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Statistics: 1 Out of 5 Children In Ghana Is Stunted

Statistics from the Ghana Health Service has shown that one out of five children in the country is stunted. The...

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Health Worker, National Service Person Grabbed For Forgery

Two workers of the Ghana Health Service in the Volta Region have been picked up by the Police in Ho for forgery. Bright...

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Prof Akosa Calls For Research Into Health Implications of Galamsey

Professor Agyeman Badu Akosa, former Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has called for research into...

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Why First Lady Called For Extension To 5 Months

Ghana’s maternity leave -Nursing mothers need up to five months to recuperate as well as bond better with their...

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Doctors To Be Employed Under A Quota System

Medical doctors and dentists will from next year be employed under a quota system being introduced by the Ghana Health...

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Couple Demands Justice, Corpse of Babies Killed By Medical Negligence In 2010

A couple who lost their twin babies at the Tema General Hospital in 2010 as a result of alleged negligence have renewed...

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Ghana Making Progress In Malaria Fight – Survey

The 2016 Ghana Malaria Indicator Survey report has been launched in Accra. The report shows Ghana is making progress in...

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Malaria Prevalence Reduces Marginally

Malaria prevalence among children under age five has decreased from 27 per cent to 21 per cent. This is according to...

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Ghana Making Progress In Malaria Fight

The 2016 Ghana Malaria Indicator Survey report has been launched in Accra. The report shows Ghana is making progress in...

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275 People Die of HIV-AIDS In Ashanti

Two hundred and seventy-five (275) people died of HIV/AIDS in the Ashanti Region, last year. Mr. Dennis Bandoh, the...

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275 People Die of HIV-AIDS In Ashanti

Two hundred and seventy-five (275) people died of HIV/AIDS in the Ashanti Region, last year. Late reporting to the...

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GHA Cautioned Against Cholera Outbreak

Ghana Public Health Association (GPHA) has urged the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to immediately roll out preparedness...

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MOH Receives Digital Radiology X-Ray Equipment For TB Diagnoses

The Ministry of Health on Wednesday, received the first batch of ultra-modern digital radiology X-Ray equipment from...

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Gov’t Pays $10m For Polio, Measles Vaccines

The Government of Ghana has transferred about $10 million to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for the...

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Polio, Measles Vaccine Shortage Hit Ghana

Nursing mothers in Ghana would have to wait until next week before having their babies vaccinated against Polio and...

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Movement of Pigs Banned In Ashanti Region

The Ashanti Regional Veterinary Service has temporarily banned the movement of pigs in the region. This follows the...

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VRA Donates Borehole To Bilharzia Endemic Community

The Volta River Authority of Ghana (VRA), has donated a solar panel powered borehole amounting to GHC 80,000.00 to...

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Central Region Teenage Pregnancy Menace

The issue of the ever increasing rate of premarital pregnancy in the Central Region of Ghana, especially, in the...

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GNAT Pushes For 6 Months Maternity Leave For Teachers

The Ghana National Association of Teachers is pushing for female teachers in the country to be given six months...