Health
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Data Protection Commission reveals cancelled US Health deal posed long-term risks
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has outlined the legal breaches that led Ghana to reject a proposed $300 million health agreement with the Unite…
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Pregnant woman dies after C-section request purportedly denied due to lack of bed in Kasoa
A pregnant woman in labour has died after the Mother and Child Hospital in Kasoa allegedly denied her request for a caesarean section due to a lack o…
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About 12m Ghanaians not on NHIS to benefit from Free Primary Healthcare
The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has disclosed that the government’s newly launched Free Primary Healthcare policy is designed to cat…
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Medical Doctors risk losing placements over refusal of district postings
The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has issued a strong warning to medical doctors who refuse postings to underserved districts, stating…
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Kwabena Mintah Akandoh claims completing all Agenda 111 projects unrealistic
The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has indicated that the current administration may not be able to complete all the hospitals under th…
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Over GH¢500m worth of equipment procured for Free Primary Healthcare ― Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh
Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has disclosed that the government has made a major financial commitment to strengthening Ghana’s healthc…
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Report on Charles Amissah’s death nearly ready – Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh
The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has announced that the report of the committee investigating the circumstances surrounding the death…
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Free Primary Healthcare policy to remove cost barriers – Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh
The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has announced that government will fully absorb the cost of primary healthcare services under a new …
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Emergency jabs after 100 children die of suspected measles in a month in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has launched an emergency vaccination campaign after a fast-spreading measles outbreak is suspected of killing more than 100 people, mostl…
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Africa records over one million new cancer cases annually – Director of the Cancer Care Africa Foundation, Naomi Naa Oyoe Ohene Nti,
The Executive Director of the Cancer Care Africa Foundation (CanCAF), Naomi Naa Oyoe Ohene Nti, has raised the alarm over a growing public health cri…