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Kenya: Low Birth Weight is Leading in Infant Hospital Admissions
In 2019, low birth weight accounted for 14 percent or 9,081 hospitalisations. Low birth weight was the second leading cause of infant hospitalisation
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Nigeria: Some Nigerian Plants Show Potential to Treat Malaria
At the end of treatment, none of the decoctions had completely cleared the parasites, but they all produced substantial clearance. This shows their potential usefulness against established plasmodial infection.
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Coffee and tea drinking may be associated with reduced rates of stroke and dementia
Strokes are life-threatening events which cause 10 percent of deaths globally. Dementia is a general term for symptoms related to decline in brain function
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MHG finalists sensitize citizens on administering first aid
“The training we are talking about is learning and knowing what to do during emergencies, people tend to assist during emergencies
Alternative Medicine
Help us to eliminate quacks in allied health profession-Council
Dr Opoku said the Council would do all it could to eliminate the miscreants who have invaded the health system to stop the harm they cause the unsuspecting public.
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Complications from abortions kill 311 women in 2019 – Ghana Health Service
According to the health authority, it has put in place a pragmatic approach to strengthen the integration of Comprehensive Abortion Care (CAC) service
Alternative Medicine
Sleep Under LLI Mosquito Nets To Prevent Malaria – Student Advises
Ms Bosompem who is also the leader of a nine-member medical students team from UHAS gave the advice in an interview with the Ghana News Agency at Adaklu Kodzobi in the Adaklu District.
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Ghana needs $25.6m to meet targets on TB
Dr Adusi-Poku said the programme was in critical need of Gene Xpert machines to intensify screening, diagnosis and treatment of TB across the country.
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Exercise linked to better mental health, research shows
It also showed that people who spent more time outdoors typically experienced lower levels of anxiety and depression than those who stayed inside.
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Needle-free glucose monitoring a step closer for diabetics
A needle-free technology that would allow people with diabetes to measure blood sugar levels without having to stick a needle into their fingertips, has been bought closer to reality by researchers
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NHIA considering coverage of childhood cancers, family planning
Experts, however, estimate that only about 20 to 30 per cent of patients receive professional treatment, often due to inhibitive costs.
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PERPETUAL AID FOUNDATION AND RAFAHOP EMBARKS ON A COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIR AT AMANASE
munity health fair program that was made of a health screening and donation program was undertaken by Perpetual Aid Foundation in collaboration of RafaHOP
