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There Is No Plastic Rice On the Ghanaian Market – FDA Asserts

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has categorically denied rumours that there is plastic rice on the Ghanaian market....

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Captain Smart Unveiled As Ambulance Service Ambassador

Broadcast Journalist, Captain Smart has been unveiled as Ambassador for the Ghana National Ambulance...

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GDCA, Partners To Establish Soya Bean Factories In Northern Region

Ahead of government’s implementation of the much touted one-district-one-factory policy, the Ghana Developing...

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Kenya’s Schoolgirls To Get Free Sanitary Pads From Government

All Kenyan schoolgirls are to get free sanitary pads, the government has said. It is hoped the move will improve access...

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Health Ministry Alerted Over ‘strange’ Killer Disease From Liberia

The Ministry of Health has been advised to increase its surveillance at all levels over a strange disease that has...

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Ebola Burial Teams Dramatically West Africa Outbreak

Red Cross volunteers prevented a significant number of Ebola cases during the 2013-2016 epidemic in West Africa by...

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Tamale Teaching Hosp. Management Rubbish ‘cash & Carry’ Untruths

Management of the Tamale Teaching Hospital has refuted claims that patience are made to pay before healthcare is...

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US Balks At ‘abortion’ Mention In UN Call To Fight Abuse of Women

The UN Human Rights Council unanimously adopted a resolution Thursday condemning abuse and discrimination of women, but...

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Health Ministry Issues Alert On ‘strange Disease’

Ghana’s Health Ministry has issued a health alert following a “strange disease” that has claimed eleven lives in...

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Schoolgirls To Get Free Sanitary Pads From Government

All Kenyan schoolgirls are to get free sanitary pads, the government has said. It is hoped the move will improve access...

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NTP Receives GHc215,000.00 In Fight Against TB In Ghana

Persues Mining Ghana Limited, on Wednesday, donated GHȼ215,000.00 to the National Tuberculosis Control Programme (NTP)...

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Church Donates To Visually Impaired Residents

The Latter Day Saints Church last Friday donated white canes for the visually impaired in the Upper East Region. The...

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Kofi Annan Calls For Fight Against Snakebites

Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has called for a global fight against snakebites and the need to reduce impact...

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The Rise of Tricycles In Waste Management [Report]

Disposal of waste within the capital, Accra, has become a daunting task as most private sanitation service providers...

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Indian Girl With Rare Condition Dies Suddenly

An Indian girl who made international headlines when a rare condition caused her head to swell to more than twice the...

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Avoid Meat, Eggs and Lust, Pregnant Indians Told

Pregnant women in India are being advised to stay away from meat, eggs and lust -- drawing derision from health experts...

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Good Job FDA, But…

JUST last week there was a report of an arrest of two women suspected to be involved in artificially colouring oranges....

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Medical Marijuana Woos Four-Legged Fans

It's early morning, just after breakfast, and six-year-old Cayley is wide awake, eagerly anticipating her daily dose of...

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Suicidologist Campaigns Discrimination Against Suicide

Dr Joseph Osafo, a Clinical Psychologist and Suicidologist, is advocating the de-criminalisation of suicide from the...