Workers of the La General Hospital in the Greater Accra Region are currently clearing the facility for a shutdown to make way for the reconstruction of a modern edifice. The project which is estimated at $52 million will see to the reconstruction of the emergency, surgical and maternity blocks, male and female wards, laboratories, diagnostics centre […]
Pressure Group, OneGhana Movement is pushing for answers from Government on Ghana’s preparedness with regards to the Coronavirus outbreak. The Group in a statement signed by its Acting Executive Director , Emily Kanyir Nyuur and sighted by BestNewsGH.com explains that the discovery of the virus in neighbouring Nigeria, heightens the stakes for Ghana and requires […]
Juventus have immediately stopped all training sessions and put all their Under-23 players in quarantine after a trio from Serie C side Pianese tested positive for the Coronavirus. The Old Lady announced the decision this evening, because the last opponents they faced were Pianese, who they defeated 1-0. With the illness spreading in that club, it has […]
Nigeria has confirmed it has recorded its first Coronavirus case, on Thursday, February 27, 2020. The Federal Minister for Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, who signed a statement confirming the incident and reported by the Nigeria Daily Post Newspaper, said the victim is an Italian national who arrived in the Lagos on February 25, from Milan. […]
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 […]
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’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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
