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National Health Insurance Authority boss leaves office

by;brightwebtv.com/bright agyapong The Chief Executive of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Dr. Samuel Annor leaves office after 2 years of dedicated service to the nation and the Authority.   Dr. Annor was appointed as the Chief Executive of the NHIA by His Excellency the President Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo …

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Patients stranded at Pantang hospital as lab fails to open on Sunday

  By:brightwebtv.com/bright Agyapong   Individuals who sent sick people to the Pantang hospital for treatment on Sunday were left stranded because the laboratory was closed.   The patients including children and pregnant women had to move out of the facility in search of private laboratories elsewhere in order to access …

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First Lady calls for proper financing mechanism for cancers

by:brightwebtv.com/bright agyapong First Lady Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo says Ghana needs to boldly confront the financing of cancer treatment in the country to help provide quality care for patients who suffer from the disease.       She emphasised the importance of awareness creation on cancers to aid screening and promote …

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Only 36% of sexually active SHS students use a condom

  By Nana Asare Barimah A study by the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology reveals only 36.7% of sexually-active second-cycle students use condoms. The School of Medical Sciences and Public Health also found fewer of them know about sexually transmitted diseases, other than gonorrhea and syphilis. The research …

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