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WHO to consider adding obesity drugs to ‘essential’ medicines list

The World Health Organization for the first time, could  reportedly add drugs that combat obesity to the  “essential medicines list,” which would be used to guide government purchasing decisions in low- and middle-income countries.   The report published by Reuters on Wednesday, March 29 says the WHO’s panel of advisers …

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23-year old farmer escape death after an attack by a herdsman

A 23-year-old farmer escaped death and is currently receiving medical treatment at the St. Anne’s Hospital in Damongo after he was attacked by a nomadic herdsman on his farm in the Canteen Electoral Area of the West Gonja Municipality. The sad incident occurred on Monday, March 27, 2023, at about …

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VIDEO: Fire razes brothels in Tarkwa

Brothels at the Tarkwa railway station have been gutted by fire. The brothels, made of plywood and numbering about fifty cubicles, were totally burnt down by the fire after 4pm on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, in Tarkwa. This is the third time the brothels have been guttered by fire within …

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Nana Akomea narrates incident that led to the death of Kumawu MP

InterCity STC Boss, Nana Akomea has disclosed circumstances leading to the death of Kumawu MP, Philip Atta Basoah. “Just last Friday we got information that he got stroke. Unfortunately he lives alone, so around 9:30am his Driver who was in his house to take him to Parliament wasn’t hearing from him so …

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Hayford Siaw honored by global philanthropy organization, Reach for Change

Hayford Siaw, a Ghanaian social entrepreneur, has been honored by the non-profit organization Reach for Change for his outstanding contribution to systems change, partnership, and advancing progress towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 1, 10, and 13. This recognition comes as a result of Siaw’s tireless efforts to disrupt the status …

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Alban Bagbin slams Kamala Harris, Akufo-Addo over comments on LGBTI activities in Ghana

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has berated the Vice President of the United States of America, Kamala Harris, and the President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, over their comments on the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021 (Anti-LGBTQI bill) being considered by the House. Both …

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ECG disconnects power at Osu Police Barracks over illegal connection

The Electricity Company of Ghana has reportedly disconnected power to parts of the Osu Police Barracks because of an illegal connection to the national grid. According to citinewsroom.com, the task force from the ECG discovered the illegal connections on three blocks of the barracks, which had connected power directly without …

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Help me get my land back before I die – Woman begs IGP

A 78-year-old woman, Dede Nagaa Tagoe who is losing her parcel of land to land guards at Tuba, a suburb of Kokrobite in the Ngleshie Amanfrom Municipality is pleading with the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare for help. According to her, the piece of land she …

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Watch soldiers, police clash at Accra Central

Personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces and the Ghana Police Service reportedly clashed in Accra on Monday, March 27, 2023. A video shared on social media showed some men in military uniforms engaging in a scuffle with some other uniformed men. According to the editor of the Finder Newspaper, Elvis …

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There is no legislation on LGBTQ – Akufo-Addo corrects US journalist

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) is a very sensitive topic to Ghanaians as some of them have taken an entrenched position against the practice. Speaking at a press briefing as part of the Vice President of the United States, Kamala Haris’ visit to Ghana, President Akufo-Addo debunked claims …

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