Claim: Surgical operations suspended at the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH) due to water shortage. Source: Kerr Fatou/Facebook Verdict: TRUE Researched by Awa Macalo
The World Health Organization (WHO) on August 14, 2024, declared Mpox (formerly known as Monkeypox) as a global health emergency calling for a concerted effort
Researched by Awa Macalo Chickenpox and Mpox formerly called MonkeyPox are both viral diseases that cause rashes and other symptoms, however, they are both caused
Claim: WHO lists Ghana, Nigeria and 11 others as top risk African countries for coronavirus Source: www.pulse.com.gh, www.punchng.com, www.ghanaweb.com Verdict: False Claim: WHO lists Ghana, Nigeria
“We don’t have formal evidence. It is a new virus and the hypothesis is that it came from animals and mainly bats. It was found
Ghana’s government is strongly discouraging all travel to the country until further notice, starting March 15. This comes after the West African country confirmed four
A video viewed more than 19,000 times on Facebook urges people to drink a concoction of ginger, garlic, lime, paracetamol and lemon-ginger tea to cure
In the videos posted on Facebook, people are being encouraged to inhale steam while being fully covered under a heavy blanket (makeshift sauna) to “breakdown”
That is the claim made in a news clip by UTV, a popular television broadcaster in Ghana and uploaded onto YouTube. While the UTV news
From being shunned by neighbours, some recovered victims are having to deal with not being able to even buy basic foodstuff in their local markets,
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