The Algerian health minister has confirmed the country’s first case of the coronavirus in an announcement on state-owned ENTV on Tuesday evening. The minister Abdel Rahman Ben Bouzid said the patient is an Italian man who arrived in the country on 17 February, Reuters news agency reports. The patient has been placed in isolation. Algeria […]
Category: Health
No more credit to NHIS institutions until debt is settled – Pharmacy Chamber
The Chamber of Pharmacy Ghana says it will continue to enforce its decision not to supply medicines on credit to National Health Insurance accredited health facilities. According to the Chamber, it will only rescind its decision until service providers pay their debts in full. The Chamber earlier issued a threat to withdraw its services following indebtedness by the service […]
Rwanda: President Kagame fires Health Minister for telling lies about Coronavirus
Rwanda’s president Paul Kagame over the weekend revealed how the country’s health minister had been fired over mishandling of coronavirus testing kits. In a stinging rebuke on his ministers, Kagame accused several of them including the ex-health minister Diane Gashumba of lying, carelessness and indiscipline. Kagame, who was speaking at the National Leaders’ Retreat said […]
Health providers to withdraw NHIS services March 1 over debts
Members of the Private Healthcare Providers Association together with Health Insurance Service Providers Association of Ghana have threatened to withdraw some National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) services from 1 March 2020 over the government’s failure to pay outstanding debts owed them. According to the associations, the Ghana Revenue Authority, ECG and SSNIT have been dragging […]
Health alert: Having sex with 10 people in your lifetime ‘increases cancer risk by 90%’-Experts
Notching up plenty of bedroom conquests can nearly double your cancer risk, a study reveals. Experts found older women who had ten or more lifetime lovers were 91 per cent more likely to be diagnosed with the disease, compared to those who only had one. And promiscuous men saw their chances of a tumour rocket […]
Coronavirus: Bishop Obinim launches expensive ‘holy oil’ to protect church members
BestNewsGH.com can report that controversial Man of God, Bishop Daniel Obinim has turned the deadly Coronavirus saga into a money making venture. BestNewsGH.com can confirm that Bishop Obinim has launched a very expensive ‘holy oil’ for sale to members of his congregation, claiming it will protect them against the coronavirus. BestNewsGH.com can also confirm that […]
Coronavirus: Equatorial Guinea supports China with $2m
Equatorial Guinea has announced that it would give China a $2 million solidarity contribution to help it fight the coronavirus outbreak. The rampaging pneumonia-like illness, first detected in the central city of Wuhan in December has claimed more than 560 lives, infecting over 28,000 in mainland China. It has also spread to more than 20 countries. A special […]
Coronavirus: Ghana allegedly records first case at Korlebu
News reaching Ghpage.com news desk has it that the deadly coronavirus has finally found its way into the shores of Ghana after two foreigners reported at the Korle-bu Teaching Hospital. The two, a Chinese and an Argentine who have been living together in the country for some days, have been isolated at the facility while […]
Coronavirus: Juba airport medics flee as plane carrying Chinese diplomats land
South Sudanese medical staff deployed at Juba International Airport to screen arrivers for deadly Coronavirus have reportedly fled the airport after a plane carrying Chinese diplomats landed. South Sudan government this week begun screening all travelers at airports to help avert the spread of the coronavirus in the country. Coronaviruses are a large family of […]
Coronavirus: Exhausted doctors pictured sleeping on floors as death toll hits 361
Exhausted Chinese doctors are sleeping on the floors of hospitals as they work all hours to contain the deadly coronavirus. Images showed medical staff laying down anywhere they could in an unnamed hospital in China. This included floors, benches and chairs. The doctors have been hailed as ‘heroes’ online after they were snapped getting rest […]
Eye Care in Upper East in danger as NHIA fails to pay indebtedness
Patients visiting the Bolgatanga and Bawku Eye Clinics may soon not be able to access eye care services as the facilities are finding it difficult to buy consumables to cater for their patients. The problem is due to the inability of the National Health Insurance Authority to reimburse the facilities after it has rendered service to […]
Nigeria: Cancer surgeries, chemotherapy now covered by NHIS
The Executive Secretary, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof Mohammed Sambo has said some levels of cancer surgeries and chemotherapy are now covered under the Scheme. Prof Sambo made this known while receiving the First Lady of Kebbi State, Dr Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu, who was on a working visit to NHIS head office in Abuja Wednesday. […]