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Lagos Police Arrest Four Suspects In Child Trafficking Ring, Luring Victims To Ghana For Prostitution
Sahara Reporters
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The Lagos State Police Command says it has dismantled a trans-border child trafficking syndicate that allegedly specialised in recruiting and transporting young Nigerian women to Ghana for prostitution. According to the police in a statement on...
Kenya’s counties launch bold push to make mental health care universal
TUKO
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August 15, 2025
Kenya plans to integrate mental health services into all hospitals and clinics through a new county-led model, launched during the 8th Devolution Conference Thalia Psychotherapy’s approach utilises existing health facilities and trained...
Mayor of Accra announces. . .
Ghana Districts
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The Mayor of Accra, Mr. Michael Kpakpo Allotey, has announced plans to redevelop the Makola Government Clinic into a modern four-storey facility to improve healthcare delivery for traders and market women in the Central Business District....
Libianca Channels Vulnerability and Mental Health Awareness in New Single ‘No Water’
News Ghana
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August 15, 2025
Sometimes the hardest thing to do is admit you’re not okay. Libianca knows this feeling all too well, and she’s channeling that universal challenge into her liberating new single “No Water” The track finds Libianca at her most vulnerable, using...
Ghana Doctors Champion Local Foods in Childhood Cancer Fight
News Ghana
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August 14, 2025
Nutrition and breastfeeding could prove decisive weapons against rising childhood brain cancer cases in Ghana, according to specialists at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. Neurosurgeon Dr. Teddy Totimeh and paediatric oncologist Dr. Ernestina Schandorf...
Prospective View for Traditional Medicine, Science, and Innovation in Ghana
Modern Ghana
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Traditional medicine in Ghana, rooted in centuries of indigenous knowledge and cultural practices, continues to play a significant role in the country’s healthcare system. With over 70% of the population reportedly relying on traditional remedies...
Ghanaian YouTubers Wode Maya and Gisela Amponsah join MrBeas...
Modern Ghana
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Ghanaian YouTube icons, Wode Maya and Gisela Amponsah, are supporting Jimmy Donaldson, known globally as MrBeast and Mark Rober, to launch their third major environmental campaign, #TeamWater – a global campaign with an ambitious goal to raise $40...
Ghana Pharma Firm Pumps GH¢50m Into Expansion
News Ghana
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August 14, 2025
Intravenous Infusions PLC will inject GH¢50 million in equity to revitalize operations after a turbulent year, its board chair Isaac Osei announced at the company’s annual meeting. The move aims to plug critical funding gaps and ease supply chain...
Omane Boamah was a strategist, his commitment to Ghana unmat...
Modern Ghana
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The late Minister of Defence, Dr. Edward Kofi Omane Boamah’s family has lauded his unwavering commitment to education and other sectors of the nation. In a biography read at the burial service for the other six helicopter crash victims in Accra,...
Citizen Journalism in Ghana, particularly its influence on the ethical landscape during times of national tragedy
Modern Ghana
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The Promise and Pitfalls of Citizen Journalism Democratizing the media: With Smartphone’s and social platforms becoming pervasive, everyday citizens increasingly report events especially during crises filling gaps left by conventional media. Risk...
36 Family Health University Graduates Inducted As Doctors
Daily Guide
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August 15, 2025
Some of the inductees in a group photograph during the graduation ceremony The Medical and Dental Council has inducted 36 newly qualified medical doctors from Family Health University (FHU) as medical doctors. The graduates from the Family Health...
Can Ghana's Mental Health System Support Its Most Vulnerable?
Modern Ghana
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Dear critical reader, as one reflects one's recent ordeal with a young protoge struggling with mental illness, one is confronted with the brutal reality faced by many in Ghana. The glaring lack of access to psychiatric care in public healthcare...
Ghana Mineworkers’ Union raises red flag over casualisation in mining sector, urges gov’t to act
MyJoyOnline
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August 14, 2025
Mr. Jerry Andoh, Deputy General Secretary of Ghana Mineworkers' Union, GMWU addressing the NEC meeting on behalf of the GMWU General Secretary. The Ghana Mineworkers’ Union (GMWU) has warned that the growing shift from permanent employment to...
Armwrestling: NHIA reaffirms long-term support for Ghana’s Golden Arms
Ghana News Agency
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August 15, 2025
By Francis Ofori Accra, Aug.15, GNA-Dr. Victor Asare Bampoe, Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), has restated the Authority’s commitment to extend sustained support to Ghana’s national armwrestling team,...
36 Doctors from Family Health University inducted by Medical & Dental Council
The Herald Ghana
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August 15, 2025
Thirty-six newly qualified medical doctors from Family Health University (FHU) have been officially inducted into the medical profession by the Medical and Dental Council (M&DC) of Ghana. The ceremony, held in Accra over the weekend, formed part...
AYUSH Ministry signs 25 Country-to-country MoUs to promote traditional medicine
Medical Dialogues
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August 15, 2025
Sl. No. Details of MoU Country 1. MoU between Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), Ministry of AYUSH (on behalf of all the research councils- CCRAS, CCRUM, CCRS, CCRH, CCRYN) and the University ofMississippi, USA, on behalf...
Swiss Bio Shield, HTH partner to revolutionise healthcare delivery
Ghanaian Times
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August 15, 2025
The Chairman of Swiss Bio Shield, a Switzerland-based medical equipment and healthcare solutions provider, Mr Issaka Sidi, has announced a partnership with the Ho Teaching Hospital (HTH) in the Volta Region to establish a world-class showroom...
Ghana Needs Professional Chaplains in Government—Not Just a Presidential Envoy
Modern Ghana
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Ghana is undebatable, a deeply religious nation. The streets echo with church bells, mosque calls, and the quiet rhythms of traditional African worship. Faith is woven into our national fabric and identity. Yet inside the walls of the Jubilee...
GapBuster Inc. leads free health screening in Nyamekrom to promote well-being
The Chronicle News Online
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August 15, 2025
In alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3 which ensures healthy living and promoting the well-being for all, GapBuster Inc., a U.S.-based non-governmental organisation, in collaboration with local and international...
Ghana’s macroeconomic outlook depends on successful implementation of recovery reforms – World Bank
MyJoyOnline
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August 14, 2025
The World Bank has indicated that Ghana’s macroeconomic outlook for 2025 and beyond depends on the successful implementation of stabilisation and recovery reforms. According to its Country Director for Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. World Bank,...