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This 5 Drugs Can Damage Your Kidney- Medical Doctor Warns

 Kidney In as much as we feed you with news, we also concern about feeding you with content on health as this will help you keep your health on check. Today, we convened from a medical doctor who made a shocking revelations about some drugs excessive intake. While going through …

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Take your nose out of our business – GFAHP to GMA on posting of physicians to labs

The Ghana Federation of Allied Health Professionals (GFAHP) has described the posting of physicians to work in medical laboratories as an attempt to disturb the peace and tranquillity in the country. In a statement signed by eleven executives of the Federation, it stated that “This attempt to forcefully post uncertified …

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Hospitals now depend on cylinders for oxygen – Dr Abdullah

• Dr Abdullah says hospitals in Ghana now depend on cylinders for oxygen • He indicated that this situation will make Kwame Nkrumah turn in his grave Dr Hadi Mohammed Abdullah, a renowned Neurosurgeon at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has said hospitals in the country now depend on cylinders …

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Ridge, 37 and Police Hospital reject sick prison officer over ‘no bed’ syndrome

  A Prison Officer based at Kete-Krachie in the Oti region had a close shave with death Wednesday night after he was hit with hypertensive emergency but could not find a bed in some major public hospitals in Accra. The Second Class officer Stephen Nyarko, who was carried by an …

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Korle Bu Neurosurgeon shares harrowing details of Ghana’s healthcare system

• Dr Abdullah says for four years ICU at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital was under “lock and key” • He indicated that the young 13-year-old Michael Asiamah looked into his eyes before the surgery and said, “I have confidence in you” but they had to lose him to post-surgery …

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GHS accountant in forgery stealing of over GH¢500,000 to be arraigned before court

A former Accountant at the Buipe Polyclinic in the Central Gonja District of the Savannah Region, Mr. Osman Jamal-Deen who is reported to have forged signatures and stolen over GH¢500,000 cedis from the account of the health facility is due to be arraigned before court. The Ghana Health Service staff …

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VIDEO: Did you know ‘kenkey water’ is believed to have these healing benefits?

  •Ga Kenkey, popularly known as ‘Ga Komi’ has many benefits to the human body •Some of these values include detoxification from what is known as ‘kenkey water’ •Some producers of this staple have also touted it for its medicinal values It’s a whole package from just one meal. The …

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LIVESTREAMED: Akufo-Addo’s 25th address on measures against coronavirus

The last time President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo address the nation on the fight against COVID-19 was on February 28, 2021, it was the 24th time the president performed the exercise. Almost ten weeks after the 24th address, the President is tonight delivering the 25th Presidential Address on the fight against COVID-19. At the time …

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Galamsey: GMA backs Sewum midwife over defective babies claim

  The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has backed claims by staff in the Sewum Health Centre in the Western North region that chemicals used for illegal mining are causing the birth of defective babies in the area since expectant mothers drink from polluted water. According to the Health Centre, pregnant …

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