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Government to adopt comprehensive smoke free policies to control tobacco in Ghana

The government is exploring comprehensive smoke-free policies as part of a mechanism to control tobacco use in Ghana. The Acting Director of Technical Co-ordination and Special Advisor on Non-Communicable Disease (NCDs) to the Minister of Health, Dr. Baffour Awuah, announced this in Accra during a stakeholder meeting by the Food …

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I wish I never smoked – Kwabena Kwabena

  Renowned Ghanaian soothing voice Kwabena Kwabena says he regrets indulging in smoking. According to the highlife maestro, the act is part of the three things he feels remorseful about in life. He said he quit smoking because he now deems it a vice. Speaking to Nana Aba Anamoah on Starr Chat …

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VIDEO: I was authorised to smoke in secondary school – Tsatsu Tsikata

Tsatsu Tsikata has disclosed the two things that shielded him from bullying at Mfantsipim Secondary School. Tsatsu got into the school a ‘tiny young man’ at age nine with a reputation of being a brilliantly intelligent guy. Tsatsu says his size protected him from bullying as the seniors always felt …

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Rehab centres offering hope for drug addicts in Ghana as today marks world drug day

  Drug abusers who are deeply hooked are mostly blamed for their misfortunes. The same society which is expected to provide support for all persons look on whilst victims waste their lives. According to victims of substance abuse, breaking away from the habit can be a tough battle. In this …

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Tobacco kills 75 men weekly

About 75 men in Ghana die every week from tobacco related diseases according to data from the Tobacco Atlas, Ghana. The data also revealed that, more than 425,200 men, 69,200 women and 2,700 boys smoke cigarettes each day in Ghana, making the trend a dire public health threat. However, the …

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Duncan-Williams’s son smokes, spills jail term experience on Social Media

Son of Archbishop Nicolas Duncan-Williams has gone ‘wild’ on Social Media after a series of statuses expressing his emotions about life. Daniel Duncan-Williams sadly recounting some life events in a Tweet disclosed that he had to celebrate his birthday in prison and in the hospital for three consecutive years. Although …

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