A Nephrologist at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Dr Elliot Koranteng Tannor, has cautioned the public against the indiscriminate use of steroids, particularly those found in skin-bleaching products, as they significantly increase the risk of diabetes. Speaking in an interview with the Daily Graphic, Dr Tannor explained that steroids, whether taken orally, applied topically […]
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 leadership of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) Doctors Association has suspended its industrial strike following a series of engagements with members and management of the facility. After deliberations on the hospital accommodation crises, the doctors entrusted management, the Regional Coordinating Council and the Lands Commission to prevent the alleged private developer from taking […]
The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital has taken steps to boost patient care by deactivating its computer systems to prohibit the use of social media by staff during working hours. The hospital’s CEO, Professor Otchere Addai-Mensah, stressed that the lives of patients who rely on the facility as a referral hospital must not be put at […]
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Friday, 15th May, 2020, cut the sod for the reactivation of work for the construction of the forty-four (44) year old #Maternity and Children’s Block of the Komfo Anokye Teaching #Hospital. The project, which is being funded by German Bank, Deutsche Bank, will cost €155 […]
The Chairman of Depite Group of Companies, Osei Kwame Despite and his brother, Ernest Ofori Sarpong who is also the Chairman of Special Group of Companies have donated a cash sum of One Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$100,000) to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) as their contribution towards the fight against the COVID-19 […]
The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) needs $70million to complete a magnificent Maternity block began in 1974 and believed to be key in easing fatal congestion at the hospital. Officials say at least four babies die every day at Ghana’s second largest hospital KATH, largely because of severe congestion at the maternity ward, a Joy […]
A deputy Chief of Staff at the Presidency, Francis Asenso Boakye has donated 20 hospital beds to the accident and burns centre at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi. The gesture according to Mr. Asenso Boakye is his contribution towards improving health infrastructure in the country and to help save lives, while helping […]
The management of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has set up a 5 member committee to investigate the issue of the infected HIV and syphilis blood that was allegedly sold to a patient who was on admission at Kean Health Centre in Kumasi. A statement issued by the hospital after reports of the said […]
The management of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) have responded to allegations of the facility grinding to a halt due to broken down and mostly obsolete equipment. A statement issued by the management and signed by the head of Public Affairs, Kwame Frimpong said equipment that should have been replaced between 5 and 10 […]
The attention of the Management of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has been drawn to two publications on your online platform which sought to impugn the integrity of the Chief Executive. The Hospital Management wishes to place on record that the allegations raised in your stories are false and without any basis. Management therefore, demands […]
Investigations by BestNewsGH.com has revealed massive corrupt practices at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi in which the Chief Executive Officer is engaged in the award of contracts to his wife, cousins and friends without recourse to laid down procurement practices. Dr. Oheneba Owusu-Danso according to disgruntled staff of the second biggest health […]
