Health
Monitoring Government’s Health Promises in Ghana
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Diabetes death rates increased by 46 percent between 2005-2016
In Ghana, about 4 million people are living with diabetes according to the Ghana Diabetes Association. Rates have been on…
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Teenage Smokers: How Ghana’s low excise tax on cigarette encourage the deadly habit
Ghana/Accra (iWatch Africa) – Kwaku Addo, a 16 year old student of a prominent high school in Accra expressed his…
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Bloomberg Philanthropies Recognizes Governments and NGOs For Outstanding Work in Ending Tobacco Use
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – WHO Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases and Former New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg…
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WHO calls on developing countries to hasten implementation of tobacco control conventions
The World Health Organisation has reiterated the need for countries to focus on accelerating implementation of the Framework Convention on…
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iWatch Africa’s Gideon Sarpong among 20 journalists attending Global Conference on Tobacco, Health
iWatch Africa’s Policy and Content Director, Gideon Sarpong is among 20 journalists selected to attend the Global Conference on Health…
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iWatch Africa marks International Open Data Day 2018
iWatch Africa, marked the 2018 International Open Data Day, on 23rd March, 208 with a conference on the theme; The…
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iWatch Africa Transparency & Accountability Survey
iWatch Africa; a Non–Governmental Organization is conducting a survey to assess the performance of the first year of President Akufo…
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Top ten causes of admissions and deaths in Ghana [infographic]
A review of the 2017 Ghana Health Service report by iWatch Africa has revealed that malaria was the leading cause…
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Over GH¢1.2 billion saved after MoH contracts were reassessed in 2017 [Infographic]
iWatch Africa as part of our mandate to track government expenditure can confirm that a total amount of GH¢1,234,269,337.2 liability…
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Budget Watch: Key Health Commitments to be tracked in 2018
iWatch Africa as part of our mandate to undertake evidence-based, value for money assessment of government’s commitments to Ghanaians will…
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