Ghana: Let's Prevent Non-Communicable Disease ... in Order to Avoid Covid-19 Deaths

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Ghana: Let's Prevent Non-Communicable Disease ... in Order to Avoid Covid-19 Deaths

[Ghanaian Times] Kumasi -- If we want to prevent COVID-19 deaths, there is the need to prevent non-communicable diseases, says the chairperson of the Ghana Non-Communicable Diseases Alliance (GhNCDA), Dr Beatrice Wiafe-Addai.

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