Ghana launches Mpox vaccination campaign in Western Region
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has officially launched a sub-national Mpox vaccination campaign in Ghana’s most affected city, Takoradi, in ...
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False! Gates Foundation not launching world’s first contraceptive that prevents pregnancy for 8 years in Kenya
Claim: Gates Foundation to launch the world’s first contraceptive that would prevent pregnancy for eight years in women in Kenya ...
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‘Razor blade throat’: The new COVID-19 variant, updates on Ghana’s infection data
The World Health Organisation (WHO) in May 2025 detected a new variant, NB.1.8.1, of the coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), popularly known ...
Read moreDetailsFalse! WHO has not declared a new COVID-19 outbreak in China
Claim: World Health Organisation declares new COVID-19 outbreak Source: GhanaFact WhatsApp chatbot Verdict: False Researched by Gifty Danso The GhanaFact ...
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Ghana records first case of hMPV – Health Minister
Ghana has confirmed one case of the Human Metapneumovirus (hMPV), Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has said. The minister who ...
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Four-day oral cholera vaccination campaign in Greater Accra Region ends
A four-day Oral Cholera Vaccination (OCV) campaign that started last week in the Greater Accra Region ended on February 17 ...
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All False – Viral video of Kenyan medic’s claims about malaria treatment, tetanus and HPV vaccines recirculated
Claim: A Kenyan gynaecologist has made unfounded claims about malaria, tetanus and HPV vaccines. Source: Social media Verdict: All false ...
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Cholera Fact Sheet: The symptoms, mode of spread and prevention methods
On October 14, 2024, the Ghana Health Service announced a cholera outbreak with nine (9) cases from the Greater Accra ...
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