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 […]
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 Scheme (NHIS) has covered the bills of 226 child cancer patients since June last year. Following the addition of four childhood cancers to the list of ailments covered under the national health financing scheme in June 2022, 136 children with cancers visited designated health facilities between June and December last year, […]
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) will from next 2023 add the treatment and medication for prostate cancer to the number of cancers treated free under the scheme. This is after the completion of actuarial studies conducted by the scheme proved its feasibility and practicality and is concluding with other final touches for takeoff. The Chief Executive of the NHIA, Dr Bernard Okoe-Boye, announced this when […]
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has revised its policies to enable Ghanaians, 70 years and above, to access health services on the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) without hindrances. Although persons in that group are exempted, they still needed to register to sign onto the scheme, subscribe to the service, hold a valid NHIS […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has sworn into office, Dr Bernard Oko Boye, as Deputy Minister of Health. The swearing-in ceremony which was held at the Jubilee House in Accra, saw the President administer the Oaths of Office, Secrecy, and Allegiance. BestNewsGH.com reports President Akufo-Addo as imploring Dr. Okoe Boye to bring on board, his […]
Deputy Health Minister-designate, Dr Benard Okoe-Boye, has justified government’s decision to implement a partial lockdown instead of a total national lockdown in the fight against Covid-19. Citing the graph of recorded cases which he said are declining, he believes the measure put in place by government is sufficient to manage the spread. The Board Chairman […]
