Tag: Vaccination
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Ghana to rollout HPV vaccination exercise targeting girls aged 9–14 years in 2025 – GHS
Ghana is set to roll out a nationwide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination exercise targeting girls aged 9–14 years in 2025, according to the Ghana...
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Adverse effects of COVID-19 have been reduced due to vaccination efforts – Disease Control Officer
The Disease Control Officer at the Tema Metropolitan Health Directorate, Ms. Linda Adjapong, has advocated for COVID-19 vaccination among residents, emphasizing the significant role...
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GHS set to begin COVID-19 vaccination exercise from May 4 onwards
Ghana Health Service (GHS) has declared a nationwide COVID-19 vaccination initiative in response to escalating infections across healthcare facilities.Scheduled from May 4 to...
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Make cervical cancer vaccination free – Govt told
Stakeholders in the health sector have urged the government to provide free cervical cancer vaccinations as an effective measure to prevent the disease among...
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Every child who missed a scheduled vaccination is still qualified – GHS
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has indicated that all kids who didn't have their regular vaccinations are still entitled to get them when the vaccines arrive.“We...
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Treat childhood vaccine shortage as an emergency—Minority in Parliament
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Minority Caucus has urged the Government to treat the shortage of childhood vaccines in the country as a...
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Kenya launch a measles vaccination campaign in response to an outbreak
Kenya's health ministry is set to launch a two-week measles vaccination campaign targeting 1.2 million children aged nine months to five years.This comes after an...
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Diphtheria diagnosed in 50 newly arrived migrants in the UK
Following a significant increase in diphtheria cases this month, a vaccine programme has been expanded in migrant processing centres. According to the immigration minister,...
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COVID-19 Vaccination: The SEND Ghana report that diagnoses need to protect friends and families
The onset of the novel Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, was perhaps, the one time in the world’s recent history where everything came to...
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Despite widespread vaccination, cholera cases rise in Malawi
As officials battle to control an outbreak that has claimed the lives of more than 117 people so far, the number of cholera cases...