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“Not safe not food, not healthy not food also” Prof. Amos Laar urges Ghanaians to avoid foods that kill

“Not safe not food, not healthy not food also” Prof. Amos Laar urges Ghanaians to avoid foods that kill

The Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS), Ghana’s premier learned society, held its Annual Lecture in the Sciences, 2023 edition on Thursday, October 5, on the Topic: Food and Public Health. To provide this

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First annual Ghana Research Ethics Network Conference held

First annual Ghana Research Ethics Network Conference held

The first-ever Ghana Research Ethics Network (GREN) Conference has been held in Accra. The Conference which will be held annually kick-started at the end of a five-year grant period by the Research Integrity Training Program

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Health taxes a win-win strategy for Ghana – Coalition of researchers, CSOs

Health taxes a win-win strategy for Ghana – Coalition of researchers, CSOs

During a Press Conference organized by the Advocating for Health (A4H) Coalition, led by the University of Ghana in partnership with civil society organizations, the speakers explained that the taxation of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) is

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My take on the Excise Duty Amendment Bill, 2022

My take on the Excise Duty Amendment Bill, 2022

Do not Relent, Get it Done to Promote, Protect and Guarantee the Health of Ghanaians, as Health Costs and Deaths Linked to Diet-Related Non-Communicable Diseases Mount.  “In this world, nothing is certain but death and

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Prof. Amos Laar, 14 others inducted Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences fellows

Prof. Amos Laar, 14 others inducted Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences fellows

Professor of Public Health at the University of Ghana, Amos Laar, has been inducted fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences(GAAS.) The Professor was inducted together with 14 others on November 16, 2022,

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Soaring health costs, deaths linked to diet-related NCDs alarming – A4H Coalition

Soaring health costs, deaths linked to diet-related NCDs alarming – A4H Coalition

A Coalition of Public Health Advocates, comprising Academia, Civil Society, Public Health Associations and local Nutrition Societies is calling on the government to as a matter of urgency act to protect the well-being and health

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Non-communicable diseases to be leading cause of death in Ghana by 2030 – Prof. Laar

Non-communicable diseases to be leading cause of death in Ghana by 2030 – Prof. Laar

Ernest Senanu Dovlo, Accra - Professor of  Public Health at the University of Ghana, Prof. Amos Laar has said non-communicable diseases (NCDs) will be the leading cause of death in Ghana by 2030. According to