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Stroke Signs That Are Noticeable in The Face, Hands And Eyes

When cerebral blood flow is interrupted, it can produce a potentially fatal medical emergency known as a stroke. A stroke occurs when the brain’s blood flow is interrupted for some time, causing the death of brain cells. Most people will have some warning signs before a full-blown stroke. This is …

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Foods You Should Eat To Take care Of Your Vagina

According to Healthline”, Nutrition is an important component of caring for your overall health. What you eat can impact the health of specific body parts, comprising the private part. Research shows that certain foods may assist maintain the health of the private part. For example, some foods can help prevent …

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Ghana first to approve ‘world-changing’ malaria vaccine: All you need to know

Ghana has become the first country in the world to approve a new malaria vaccine – R21. The vaccine has been described by the scientists who developed it as a “world-changer” citing its effectiveness in combating the disease. According to the BBC, the Food and Drugs Authority, FDA, have assessed …

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Why UK can no longer ‘recruit’ health workers from Ghana – Bright Simons explains

The vice president of IMANI Africa, Bright Simons, has given some clarification on reports that the government of the United Kingdom (UK) has barred the recruitment of health workers from Ghana and 53 other countries. According to Simons, Ghanaian health workers have not been barred from travelling to the UK as …

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People who don’t eat fruits die early – Doctor warns

Clinical Nutritionist, Dr. Ben Nuako has warned that people who do not eat fruits risk early death, urging Ghanaians to make it a habit of eating fruits. According to him, his argument is based on the fact that the human system does not produce vitamin C, unlike animals which is …

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Sex for sanitary pads the cause of teenage pregnancy in Ahafo Ano – GHS

The Health Director at the Ahafo Ano South West District of the Ashanti Region, Dr. Rubben Bedzra, has disclosed that, some teenagers in the district got pregnant for chasing over a Gh¢20.00 money for sanitary pad. According to him, most of the teenagers who reported to health facilities in the …

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Bad Habits That Can Make A Woman’s Breast To Fall Out

A woman’s concerns regarding the size and shape of her breasts are quite normal. While genetics play a major role in determining breast size and form, certain lifestyle choices can hasten or hasten the onset of sagging. We’ll take a look at a few habits that, according to “Healthline,” have …

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Why Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital is also called Gee Hospital

The premier hospital in the Ashanti Region and arguably the second biggest hospital in the country is officially known as the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. The name of the hospital which was built in 1954, as it suggests is in honor of Komfo Anokye, the great priest who per history …

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NHIS: Childhood cancer, two other ailments added under Akufo-Addo – Annor Dompreh

Majority Chief Whip Annor Dompreh has said the Minority caucus should admit that despite the challenges bedeviling the economy, government has made some gains under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). The Majority’s comments follow accusations by the Minority caucus that government since 2018, has taken GHS4 billion from the …

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MoH gets clearance to employ 6,387 nurses

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has granted financial clearance to the Ministry of Health (MoH) to employ some six thousand, three hundred and eighty-seven nurses (6,387) this year. The nurses comprise; Assistant Clinical and Nurse Assistant Preventive who completed in 2019 and June 2020 from various public health training institutions. …

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