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Ghana legalizes cannabis for health and industrial purposes

By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah File photo Ghana has legalized the use of cannabis for health and industrial purposes as it joins other African countries hoping to derive economic and health benefits from the substance. On Friday the country’s Parliament passed into law the Narcotics Control Commission Bill, 2019. The law now …

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Dutch’s Health Minister resigns after collapsing on camera during coronavirus briefing

By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah Bruno Bruins The man in charge of leading the Netherland’s fight against the coronavirus has resigned after collapsing during a government debate. Medical Care Minister Bruno Bruins suddenly keeled over while updating the parliament on Wednesday. Alarming video shows colleagues rushing over to grab the 56-year-old as he crumples …

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Coronavirus: Health Ministry directs all final year students to go home

By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah   The Ministry of Health has directed all Principals/Directors of schools to allow all final year students of basic schools and senior high schools to go home till further notice. The directive which takes effect from Wednesday, March 18, 2020 is part of measures taken by government …

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381 contacts of 6 coronavirus patients traced – Ghana Health Service

By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah Some 381 contacts have been traced from the first six cases of the novel coronavirus in Ghana. None of the persons has been confirmed as a suspected case of the pandemic, Director of Public Health at the Ghana Health Service (GHS) Badu Sarkodie has said. He was …

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Coronavirus: 350 contacts traced so far – Ghana Health Service

By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu Listen to the Article The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has disclosed that a total of a hundred and ninety-nine (199) more contacts have been traced from the six (6) confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country, bringing the total to 350. This was disclosed …

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Tonight, I’ll sleep – Health minister on ambulance distribution

  by:brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, minister of health The minister of health Kwaku Agyemang-Manu is heaving a sigh of relief following the commissioning and distribution of the 307 ambulances meant for emergency healthcare delivery at all the 275 constituencies across the country. Delivering a speech at the Black Star …

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You’ll see us driving parked ambulances by January 28 – Health Minister

By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah The parked ambulances at the forecourt of Parliament should be on the road from January 28, 2020, Health Minister has indicated. Kwaku Agyeman-Manu told JoyNews’ PM Express programme on Wednesday that “on the 28th of this month [January] President [Nana Akufo-Addo] will commission the entire policy…that is the first step …

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Cash and carry looms as Private Health Facilities demand arrears from NHIA

By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah Private Health Facilities in Ghana (PHFAoG) has threatened to withdraw their services if the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) does not pay their ten (10) months claims in arrears by  16th of December, 2019 to alleviate the intensity of their woes and distress The association said the …

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Govt withdraws appointment of Baffour Awuah as new Ghana Health Service boss

Govt withdraws appointment of Baffour Awuah as new Ghana Health Service boss Dr Baffour Awuah and President Akufo-Addo Listen to the Article President Akufo-Addo has withdrawn the appointment of Dr Baffour Awuah as Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) MyNewsGH has been authoritatively informed.   The termination follows information …

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Interviews Underway To Recruit Nurses To Barbados – Health Minister

By:brightwebtv.com ^nana asare barimah A team from Barbados has begun interviewing some specialised nurses for recruitment to health institutions in that country on a two-year work contract. A total of 598 health professionals with a minimum work experience of three to five years, applied in the job recruitment exercise when …

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