Health
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Ghana Health Service commences cholera vaccination today
In response to the alarming surge in cholera cases across multiple regions, the Ministry of Health and the Ghana Health Service (GHS) have launched a…
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European Union provides GHC1.6m to Ghana to support communities affected by Cholera
The European Union (EU) has provided GHC 1.6 million (€100,000) in humanitarian funding to support communities affected by the ongoing cholera outbre…
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Alexander Afenyo-Markin aids cholera fight with GHC100,000
Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has supported the Winneba Municipal Health Directorate with an amount of one hundred thousan…
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Uganda fights new Ebola epidemic– and a vaccine hesitancy crisis
A month after an Ebola outbreak struck Uganda in September 2022, Edward Kayiwa began feeling unwell: headaches, fever and muscle pain. He knew someth…
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Korle Bu Teaching Hospital commences key overhaul of deteriorating morgue
The management of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, the largest referral medical facility in Ghana, has confirmed that its recent directive to temporar…
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Ashanti region records over 16,000 cancer cases in 2024 amid surge
Health officials in the Ashanti Region have expressed concern over a sharp rise in cancer cases, with over 16,000 reported in 2024, compared to 11,00…
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Govt will facilitate migration of health professionals to create jobs opportunity – Akandoh
Health Minister-designate Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has proposed addressing unemployment among health professionals by facilitating their migration to c…
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Doctors successfully perform first-ever kidney transplant in Ashanti Region
In a historic medical breakthrough, kidney specialists and surgeons in the Ashanti Region have successfully conducted the first-ever kidney transplan…
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China says ‘extremely unlikely’ Covid -19 pandemic came from lab leak
China said Monday it was “extremely unlikely” Covid-19 came from a laboratory, after the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) said it believed the vi…
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Study discloses rising HIV prevalence in FSWs, TGs, MSM
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has spread fast among specific populations including female sex workers (FSWs), men who have sex with men (MSM) an…