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Eminent nurse in Bolgatanga receives citation of honour
Rudder Communications, a Tamale based media and publishing company has presented a citation of honour to Ms Gifty Atampugbire, a Public Health Nurse at the
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Nigeria: 120 Nigerian Children Infected By Environmental Polio – UNICEF
By Joseph Erunke Abuja — The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has said a total of 120 children in Nigeria have been infected with environmental
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Nutrition, a substratum for growth – GHS
Ms Gifty Ampah, the Coordinator for Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition Programme of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), said nutrition is the bedrock for
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Medical students From KNUST complete medical journalism course with Multimedia Group
BY myjoyonline Twenty 6th year students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology School of Medicine and Dentistry have completed a course in
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Ghana’s Miss Health 2021 kicks start with contestants unveiling
The road to crowning the 2021 Miss Health Ghana queen has begun with the unveiling of 10 beautiful health practitioners to battle for the ultimate
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Mobile Clinics Launched to Curb Spread of TB In Tanzania
Dodoma — The minister of health Dr Dorothy Gwajima has on Monday launched mobile health facilities that are aimed multiplying efforts in the fight against
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Kenya: Covid-19 and Hypertension – What You Need to Know
By Fiona Muthoni Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is caused when your heart has to work harder than it should to keep up with the
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Even low levels of air pollution can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease
Prolonged exposure to air pollution can be linked to an increased risk of stroke and coronary heart disease, even when levels are below the limits
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DR Congo declares meningitis outbreak in north-eastern province
World Health Organization Africa (Brazzaville) Kinshasa — The Democratic Republic of the Congo has declared an outbreak of meningitis in the north-eastern Tshopo Province where
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Air pollution in Accra still high – EPA
The quality of air in Accra remains poor and high above the Ghana national standards and World Health Organisation (WHO) requirements, the Executive Director of
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Africa: Over 200 Million Women Not Using Contraceptives
By Kamau Maichuhie More than 200 million women in developing countries who wish to prevent pregnancy are not using modern contraception, the United Nations Population
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Avocados change belly fat distribution in women, controlled study finds
According to a new study by the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and collaborators, daily avocados may help redistribute a woman’s abdominal fat into
