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Medical expert calls for adoption of hydroxychloroquine to manage coronavirus in Ghana

Source: www.ghanaweb.com President of Family Health University College, Dr Enyonam Yao Kwawukume, has written an article espousing the potential benefits for the adoption of hydroxychloroquine to manage COVID-19 in Ghana. In the largely technical write up, published below, Dr Kwawukume stated that if hydroxychloroquine is administered early, it gets to the […]

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10 indigenous plants which have been saving Ghanaian lives

Source: www.ghanaweb.com The importance and usefulness of herbal medicines haven’t been more profound than this period of global health crisis. In an era where the strength of one’s immune system holds the key to the person’s survival, the patronage of herbal medicine has witnessed a dramatic rise. In Ghana, health experts […]

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Let’s learn to live with the coronavirus – Akufo-Addo

Source: www.ghanaweb.com President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged Ghanaians to learn to live with the novel Coronavirus. This was contained in his live televised broadcast to the nation on Sunday, July 26, 2020. “…we have to learn to adapt to the conditions. It is not normal that we have to wear masks, but […]

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Q&A: What Is Herd Immunity? And How Do We Get There On Covid-19?

Add to the pandemic lexicon another once-obscure term that’s come into common usage: “herd immunity. Along with “flatten the curve,” “social distancing” and “super spreader,” it’s a phrase that prior to Covid-19 was casually uttered mainly by epidemiologists and public health officials. But while the meanings of those other terms […]