HEALTH

No covid funds were misused: Your words mean nothing – Segbefia to Akufo-Addo

March 16, 2023

Former Health Minister Alex Segbefia has said President Akufo-Addo’s words means nothing with regards to his assurance to the nation that covid-19 funds were not misused. The President addressing parliament in his state of the nation’s address recently said nothing dishonorable was done with covid-funds despite a report by the Auditor-General that covid funds were Continue Reading

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Health Minister summoned to appear before Parliament today over baby vaccines shortage

March 7, 2023

Health Minister Kwaku Agyemang-Manu has been summoned to brief Parliament today, March 7, over the shortage of childhood vaccines in the country. He was scheduled to appear in the House on Tuesday, February 28, but failed to show up. As a result, the Minority got angry and lambasted him for his disrespect for the House. […]Continue Reading

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Koforidua: Tobinco Pharmaceuticals supports St Joseph Orthopaedic Hospital

March 7, 2023

The leading pharmaceutical company in Ghana, Tobinco Pharmaceuticals Limited, has donated items worth thousands of Ghana cedis to the  St. Joseph Hospital in Koforidua in the Eastern region. The gesture according to authorities will strengthen the hospital in its day-to-day activities. Items donated were Three(3) 43″ Television sets for the 3 medical wards, Two(2) Continue Reading

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Akufo-Addo commissions Joseph Siaw Agyepong Young Soldiers Block at 37 military Hospital

February 2, 2023

President Akufo-Addo has commissioned a 300-bed accommodation facility for young soldiers at the 37 Military Hospital. The facility, christened Joseph Siaw Agyepong Young Soldiers Block was financed and built by the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC). Commissioning the facility at a colorful ceremony on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, President Akufo-Addo reiterated his Continue Reading

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Akim Oda: Rebecca F’dn trains 30 health staff to screen women for breast, cervical cancers

November 9, 2022

The Rebecca Foundation, in collaboration with Roche and The Ghana Health Service, has trained 30 health staff in Akim Oda in the Birim Central District to build their capacity to screen women for breast and cervical cancers and treat early-stage cervical cancer. The participants, who were chosen from across the district, were taken through theoretical […]Continue Reading

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Rotary Club of Accra, Kanda refurbishes CHPS compound in Akotex

October 18, 2022

The Rotary Club of Accra, Kanda, has refurbished the Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compound in Akotex, within the Mamobi Area. The Club which is noted for many humanitarian acts towards society contributed generously to the recommissioning of the compound – the only one within the Ayawaso North municipality. The compound was first established […]Continue Reading

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We won’t recognize doctors trained in Ukraine – Medical and Dental Council warns

September 26, 2022

The Medical and Dental Council of Ghana is urging students who are currently studying Medicine and Dentistry in Ukraine to take advantage of government’s intervention to continue their training in Ghana. The Council says it will no longer recognize degree certificates issued by Medical and Dental Schools from Ukraine, as some schools have resorted to […]Continue Reading

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Korle-Bu, LEKMA hospitals charge unapproved fees – Auditor-General’s report

September 14, 2022

The Auditor-General, Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu, has cited the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital and the LEKMA Hospital, both in Accra, for charging fees not approved by Parliament. Mr Asiedu said in the 2021 Auditor-General Report that the actions of the two hospitals in the national capital were in contradiction with Regulation 48 of the Public Financial Management […]Continue Reading

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Health trainees demand unpaid allowances

August 22, 2022

The National Health Students Association of Ghana is demanding from the Ministry of Health the payment of unpaid allowances of its members. According to the Association, 2021/2022 allied health National Service personnel are owed 11 months arrears, while midwives and nurses in the same period are yet to receive 10-month allowances. The situation has thus […]Continue Reading

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NHIA partners PharmAccess Foundation to Institutionalize Data Analytics for policy making

August 22, 2022

The Chief Executive of the NHIA, Dr. Bernard Okoe-Boye has announced that the organization has institutionalized a Data Analytics Unit in its organogram for the first time in its almost 20-year history. Dr. Okoe-Boye said this during a capacity–building program organized for selected staff of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) in partnership with the Continue Reading