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Akim Swedru MP to organize a free medical screening for constituents

Akim Swedru MP to organize a free medical screening for constituents

The Member of Parliament (MP)for Akim Swedru in the Eastern Region, Hon Kennedy Osei Nyarko will organize a free health screening for residents in and around Akim Swedru on Wednesday, July 28, 2023. As part

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First Ghana Medical Waste Treatment Plant Commissioned in Kumasi

First Ghana Medical Waste Treatment Plant Commissioned in Kumasi

The first ever ultra modern medical waste and treatment plant has been commissioned in Adegya in the Ashanti Region. Commissioning the facility, the Deputy Minister of Health, Mahama Asei Seini, noted the commissioning of the

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NHIA Boss Reacts To Aflao Hospital Incident; Calls For Emergency Fund To Cater For Such Situations

NHIA Boss Reacts To Aflao Hospital Incident; Calls For Emergency Fund To Cater For Such Situations

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye is advocating for a percentage of the budget of hospitals to be set aside for patients who show up without

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Parliament will partner with the Red Cross to fight diseases – Speaker

Parliament will partner with the Red Cross to fight diseases – Speaker

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has said that Parliament is willing to partner with the Ghana Red Cross Society to raise awareness of the debilitating impact of non-communicable diseases and to explore

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93% Of Sexually Active University Students Don’t Use Contraceptives — Study Reveals

93% Of Sexually Active University Students Don’t Use Contraceptives — Study Reveals

A study conducted in three selected public universities in the country has revealed that 93 per cent of sexually active adolescents in public universities do not use contraceptives. This is in spite of the fact

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Outbreak Of Anthrax: Upper East Regional Coordinating Council Bans Movement of Cattle

Outbreak Of Anthrax: Upper East Regional Coordinating Council Bans Movement of Cattle

As part of efforts to contain the spread of the anthrax disease, the authorities of the Upper East Region have banned the movement of cattle and other small ruminants in certain parts of the region.

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COVID-19 Update: “This Too Has Passed” – President Akufo-Addo Announces End Of All Covid Restrictions

COVID-19 Update: “This Too Has Passed” – President Akufo-Addo Announces End Of All Covid Restrictions

President Akufo-Addo has officially declared the end of the COVID-19 global pandemic in Ghana. This announcement follows the World Health Organization’s (WHO) declaration that COVID-19 no longer represents a global health emergency. The president made

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COVID-19 Updates: Ghana Came Out Of Pandemic Better Than Many Nations – President Akufo-Addo

COVID-19 Updates: Ghana Came Out Of Pandemic Better Than Many Nations – President Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated the Covid-19 management prowess of his government touting it as one of the best in the world. According to President Akufo-Addo, due to the sterling performance of his

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PLAYBACK: President Akufo-Addo’s 29th Covid-19 Address To The Nation

PLAYBACK: President Akufo-Addo’s 29th Covid-19 Address To The Nation

President Akufo-Addo on Sunday (May 28, 2023) addressed the nation on the government’s management of the Covid-19 pandemic. In what seems to like his final COVID address to the nation Akufo-Addo expressed his gratitude to

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Partner Private Sector To Provide Cutting Edge Medical Equipment For Our Hospitals – VP Bawumia

Partner Private Sector To Provide Cutting Edge Medical Equipment For Our Hospitals – VP Bawumia

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has challenged hospitals and other medical facilities across the country to partner with the private sector to provide and maintain essential equipment in order to help the facilities offer