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COVID 19: GHS declares December as month of vaccination

  By:brightwebtv/nana asare barimah The Minister of Health Kwaku Agyeman-Manu is expected to officially launch the month of vaccination initiative on Tuesday  Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, director-general of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) Government has declared the month of December as vaccination month , the  Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said. Addressing a …

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We’ve not identified COVID-19 Omicron variant in Ghana, says GHS

  By:brightwebtv/nana asare Barimah The director general of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) says stakeholders will tighten enforcement of the safety protocols to avert the possibility of a spike in the number of infections The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says it has so far not recorded any case of the …

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I wasn’t arrested in Ghana – Michael Obeng

    by:brightwebtv/nana asare barimah US-based Ghanaian surgeon Dr Michael Obeng has debunked media reports that he was arrested in Ghana along with quack doctors in a joint Medical and Dental Council and police operation. The report further indicated that the Harvard-trained reconstructive surgeon was picked up for allegedly charging …

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FDA assures Ghanaians of authenticity of antigen test at KIA

  By;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah The Chief Executive Office of the Foods and Drugs Authority, Mimi Darko has assured Ghanaians of the authenticity of the antigen diagnostic system used at the Kotoka International Airport for Covid-19 tests. According to her, the devices being used to administer the tests at the airport …

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COVID-19: Ghana records 4,521 active cases

  by;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Coronavirus The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has reported two more deaths in the country’s fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. In the Service’s latest update, the total number of deaths is now 823. As of July 23, the new and actives cases recorded were 435 and 4,521 …

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Minister reacts to assault on Kumasi Girls’ students [Audio]

  by;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Simon Osei Mensah The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah, has reacted to the alleged assault of some students of the Kumasi Girls’ High School by joint police and military team. According to him, he was not aware of the alleged assaults on the students. “I …

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Bird flu hits Accra, Volta and Central Regions

  By:brightwebtv/nana asare barimah The Food and Agriculture Ministry through its Veterinary Services Directorate has confirmed the outbreak of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza disease, otherwise known as Bird flu in some parts of the country. These are the Greater Accra, Central and Volta Regions. The outbreak of the disease …

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135 students, staff of Achimota school contract new Delta variant of Coronavirus

  By;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah     • 46 active cases out of an initial 135 have been recorded after over 800 persons were tested in the school • 21 of the students who tested positive for the new Delta variant are day students • Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, …

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Covid-19: Delta variant recorded in Ghanaian community

  by;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Ghana has recorded its first case of the covid-19 Delta variant within a community, the Ministry of Information has announced. According to the Ministry, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) received the news at about 10:am on Friday, July 2, 2021, from the Covid-19 taskforce. In a …

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COVID-19: 166 new infections recorded as Ghana’s active cases shooting up again

by;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Ghana has recorded some 166 new COVID-19 cases, according to the latest figures of the Ghana Health Service. The active caseload is now 1,559. Since mid-March 2020, a total of 95,642 cases have been recorded here in Ghana. Out of that number, 93,288 have recovered. So far, …

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