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How a health regulator, TMPC, licensed fake herbal medicine practitioner, again

  The Traditional Medicine Practice Council (TMPC), a health regulator under the Ministry of Health, has for the second time been caught in an investigation...

Dangerous endorsements: Exposé on herbal medicine advertising in Ghana

At about a quarter to 10 a.m. on May 21, 2022, a phone rang in the office of The Fourth Estate. I have low sexual...

How hospitals, NGOs lost funding after free Childhood Cancer treatment announcement

In the first part of our publication, The Fourth Estate chronicled the story of parents who continue to pay for the cost of treatment...

Billions in the bush: 8 hospitals delayed, abandoned

Governance is supposed to be a continuum, such that development policies and initiatives of an outgoing administration must be seen...
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Frontiers lays off Covid-19 testing staff at the airport

The management of Frontiers Healthcare Services Limited, the company in charge of COVID-19 testing at the Kotoka International Airport, has...
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The women who “menstruate” through their palm, nose, and mouth

It was late night, and most people had gone to bed. Lydia Ansong, 16, was supposed to be sleeping. But,...
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HeFRA fined GH₵30,000 for snubbing RTI Commission, The Fourth Estate

The Fourth Estate had requested information, but the request was ignored. The Right to Information (RTI) Commission wanted an explanation...
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Water, essential drugs shortage forces Tamale Central Hospital to cancel surgeries

Patients of the Tamale Central Hospital who need to go under the surgeon’s knife may have to look elsewhere. This...
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