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Western Region: Health Facilities In Need Of Blood For Hospitalized Appiate Explosion Victims

The Clinical Coordinator and Head of the Emergency Team at the Apinto Government Hospital in the Western Region, Dr. Joseph Darko, has reiterated appeals for more donations of blood to help save victims of the Bogoso Appiate explosion.   The facility has been treating five adults and one seven-month-old baby …

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GHS Revises Covid-19 Travel Guidelines For Ghanaian Travelers At KIA

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced some changes to the guidelines for Ghanaians entering the country through the Kotoka International Airport (KIA). Per the earlier modification implemented during the yuletide last year, persons aged 18 years and above, arriving in Ghana from December 12, 2021, were to provide proof …

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UG Students, Staff Urged To Get COVID-19 Jab Before School Resumes

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, is urging both continuing and newly admitted students to ensure they vaccinate against COVID-19 before returning to campus to start the academic year. Speaking at the graduation ceremony of the School of Graduate Studies over the weekend, …

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Agenda 111 Projects Facing Challenges But We’re On Course – Health Minister

The Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has disclosed that the government’s ambitious Agenda 111 project has made progress of 35 percent amid some challenges. Speaking on Ghana Television, Mr. Agyeman-Manu, explained what had held some projects back. “On average, we have done close to about 35 percent works on all the …

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NHIS Payment: We’re In 2022 But We’ve Just Received Payment Covering The First Half Of 2021 – Private Health Providers

The General Secretary of the Private Health Providers Association, Frank Toblu has provided updates on their National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) payment.     He said they have just received payment covering the first half of 2021.   He said this while speaking on the Surmise show with Alfred Ocansey …

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GHS Identifies Bolgatanga As HIV Hotspot In Upper East Region

Ghana Health Service has revealed that the Bolgatanga Municipality remains a hotspot for HIV infections in the Upper East Region. According to Regional HIV Coordinator, Sulemana Majeed, there have been increases from 2.8% in 2018 to 3.6% in 2019 even though there was a decrease to 2.6% in 2020. At …

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Eastern Region Recorded 8,174 Teenage Pregnancies As Of September 2021 – Ghana Health Service

The Eastern Region recorded 8,174 teenage pregnancies as of September 2021, up from 7,976 recorded within the same period in 2020, the Ghana Health Service has said. Of the cases, 12.6 percent represent girls aged 10 to 14 years, while 12.2 percent represent girls between the ages 15 to 19. …

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Accra: Ban On Beach Activities Lifted, Says REGSEC

The Greater Accra Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has lifted the ban on the operation of beaches during the Christmas festivities in the capital, an official statement said on Thursday (30 December).   Ahead of the festive season, the REGSEC ordered that all beaches should remain closed as a result of …

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COVID-19: President Akufo-Addo Sets New Deadline For Vaccinating 20 Million Ghanaians

With the year winding to a close, President Nana Akufo-Addo has backed down from the initial target to vaccinate 20 million Ghanaians before the end of 2021. He now views the end of the first quarter of 2022 as a more feasible target. “That 20 million target, we may not …

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Dr. Nsiah Asare: We Will Begin Compulsory Vaccination If…

Dr Nsiah Asare, the presidential advisor on health says the government may be forced to trigger compulsory vaccination under the Public Health Act if the increasing spate of new COVID-19 cases worsen. The warning comes after the country recorded a spike in the active cases from a little over 1,600 to 3,000 cases in …

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