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Ghana records two new variants of COVID-19

March 19, 2021 Two new variants of COVID-19 has been identified in Ghana. The new variants were found by the West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP) through a sequencing it...

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March 19, 2021 / Comments (0)

Conship pays medical bills of 28 insolvent new-born mothers at Korle-Bu

March 17, 2021 Twenty-eight new-born mothers at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital have had their bills paid for by Consolidated Shipping Agencies Limited (Conship), paving way for them to be discharged by...

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March 17, 2021 / Comments (0)

No reports of blood clots linked to COVID-19 vaccination in Ghana – FDA

March 17, 2021 The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) says there has not been any record of blood clots linked to the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination in Ghana. According to the Authority, although it has...

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March 17, 2021 / Comments (0)

Government to introduce 1% Covid-19 Health Levy – Mensah Bonsu

March 15, 2021 The Caretaker Minister for Finance, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu says the government will be introducing a Covid-19 Health Levy of 1% on VAT, Flat Rate Scheme (VFRS), and 1% on National Health...

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March 15, 2021 / Comments (0)

COVID-19 vaccination: Government to construct 14 treatment centres to manage medical waste

March 10, 2021 Government has indicated that it in talks with private investors for the establishment of 14 treatment centres nationwide for the proper disposal of medical waste in the country. The move...

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March 10, 2021 / Comments (0)

Government to receive extra two million COVID-19 vaccines by May

March 10, 2021 Ghana will receive an additional two million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from the COVAX Facility by the end of May, this year. That would boost the country’s COVID-19 vaccination...

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March 10, 2021 / Comments (0)

Ghanaians to use COVID-19 Vaccination App to book appointment

March 9, 2021 Going forward, people going for the COVID-19 vaccination in Ghana, would have to use the vaccination APP to book an appointment or pre-register before going to the vaccination centre. The...

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March 9, 2021 / Comments (0)

Newly arrived vaccines to be deployed to health facilities from March 2

February 24, 2021 The newly arrived COVID-19 vaccines will be deployed to designated health facilities from March 2, 2021. Ghana took delivery of 600,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine made by the...

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February 24, 2021 / Comments (0)

Gov’t to break COVID-19 transmission chain with deliberate vaccine plan

February 22, 2021 … prepares to deploy 350,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines from March Government, through the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has indicated that it will along with the preaching of...

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February 22, 2021 / Comments (0)

There are post-Coronavirus clinics for recovered patients – GHS

February 10, 2021 The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says there is are Post-COVID-19 Clinics for patients who have recovered from the deadly Coronavirus disease in almost all the treatment centres. “After days...

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