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Ghana recording growing threat of antimicrobial resistance
The Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH) has sounded the alarm over the increasing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), cautioning that it could lead to 10 million deaths…
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CSOs call for urgent action to manage diabetes
A coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Ghana, including the Ghana NCD Alliance, Vision for Accelerated Sustainable Development, and Generational Growth Foundation, has…
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Free dialysis for all kidney patients starts December 1
All kidney patients enrolled under Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) will be eligible for free dialysis treatment beginning December 1, 2024.
This expansion of dialysis…
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Cholera outbreak: 16 dead, 115 infected in one month
A total of 16 people have died, and 115 others have been infected in the ongoing cholera outbreak in various parts of the country within the past month.
Dr. Dennis Laryea, Head of…
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Cholera outbreak kills 6, infects 72 others
Ghana has recorded six deaths and 72 cholera infections over the past three weeks, with the outbreak primarily affecting the Greater Accra and Central regions.
The Ghana Health Service…
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170,830 health workers recruited between 2017 and 2023
The government has employed 170,830 health professionals from 2017 to 2023 in an initiative aimed at enhancing the healthcare sector.
Recruitment numbers included 10,061 professionals…
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USAID donates 2 boats to improve healthcare access in Western Region
The United States Government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has donated two new boats to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to improve healthcare…
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Spike in HIV infections, funding challenges threaten Ghana’s HIV/AIDS efforts
The Director General of the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC), Dr. Kyeremeh Atuahene, has bemoaned the lax attitude characterizing the fight against HIV and AIDS in Ghana.
This follows a…
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Herbal medicine sector targets $5bn revenue to overtake cocoa
The Ghana Federation of Traditional Medicine Practitioners Associations (GHAFTRAM) is aiming to transform Ghana's herbal medicine industry into a major economic force, projecting that…
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$1.6M family planning commodities stuck at Tema Port for 7 months
A coalition of 55 Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Ghana’s reproductive health sector has urgently appealed to the government to clear essential family planning (FP) commodities…
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