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Tobacco kills 6,700 Ghanaians each year

Every year, tobacco use kills more than 6,700 Ghanaians, with 66 percent of these deaths occurring prematurely in people under the age of 70,...

Momoni’ contains no nutrients – Dietician

A dietician at the Meridian Medical Centre, Forzia Baidoo has cautioned Ghanaians against the consumption of putrefied fish, known in the Akan parlance as...

Only 13 nations and territories in 2022 had “healthy” air quality

As per a new analysis, only 13 of the world's countries and territories enjoyed "good" air last year as air pollution rose to dangerous...

Journalists should exercise caution when covering suicidal issues – Prof. Akotia

Professor Charity Sylvia Akotia, a prominent social and community psychologist, has advised the media to use caution while reporting on suicide situations. According to study,...

Increase in measles cases have not resulted in any deaths – Health Minister

The health minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has stated that there have been no fatalities related to the current increase in cases of the measles. Addressing...

Mozambique to vaccinate 720 000 people against cholera

As the nation takes up control efforts against an epidemic that has so far resulted in 5260 illnesses and 37 fatalities since September 2022,...

Tema Metro records 23 maternal deaths in 2022

An officer from the Reproductive and Child Health Unit Ms Aboagye-Mensah has disclosed a total number of 23 maternal mortalities in 2022 which is...

German minister wants a ban on junk food ads to children

The future health of Germany's youth is at risk, according to Germany's agriculture minister, who has called for a ban on all child-accessible advertising...

US Energy department claims COVID may have originated from a lab in China

A recently updated classified intelligence study, by the US Department of Energy determined that the Covid-19 epidemic was most likely caused by a laboratory...

China refers to its Covid response as a “miracle in human history

After an abrupt easing of its "zero-Covid" policy late last year, China has declared a "big and decisive triumph" in its control of the...

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