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Tobinco Pharmaceutical Institute holds graduation for MCA students
Mrs Cynthia Yeboah Mintah, a pharmacist, has urged graduates of Tobinco Pharmaceutical Training Institute (TPTI) to exhibit a high sense of honesty and integrity in
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Ghana is recording more prostate diseases; screening crucial – Urological Association
The Ghana Association of Urological Surgeons has expressed concern with cases of prostate diseases across the country, including Benign prostatic hyperplasia, Prostatitis and Prostate cancer.
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Africa: Diabetes Targets Would Cost More but the Impact Would Be Worth It – Here’s How
analysis David Flood, Jennifer Manne-Goehler|| Justine Ina Davies and Sanjay Basu Setting global health targets, which is often done by multinational organisations, such as the
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Africa: New WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines Aim to Save Millions of Lives From Air Pollution
Air pollution is one of the biggest environmental threats to human health, alongside climate change. Reading time: New WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines (AQGs) provide
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Pregnant teenagers at risk of health complications — Nurse
Teenage pregnancies and deliveries are accompanied by more risks as compared to older women. The risks include pre-eclampsia — a condition in pregnancy characterised by
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FDA rallies stakeholder support to halt illicit trade of substandard medicine
By GNA The Foods and Drugs Authority (FDA) has expressed worry over the influx of Substandard and Fortified (SF) medicines on the Ghanaian market and
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Malawi Trial Shows New Typhoid Vaccine Effective in Children
By Lameck Masina Blantyre, Malawi — Malawi plans a nationwide rollout of the newest typhoid vaccine after a two-year study, the first in Africa, found
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Fruit, vegetables and exercise can make you happier
New research led by the University of Kent and University of Reading has found that fruit and vegetable consumption and exercise can increase levels of
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Report serious side effect of Iron-Folate Tablet at hospital
In and out of school adolescents receiving the Girls’ Iron-Folate Tablet Supplementation (GIFTS) has been advised to report any suspected serious side effect to the
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Ghana commemorates World Patient Safety Day
By GNA Mr Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, the Minister of Health (MoH), has urged all agencies under the health sector to align their policies and programmes with
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U.S. Announces New Support for Public Health in Ghana’s Ashanti Region
U.S. Ambassador Stephanie Sullivan announced new support for Ghana’s public health system and COVID-19 response with a new U.S.-funded Public Health Emergency Operations Center (PHEOC) for
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Africa: Eating Wild Meat Significantly Increases Zoonotic Disease Risk – UN Report
The domestic consumption of meat from wild animals has significant impacts on most species protected under the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of
