en-gh-hotdailynews: 2015-10-12 Ghana Health

Minister worries about under-funding for mental health services
Ghana Business News
Steth3. Mr Justice Samuel Adjei, the Deputy Brong-Ahafo Regional Minister, on Friday expressed worry that mental health was still under-funded and under-prioritized. He noted that the supply of essential medicines needed by people with mental illness ...
Participants express disappointment at late start of programme   GhanaWeb
Call for help;: Funds for mental health institutions woefully inadequate ...   Pulse.com.gh

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The Nation Newspaper

'Cholesterol in egg prevents heart disease, breast cancer'
The Nation Newspaper
Stakeholders in poultry farming on Friday gathered to mark the World Egg Day to promote consumption of one-egg-per-day, saying cholesterol in egg prevents heart disease, breast cancer. The stakeholders which include: farmers, students, markets and egg ...

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Daily Mail

Graphic images: Boy suffers first degree burns after trying to drink oven cleaner
Pulse.com.gh
A baby boy needed emergency surgery after trying to drink oven cleaner at his home - burning his mouth, tongue and neck. One-year-old Elijah Mole grabbed the bottle and pressed it to his mouth while Dad Jimmy was cleaning on September 16.
1-year-old Elijah Mole drinks OVEN CLEANER and suffers severe burns and kidney ...   Daily Mail
Baby boy suffers horrific first degree burns to face after drinking oven cleaner   Daily Star
Shocking pictures show injuries British baby suffered from drinking oven cleaner   New York Daily News
The Sun (subscription)
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NOLA.com

Stigma 'biggest obstacle' to progress in mental health*
Trinidad & Tobago Express
And the South West Regional Health Authority (SWRHA) is attempting to remove that stigma, said its chief executive officer Anil Gosine. On Saturday, World Mental Health Day was celebrated. The theme for this year is "Dignity in Mental Health". The ...
UN, WHO advocate dignity for mentally ill   Vanguard
Ban Ki-Moon: “Mentally ill people should live with dignity”, United Nations ...   Ledger Gazette
October: Dignity in mental health   NYSE Post
iFreePress.com (blog)
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Miss Ghana Foundation organises blood donation
GhanaWeb
The Miss Ghana Foundation has organised a voluntary blood donation exercise in Accra, during which 53 units of blood were mobilised to augment blood supply at the National Blood Service. The foundation said the event formed part of the brand ...

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GhanaWeb

Fear grips Yendi residents over rabies outbreak
GhanaWeb
Health officials in the Yendi Municipality of the Northern Region are raising fears of infestations of rabies – an infection obtained from dog bite. This is because no dog in the area has been vaccinated against the disease for the past 10 years due to ...

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With bird flu, poultry owners asked to register flock sites
Chron.com
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — As birds' autumn migratory patterns change, Connecticut agriculture officials are increasingly concerned about the risk of bird flu and are urging poultry owners in the state to register the location of their flocks as a precaution.

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Removal of cancerous breast does not cause death
Vibe Ghana
The head of the surgery department of the Koforidua Regional Hospital, Dr Foster Aponsah-Menu has denied that, the removal of cancerous breast causes death. He explained that, often, some of the breast cancer patients do not seek medical treatment ...

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