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WHO gives GH¢2m in assorted equipment to MoH

April 12, 2021 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has presented assorted intensive care equipment valued at GH¢2,132,000 to Ghana. The donation is the latest by the United Nations to the country through...

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April 12, 2021 / Comments (0)

AstraZeneca vaccine safe, effective — EU agency

March 19, 2021 A review by the EU’s medicines regulator has concluded the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is “safe and effective”, and its benefits outweigh the risks. The European...

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March 19, 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)

No evidence of AstraZeneca vaccine problems — WHO

March 17, 2021 The World Health Organisation has said there is no evidence that incidents involving blood clots are caused by the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. In a statement, the WHO said it was reviewing...

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March 17, 2021 / Comments (0)

Most African countries to start vaccination by end of March – WHO

March 5, 2021 Most African countries will kick-start their COVID-19 vaccination programs by the end of March as efforts to procure doses for the continent’s 1.3 billion people gather pace, the World...

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March 5, 2021 / Comments (0)

COVID-19 vaccination starts Tuesday

February 25, 2021 Ghana is set to begin COVID-19 vaccination from next Tuesday as part of measures to stop the further spread of the viral disease. This follows the arrival of the first consignment of...

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February 25, 2021 / Comments (0)

Ghana to receive compensation for any harmful side effects of COVAX vaccine – Dr. Amponsa-Achiano

February 23, 2021 Ghana is among 92 countries that will receive a no-fault compensation claim of serious side effects for people who are vaccinated with a COVID-19 vaccine acquired from the COVAX facility....

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February 23, 2021 / Comments (0)

Covid: WHO backs Oxford vaccine ‘even if variants present’

February 16, 2021 The World Health Organization recommends using the vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca even in countries tackling new variants of coronavirus. The WHO also says...

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February 16, 2021 / Comments (0)

WHO recommends new advice for COVID-19 treatment

January 27, 2021 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued new advice on how to treat patients suffering from COVID-19. For COVID-19 patients at home, the WHO is suggesting the use of a pulse oximetry...

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January 27, 2021 / Comments (0)

We need global collaboration, cooperation to contain COVID-19 — Dr Asamoah-Baah

January 25, 2021 The Presidential Coordinator of the government’s coronavirus response programme, Dr Anarfi Asamoah-Baah, has said the best way to contain the virus is to intensify global collaboration...

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January 25, 2021 / Comments (0)