Nigeria Rice ‘contaminated, Not Plastic’
Lab tests on a consignment of rice seized by Nigerian customs officials show that the product is "contaminated" but not plastic, the National Agency For Food and Drugs (Nafdac) says. The rice...
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Death Toll In La Gas Explosion Rises To 11
Two more victims who were caught up in the La gas explosion at the Trade Fair Centre in Accra on Thursday have died. This brings the total number of deaths to 11 with 42 others receiving treatment...
Nigerian Officials Row Over ‘plastic Rice’
Nigeria's food safety agency has denied claims by the health minister that it has cleared the reported "plastic" rice. A senior official at the National Agency For Food and Drugs (Nafdac) said the...
Death Toll In Labadi Gas Explosion Rises To Six
One more person has been confirmed dead following yesterday’s gas explosion around the Trade Fair centre in La. This brings the total number to six from the five recorded last night at the scene....
Nigeria Denies ‘plastic Rice’ Reports
Nigeria’s government has denied reports that “plastic rice” was being sold in the country, days after the customs service said 2.5 tonnes of the contraband had been confiscated. Health Minister...
Russia Bath Lotion Poisoning
The number of people in Russia who have died as a result of drinking bath oil has risen from 49 to at least 58, local media has reported. Most of the 37 other people who became ill are still being...
Mahama Commissions Phase 1 of Greater Accra Regional Hospital
The first phase of the Greater Accra Regional Hospital has been completed On Wednesday, the 30th of November, President John Dramani Mahama commissioned the first phase of the Greater Accra...
Mahama Inaugurates Phase 1 of G/Accra Regional Hospital [Photos]
President John Dramani Mahama has inaugurated the first phase of the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, formerly the Ridge Hospital, although the facility will start receiving patients from January...
Zuma Faces ANC Vote of No Confidence
President Jacob Zuma of South Africa is facing a vote of no confidence from the leaders of his own party, the ANC. He has survived several parliamentary votes but this is the first time the ANC will...
Patient Sues 37 Military Hospital, 6 Doctors & GHS
A patient has sued six medical doctors, the 37 Military Hospital, the Attorney General and the Ghana Health Service for medical negligence. The action by the plaintiff, Mr Wisdom Tettey Narh, comes...
Ghana Risks Dengue Fever; Precautionary Measures Activated
Ghana has enhanced its health surveillance and initiated precautionary measures against the outbreak of dengue fever, a mosquito-borne tropical disease that causes high fever and joint pains among...
Mahama Is Already Changing Ghana – Alex Segbefia
The Health Minister, Alex Segbefia has dismissed calls by the opposition New Patriotic Party to change the NDC government in the upcoming December elections. According to the former deputy Chief of...
Israel’s Muezzin Bill Seeks ‘Judaisation of Jerusalem’
A pre-dawn muslim call to prayer has provoked the main backlash from Israeli Jews Palestinian politicians in Israel have found an unexpected ally inside the government against a new bill banning...
EC’s Biometric Device A Floodgate For Multiple Voting
A former health Minister under the erstwhile Kufuor administration, Dr. Kwaku Owusu Afriyie, has raised an alarm over the function of the biometric device which would be used for the upcoming...
Diabetes Association Reports MoH To President Mahama
The National Diabetes Association has dragged the Ministry of Health (MoH) to the president over the latter’s refusal to deal with it in the organisation of this year’s World Diabetes Day...
Prof. Kwamena Ahwoi and His Deceptively Shallow-Minded Campaign Message
Prof. Kwamena Ahwoi and his deceptively shallow-minded campaign message On Friday 4 November 2016, I heard on Peace FM radio news at 06:00 hours a campaign message from Professor Kwamina Ahwoi, a...
Professor Kwamena Ahwoi And His Deceptively Shallow-Minded Campaign Message
Today, Friday 4 November 2016, I heard on Peace FM radio news at 06:00 hours a campaign message from Professor Kwamina Ahwoi, a former Government Minister in the Rawlings’ NDC regime. He said...
Accra Psychiatric Hospital Needs GHC70k To Run Monthly – Akwasi Osei
The Chief Executive Officer of the Mental Health Authority, Dr. Akwasi Osei has disclosed that a whooping GHS700, 000 will be needed to effectively run the Accra Psychiatric Hospital monthly....
Psychiatric Hospital Frees Patients Over Strike
Managers at the Accra Psychiatric Hospital have started discharging patients as they struggle to take care of them. The hospital is taking this drastic decision after nurses there decided to stay...
Psychiatric Hospital Impasse Will Be Resolved – Mahama Assures
President John Mahama has assured that the current impasse at the Accra Psychiatric Hospital will be resolved within the shortest possible time. This President’s comment comes after the Mental...