Marburg outbreak in Ethiopia: MoH, GHS activate public health emergency response structures
The Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Ghana Health Service (GHS) have activated the public health emergency response structures as...
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2025 Paris Peace Forum: Ablakwa calls for global action against health misinformation
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has called for stronger global collaboration to combat information disorder generally and...
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HPV vaccines are ‘safe and effective’ – Health Minister assures as vaccination campaign kicks off
The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has urged young girls to participate in the nationwide vaccination exercise against the...
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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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FACT-CHECK: Scientists did not say ‘COVID vaccines were ineffective,’ circulating flyer is fake
Claim: Daily Mail flyer claims scientists have admitted COVID-19 vaccines were ineffective. Source: Facebook Verdict: Fake Researched by Nusrat Essah...
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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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Mpox: Ghana records first death from current outbreak, 23 news cases confirmed
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) in its latest update on July 27, 2025, has reported the death of one person...
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FACT-CHECK: Most Hepatitis B cases not sexually transmitted, Okyeame Kwame’s claim is True
Claim: Most cases of Hepatitis B in Ghana are not sexually transmitted Source: Okyeame Kwame (Ghanaian Highlife musician) Verdict: True...
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FACTSHEET: Debunking common myths about fibroids
Uterine fibroids affect at least 70-80% of Black women, according to medical research. While the condition is common in Ghana,...
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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...
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