It has been concluded that the employees at the Trauma and Specialist Hospital at Winneba, who were involved in abandoning a patient in a bush in June 2024, which led to the death of the patient, “did not act appropriately.” The Minister of Health, has therefore directed that the affected staff should be reported to […]
In the heart of Ablekuma in the Greater Accra region, a 26-year-old primary school teacher’s life has taken a dark and sinister turn. She doesn’t feel complete as a human; she is shattered after she went chasing the luxuries of the world. She was born with two kidneys but has to live the rest of […]
Ghana lost over 15,000 people to Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C- related liver diseases in 2022, indicating 42 deaths per day. Most of the victims, who died prematurely as young men and women, suffered from liver failure and liver cancer. The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, who disclosed this at the […]
The founder and CEO of Sunyani-based Global Media Foundation (GloMeF), an anti-corruption Non-Governmental Organisation, has expressed worry about low coverage of Hepatitis B Birth Dose (BepB-BD) or vaccination among babies, nationwide. Raphael Godlove Ahenu said statistics from the World Health Organisation showed that despite the global availability of an effective vaccine, only about 16 per […]
The Volta Region has recorded eight confirmed cases of measles this year. Although this is below the epidemic threshold, it is cause for worry, the Regional Deputy Director of Health in charge of Public Health, Dr Kwesi Senanu Djokoto, has said. He said sustained efforts were needed to strengthen immunisation programmes in the region and […]
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has made payments totaling GH₵1 million to hospitals under the free dialysis intervention of the health insurance scheme. This includes advance payment for September and arrears for the months of July and August 2024. The six service providers include the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Cape Coast Teaching Hospital […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday said Nigeria had recorded a total of 39 confirmed cases of mpox and zero deaths across 33 states and the Federal Capital Territory from the beginning of 2024. The Africa Centre for Disease Control on Tuesday declared a public health emergency over the growing Mpox […]
The Federal Government has intensified monitoring and screening procedures at all entry points into the country in response to the Monkeypox outbreak. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Pate, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday signed by his Special Adviser on Media and External Relations, Tashikalmah Hallah. The Nigeria Centre […]
The Presidential Advisor on Health, Dr Anthony Nsiah Asare, has outlined a series of measures aimed at addressing the high rate of emigration among Ghanaian health professionals. Over the years, influential persons in the country including Okyenhene Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori-Panin have expressed concern over the rate of medical brain drain in Ghana. In 2023 alone, about 4,000 nurses […]
The Ministry of Health has responded to the allegations made by the Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, regarding a $34.9 million ambulance spare parts deal. In a statement released on Thursday, July 25, the Ministry clarified that the contract was originally signed by the now-defunct Ministry of Special Development Initiatives with […]
The government’s Agenda 111 Hospitals Project is expected to create over 60,000 jobs upon completion, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said. Advertisement “There is an average number of 120 workers on each construction site, and when completed, an average of 559 persons will be employed in a district hospital, 1,343 in the regional hospital, […]
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has released an additional GH¢135.6 million to healthcare providers across the country. The payment is aimed at settling outstanding claims up to February this year for the higher tier healthcare providers, and up to March 2024 for majority of facilities at the lower tier. The acting Chief Executive Officer […]
