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Nurses, Midwives Lose Trust In GRNMA Leadership

June 16, 2022

Mr Agyeman Prempeh, President of the Union of Professional Nurses and Midwives Ghana (UPNMG), Ashanti Region Chapter, has disclosed that the union had come at the time nurses and midwifes across the country, have lost trust in the leadership of Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA). According to him, the union has come to […]Continue Reading

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E/R: Lack of isolation centres for suspected Monkeypox patients worrying – Health authorities

June 15, 2022

Families of a suspected monkeypox patient in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region who are supposed to be in isolation are moving around because there is no isolation ward or centre. According to the health authorities, the suspect, who has been quarantined, should be in isolation with the family members, but the lack […]Continue Reading

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HFFG and partners hold workshop to fight vaccine hesitancy

June 14, 2022

Vaccine hesitancy in Ghana remains a stumbling block to the country’s quest to achieve herd immunity against COVID-19. It is against this backdrop that Hope for Future Generations (HFFG), in partnership with the National Association of Persons Living with HIV (NAP+) Ghana, Young Health Advocates Ghana (YHAG), and the Ghana Red Cross Society (GRCS), with […]Continue Reading

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FDA fined us ¢750k over food poisoning claims – Marwako Fast Food

June 14, 2022

The Management of Marwako Fast Food says the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has already fined them ¢750,000. This is according to its Public Relations Officer, Mohammed Amin Lamptey. He is thus surprised by the release from the FDA. “Inasmuch as we agree with the FDA with regard to what they have done so far, […]Continue Reading

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Covid-19: Wear your nose mask – GHS to Ghanaians

June 8, 2022

The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, has appealed to Ghanaians to continue wearing nose masks, as Covid-19 cases in Ghana surge. Dr Kuma-Aboagye explained that even though President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said the use of nose masks is not mandatory, it is important for Ghanaians to continue to wear […]Continue Reading

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5 cases of monkeypox confirmed in Ghana

June 8, 2022

Five cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in the Eastern, Western and Greater Accra regions, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) says. One of the cases was recorded in a Ghanaian who travelled to the United States of America from Ghana. According to the Director-General of the Service, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, the cases were identified through […]Continue Reading

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Intensify COVID-19 vaccination again – GMA urges amidst surge in cases

June 7, 2022

he Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has urged government to re-ignite and intensify education on vaccination against COVID-19. His comment follows a revelation by the Ghana Health Service indicating that COVID-19 cases are on the rise again. There are over 300 active cases currently being handled by health authorities. General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association, Continue Reading

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Akandoh defends second push for parliamentary probe into COVID-19 expenditure

June 7, 2022

Minority Spokesperson on Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has defended his side’s insistence on a parliamentary probe of COVID-19 expenditure. Speaking after Chairman of the Finance Committee of Parliament, Kwaku Kwarteng said such calls were an attempt to impugn the government, Mr. Akandoh retorted that “if you have nothing to hide; you have absolutely nothing to […]Continue Reading

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US-based NGODonates To UG Hospital

June 7, 2022

MedDropBox Inc., a US-based non-profit, has donated assorted medical items to the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC), one of the country’s biggest referral hospitals, to augment healthcare delivery at the facility. The items included: Sutures, Penrose Drains, Catheters, Surgical Blades, Tipless Stone Extractors, and more. The donation was made on Thursday, June 2, Continue Reading

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Vodafone Healthline: Doctor explains why women with PCOS are at risk of diabetes, weight gain

June 6, 2022

Obstetrician and Gynecologist, Dr Padi Aryetey, has said that women with the reproductive disorder, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), have a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes and experiencing weight gain. According to him, the major cause of these two common side effects is as a result of insulin resistance from the body’s cells. Thus, […]Continue Reading