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FDA warns against hazardous use of Calcium Carbide for ripening fruits

FDA warns against hazardous use of Calcium Carbide for ripening fruits

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has cautioned against the dangerous practice of using calcium carbide to ripen fruits. The FDA specifically condemned the practice of using the said chemical to ripen Mango. This chemical,

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KOFIH reassures support to NHIS toward achieving Universal Health Coverage

KOFIH reassures support to NHIS toward achieving Universal Health Coverage

The Korea Foundation for International Healthcare (KOFIH) has renewed its commitment toward the NHIS quest of achieving Universal Health Coverage by 2030. KOFIH has supported the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) since 2013 to enhance

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Recall of Benylin Paediatric Syrup in Nigeria is no threat to Ghana – FDA assures

Recall of Benylin Paediatric Syrup in Nigeria is no threat to Ghana – FDA assures

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has issued a public notice regarding the recall of Benylin Paediatric (100mls) Syrup LOT No 329304, by the Nigeria National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration (NAFDAC). The cough

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V/R: Over 2 million residents to benefit from national malaria elimination program

V/R: Over 2 million residents to benefit from national malaria elimination program

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) in the Volta region is set to distribute a total of 1,205,625 long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets to 466,857 registered households in the region. The distribution exercise is set to happen

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Health Minister-designate rallies support for children with autism

Health Minister-designate rallies support for children with autism

Health Minister-designate and the immediate past Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority, Dr. Bernard Okoe-Boye, has called for diverse streams of support for Autistic children, stating that government can only do little

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NHIA CEO meets with key stakeholders in Ghana’s Health Service delivery system

NHIA CEO meets with key stakeholders in Ghana’s Health Service delivery system

Dr. Da-costa Aboagye, the NHIA CEO, and his Executive Management team have met with the leadership of Ghana Health Service (GHS) and the Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG). The meeting which was held at

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NHIA pays GHS180m to healthcare providers

NHIA pays GHS180m to healthcare providers

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) on Friday, March 22, 2024, paid an amount of one hundred and eighty million Ghana Cedis (GHS180 Million Ghana Cedis) to various categories of healthcare providers across the country

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Mahama casts doubt on feasibility of govt’s agenda 111 project

Mahama casts doubt on feasibility of govt’s agenda 111 project

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, has expressed doubts about the government's Agenda 111 project's viability, calling it unduly ambitious. During a conversation with church members in Accra, Mahama voiced his doubts,

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Ghana Health Services celebrate reduction in infant mortality

Ghana Health Services celebrate reduction in infant mortality

The Ghana Health Services (GHS) says Ghana has been able to beat the World Health Organization's target of births delivered by skilled officers. According to the Director General of Ghana Health Services (GHS), Dr. Patrick

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Doctors’ strike leaves patients in limbo at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital

Doctors’ strike leaves patients in limbo at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital

Patients at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi are facing uncertainty and distress as doctors have initiated an industrial action today, Wednesday, March 13, 2024. The strike, prompted by accommodation grievances, has left many