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About 80% of Ghanaians between age 27-62 are hypertensive – Report
Approximately eighty percent (80%) of Ghanaians between the age group of twenty-seventy (27) and sixty-two (62) are battling with hypertension.This information was highlighted in...
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Report highlights Hypertension and Diabetes rising as silent killers in Ghana
A 2024 study by Rivia, a network of tech-driven primary care clinics, has shed light on the growing prevalence of "silent" killer diseases in...
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GMA worried over rising alcohol abuse, sexual misconduct among doctors
Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has raised alarming concerns about the growing issues of alcohol misuse, drug abuse, and instances of sexual misconduct among some...
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Court’s ban on celebrity alcohol endorsement makes no sense – Pope Skinny
Pope Skinny has deeply lamented the ban on celebrity endorsements of alcoholic beverages.Speaking to Nana Romeo on Accra 100.5 FM's midmorning programme Ayekoo Ayekoo,...
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It is discriminatory, unconstitutional for FDA to ban celebrities from advertising alcohol – Supreme Court judge
A member of the Supreme Court, Justice Barbara Ackah-Yensu, has ruled that the Food and Drugs Authority's (FDA) guideline prohibiting celebrities from promoting alcoholic...
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Alcoholic drinks can’t be advertised by celebrities – Supreme Court rules
In a majority decision, the Supreme Court has upheld the Food and Drugs Authority's (FDA) directive that prevents celebrities from endorsing alcoholic drinks.This...
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Supreme Court to announce verdict on FDA ban of celebrity alcohol advertisements today
Supreme Court will deliver its judgement on the case filed by Mark Darlington Osae challenging the ban on celebrities appearing in alcoholic advertisements.The seven-member...
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VIDEO: Newly promoted Prisons officers ‘showered’ with alcohol
A celebratory rite of passage known as the 'Wetting Ceremony’, allegedly practised in the Ghana Prisons Service, has caught the attention of netizens on...
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Everybody who knows me knows I don’t drink alcohol – Akufo-Addo
During his State of the Nation Address, President Akufo-Addo revealed that he abstains from consuming alcohol.When he began experiencing a bout of coughing,...
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Ex-minister of Zanzibar questioned in light of lack of alcohol
Tanzania's ruling CCM party has asked the former Zanzibar tourism minister why he quit his job when there wasn't enough alcohol on the islands....
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