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UGMC successfully performs 6 kidney transplants. Read the full story here.

The University of Ghana Medical Center has declared that its earliest six kidney procedures have been successfully accomplished. The Center said in a news release on Sunday that it "has so far conducted six kidney transplant surgeries with utmost precision, care, and expertise," all under...

Asantehene charges Health Minister to ensure speedy completion of stalled hospital projects.

Concerned with the sluggish progress of various hospital projects around the nation, especially in the Ashanti Region, the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has called for quick action to finish such projects. Even if "we won't have the money to do it all at once,...

AstraZeneca begins global withdrawal of vaccine after ‘rare’ side effect discovery.

The manufacturers of AstraZeneca, one of the vaccines used during the rise of the COVID-19 pandemic, have announced that it has started a global withdrawal of its vaccines. The pharmaceutical giant acknowledged the existence of an uncommon adverse effect known as Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS).  This...