en-gh-hotdailynews: 2015-11-08 Ghana Health

Poor not benefitting from NHIS – SEND Ghana
Citifmonline
A research by non-governmental organisation, SEND-GHANA, has revealed that more than half of the population of the Upper West region are not registered on the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). This revelation was made by a program officer of ...

Probe illegal charges of pregnant women under NHIS - SEND-Ghana   Ghana Broadcasting Corporation

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The Independent

With Ebola waning, Sierra Leone seeks to rebuild its economy
The Independent
The people of Sierra Leone will breathe an uneasy sign of relief today. The west African nation is expected to be officially be declared free from Ebola – which has killed 11,313 people in the region – by the World Health Organisation. The declaration ...

Sierra Leone Declared Free of Ebola, as Guinea Struggles   ABC News
Sierra Leone celebrates end of Ebola epidemic   Hindu Business Line
WHO declares end of Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone   9news.com.au
Irish Independent
VICE News
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AllAfrica.com

Jobseekers 'Forced' to Take HIV Tests
AllAfrica.com
Chairman Jotham Arwa said a majority of the cases they are handling focus on employers who force prospective employees to take HIV tests (file photo). By Patrick Langat. A tribunal has raised the alarm over what it says are increasing cases of ...

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Ecumenical News

Zimbabwe health aide blames Catholics, Adventists for HIV persistence
Ecumenical News
Nineteen-year-old Shyreen Mvula from Malawi was born HIV positive. On November 6, 2013 she told some 3,000 people at the World Council of Churches 10th Assembly in Busan, South Korea that churches need to get involved in sex education for young ...

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AL.com

Real Men Wear Pink campaign raises $135000 for American Cancer Society
AL.com
Celebrating at The Pillars of Mobile on Thursday evening are Real Men Wear Pink campaign members, front row from left, Peter D'Olive, Troy Wilson, Chad Fincher, Mark Nix, Jay O'Brien and Dr. Bobby Brown; back row from left, Kenneth McLaughlin, Ray ...

Fighting breast cancer   The Express Tribune
Ramona Convent School Goes Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness   Pasadena Now
Doctors and health advocates react to breast cancer screening changes   wtvr.com
New York Times
West texas tribune
SHOOT Online (press release)
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Rapid News Network

Walking might beat the gym for weight loss
Rapid News Network
They found that men and women who regularly walked briskly for half an hour five days a week were more likely to have lower BMIs and smaller waists than those who engaged in regular sports and exercise. Study leader Dr Grace Lordan compared ...

Brisk walks are BETTER at keeping weight off than going to the gym   Daily Mail

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Are wine and cigarettes the secret to French longevity?
Ya Libnan
French participants tastING white wine A report published by the OECD this week revealed that the French enjoy one of the world's highest life expectancies. It also showed they are among the West's biggest consumers of tobacco and alcohol. The average ...

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