The Majority in Parliament has disagreed with the move by the Minority, initiating a process for the removal of the Minister of Health, Mr Kwaku Agyeman-Manu over the botched Sputnik-V deal with Sheik Al Maktoum of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). According to the Deputy Majority Leader, Mr Alexander Afenyo Markin, the Minority was acting in […]
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COVID-19 booster vaccination starts today
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) will begin the administration of booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines from today. The move forms part of the revision made to the national COVID-19 vaccination policy by the Ministry of Health, in collaboration with stakeholders. The policy has also been revised to include the vaccination of pregnant women, who will […]
MoH turns away unvaccinated people
A number of people who showed up at the offices of the Ministry of Health (MoH) on Monday without proof of having been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic were turned away, as the ministry’s ‘no vaccination, no entry policy’ directive took effect from January 4, 2022. The move is in accordance with the […]
Sputnik V saga: Sheikh Al Maktoum refunds US$2.4m to Ghana
The Dubai businessman at the centre of the botched Sputnik V procurement deal, Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Maktoum has refunded $2.4million to the Ghanaian government. The Sheikh in a confidential letter dated August 11, 2021, and addressed to the Chief Director of the Ministry of Health, Mr Kwabena Boadu Oku-Afari, said $2.47million has been refunded […]
Sputnik V vaccine procurement: Sheikh Al Maktoum agrees to refund $2,470,000 to Ghana
The Ministry of Health says Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Maktoum has agreed to refund an amount of $2,470,000 paid by the Republic of Ghana for the supply of 300,000 doses of Sputnik Covid-19 vaccines. This was contained in a letter sighted by JoyNews and signed by Chief Director, Kwabena Boadu Oku-Afari, to the Finance Ministry dated […]
EC must learn from Health Minister’s COVID-19 positive status; new register is a recipe for mass infection-PNC
The Peoples’ National Convention (PNC) is calling on the Electoral Commission to rethink its decision to compile a new voters register for the 2020 elections. The Party, in a statement signed by its National Chairman Bernard Mornah said the fact that the Minister for Health, the Hon, Kwaku Agyemang Manu has tested positive for the […]
Ghana Elected to serve on Executive Board of WHO
The Minister for Health, Hon. Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has been elected to serve on the Executive Board of the World Health Organisation (WHO). The 34-member Executive Board is composed of technically qualified members who were elected to serve a three-year term. The main functions of the Board according to BestNewsGH.com sources, were to implement the decisions […]
Ghana records 2 coronavirus cases with Norwegian and Turkish victims
Ghana has recorded her first cases of Coronavirus COVID-19 with two foreign nationals from Norway and Turkey, the Ministry of Health has announced. As statement issued under the hand of the Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu and sighted by BestNewsGH.com said the ‘’Laboatory results of the two confirmed cases were received at the same time […]
Minority to summon Health Minister over abandoned hospital projects
The minority in Parliament has announced that they will summon the Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyemang before parliament to account for abandoned district hospital projects in the Ashanti Region. According to the ranking member of the health committee of parliament, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, the actions of government in abandoning projects that should have been completed […]
Disinfection of Containers at ports to begin by end of February 2019, Markets and Senior High Schools included-Health Minister
Government has confirmed that the disinfection of containers and cargo at the ports and various points of entry and exit will begin in the 3rd week of February 2019. The Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu who gave the confirmation, said everything was set for the disinfection to begin, and that the Ministry was grateful and […]
Confirmed: disinfection of ports to commence 3rd week in February, scope expanded to cover markets and SHS’s
The Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has confirmed that the disinfection of containers at the various ports and points of entry and exit in the country would commence in the 3rd week of February 2019. According to the Minister, the scope of the disinfection exercise has also been expanded to cover various markets and Senior […]
Because of ‘chobo’ your health minister rejected our free drones and medical supplies-US firm to Akufo-Addo
A United States of America based company, the Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association Humanitarian Emergency Logistics Program (MAMA-HELP) has revealed how the Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyemang Manu refused a deal with them, that would have seen the deliver free medical equipment including drones to the country. The company’s revelation comes on the back of the […]