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The use of High estrogen contraceptives causes ovarian cancer for women – NGO 

1,733 Women’s urged to desist from the regular use of High estrogen contraceptives to prevent them from suffering from Ovarian and other related cancers including Vulva, lever and Urine cancer known to be affecting women in recent times. Dr. Susan O Koduah, the Founder and Executive Director of Susan Organisation a Non-profit Organization based in […]

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AGA Health Foundation calls for support set up Neo-Natal care unit in Obuasi 

1,950  Dr. Kwadwo Anim, Executive Director  Anglogold Ashanti (AGA) Health Foundation, has made a passionate appealed to stakeholders and well meaning Ghanaians to support the set of Neo-Natal care unit in Obuasi. According to him, the Hospital has enough Human resources to deal with preterm cases in Obuasi,  it lacks the required equipment to complement […]

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Stop Hoarding COVID-19 Vaccines; It’s Not Helping Anyone – Nana Addo to EU

2,054 The Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has hit hard at European countries for what he calls the hoarding of COVID-19 vaccines. President Akufo-Addo insisted that the geopolitics attached to the distribution of the vaccines is not helping the fight against the pandemic. Addressing the European […]

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Dr. Frank Awuah Adjei Donates Maternity Block Extension To KNUST

2,193  Dr. Frank Awuah Adjei, a businessman and philanthropist, has donated a Maternity Block Extension he built to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Hospital in Kumasi in the Ashanti region. The Maternity Block Extension was commissioned on Wednesday, 27th October, 2021 by His Royal Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene and the […]

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Institute of Leadership and Development Launches Project on Trans-Fatty Acid

2,057  The lnstitute of Leadership and Development(INSLA)held a forum on Thursday 21st October 2012 in Accra at the holiday Inn hotel to launch a project dubbed trans-fatty acid. Trans-fatty acids are manufactured fats created during a process called hydrogenation which means the combination of fat, vegetable oils,including hydrogen to make it look more saturated. Speaking […]

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Ashanti Regional Health Directorate Takes Adolescent Health Education To Asante Akim South District

1,909 “Adolescent health issues have been very topical in the past two years which has dominated the headlines in the past two weeks when it comes to teenage pregnancy. Several interventions have been put across by the health fraternity to address the  health needs of adolescent because is a special group that helps a lot […]

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Communicate The Safety Of Health Facilities To The General Public-UNICEF To HPOs

1,645  Authorities of The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund have advised Health Promotion Officers in the Ashanti Region to step up education on the safety of health facilities to improve access to healthcare following the COVID-19 pandemic.   According to the organization, Health Promotion Officers  should build the confidence of communities in the facilities as […]