged families not to shield perpetrators of such crimes. The Bolgatanga DoVVSU Station Officer, Chief Inspector Linda...

Implement low-cost drug policy – Medical and Dental Council tells govt.

The Medical and Dental Council (MDC) has called on the government to implement a policy that will help reduce the high cost of medicines in the country. At the induction of 508 newly qualified doctors in Accra last Saturday, the...

Ghana, Rwanda Top Africa’s Health Insurance Coverage.

Ghana has been named among four African countries with over 20 per cent coverage levels with any type of health insurance. The other three countries are Rwanda, Gabon and Burundi. Deputy Executive Director, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Professor Edwine Barasa, who...

Be guided, sucking of breast does not prevent breast cancer – Midwife.

The public has been advised against misconstruing sucking of breast to the prevention of breast cancer because that is a misconception.   “It is not the men sucking the breast that would prevent the cancer as perceived, but the issue is,...

Akufo-Addo directs MoH, NHIA to develop a plan to fund kidney treatment.

President Akufo-Addo has directed the Ministry of Health and the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) to develop a comprehensive plan on how the state can best fund kidney treatment. This was revealed by Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah after a...

FDA advises media/CIC not to promote unregistered products.

The Western Regional Directorate of the Ghana Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has encouraged media houses and community information centres to stop promoting unregistered products through their meduims. Dr Martin Kusi, the Western Regional Director, FDA, advised them to strictly...

Capture mental health treatment under NHIS, officer appeals to gov’t.

Mr Paul Atta Poku, a Registered Nurse and Mental Health Officer has appealed to the government to capture the treatment of mental health condition under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).  As Ghana joined the rest of the world to...

Ghana records increased cases of malnutrition, obesity — GHS.

There is an increasing incidence of malnutrition, poor child growth, micronutrient deficiencies, adult overweight and obesity in the country, the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, has said. He said wide disparities persisted in malnutrition rates...

We need to work together, accelerate actions to enhance hand hygiene practice – CRS

The Catholic Relief Services (CRS) has called for concerted efforts from stakeholders to address infrastructure and behaviour change deficits among vulnerable communities to improve sanitation and hand hygiene practices. This can be achieved through creating an enabling environment for people...
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“Parliament Adjourns to January 2 Without Approving Expenditure in Advance of Appropriation”

Parliament has adjourned its seventh meeting of the fourth session of the Eighth Parliament to January 2, 2025, without...
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