Category Archives: Releases

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Press Statement– African traditional medicine Day

PRESS STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE HON. MINISTER OF HEALTH,  ALBAN SUMANA BAGBIN, ON THE OCCASION OF AFRICA TRADITIONAL MEDICINE DAY   31st August 2012 is Africa Traditional Medicine Day. The…

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Barack Obama’s Proclamation-World Hepatitis Day, 2012

A PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ON WORLD HEPATITIS DAY, 2012 Worldwide, one in twelve people is living with viral hepatitis — a disease that…

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Candidates for Health training to write entrance exams this year

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has decided to use this year as a transition period to allow candidates with passes in English, Maths and Science to go through an entrance…

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NHIA denies slashing staff salaries

STATEMENT  Our attention has been drawn to allegations made on Joy fm’s 6pm news on Friday 22nd June, 2012 by the Deputy General Secretary of the Union of Industry Commerce…

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The future we want: a healthier planet

The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) offers the world an important opportunity to both acknowledge, and benefit from the inextricable links between human health and sustainable development. Good…

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Authority clears the air- NHIA is not dying

On the 15th of June, 2012, an interview granted by the Chief Executive of the National Health Insurance Authority, Mr Sylvester Mensah, was aired as part of the mid-day news…

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News release-More voluntary blood donations essential,WHO

On World Blood Donor Day, WHO calls for more people to be heroes – by donating blood regularly to save and enhance lives. This was contained in a press release…

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Statement by Bill Gates on declaration of polio eradication a global Emergency by WHA

Statement by Bill Gates on the Occasion of the World Health Assembly Resolutions Declaring Completion of Polio Eradication a Global Emergency and Endorsing the Global Vaccine Action Plan