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Church of Pentecost prohibits members from production and sale of alcohol and cigarettes

The Church of Pentecost has cautioned its members against the production and sale of items harmful to the spiritual, mental, and physical health of others. The Church stressed that members must not deal in harmful items such as alcohol, cigarettes, and narcotic drugs among others. “In your business, endeavour to …

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Cigarettes, Shisha killing 75 Ghanaians weekly

Seventy-Five Ghanaians, mostly men, die from tobacco and shisha smoking-related illnesses on a weekly basis, the Ministry of Health (MoH) has disclosed. The ministry also revealed that over 807,600 of the country’s population smoke cigarettes, shisha, and other tobacco products which it says is a “serious public threat.” The MoH …

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Polythene wrapped banku: A more deadly substitute for cigarettes?

  A report shared by a Facebook user claims that eating banku, local fermented corn and cassava based food wrapped in polythene, is equivalent to smoking 135 sticks of cigarettes. Initial investigations reveal that this claim has been seen making its rounds online. With this re-circulation, the discussion has picked …

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