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What is Monkeypox?

Monkeypox is a rare but potentially serious viral illness that can be transmitted from person to person through direct contact with body fluid or monkeypox lesions. Less commonly, transmission can occur through respiratory droplets from prolonged face-to-face contact and from contaminated materials such as bedding or clothing. Symptoms of monkeypox include […]

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Volta Health Network launched, conducts 50 free surgeries

A not-for-profit organization, Volta Health Network has been launched in Keta, in the Keta Municipality of the Volta Region. The organization mostly made of health professionals of Volta origin seeks to undertake initiatives aimed at making quality healthcare accessible to the underprivileged across the region.  The Volta Health Network held […]

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No monkeypox case in Ghana – GHS

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has denied reports on social media that a case of Monkeypox has been recorded in the Western region. The GHS in a statement said the individual in question reported to a health facility in the Ahanta West District with blisters instead. Monkeypox is a rare disease […]