HEALTH

Members of the Union of Trainee Nurses and Midwives, Ghana (UTNMG) have threatened to vote against the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the upcoming elections for neglecting them. According to the Union, the government, under the leadership of President Akufo-Addo, has failed to pay them allowances for 19 months, plunging …

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has voiced serious concerns regarding issues of alcohol misuse, drug abuse, and instances of sexual misconduct among some members. The Association’s President, Dr. Frank Serebour highlighted that such behaviour put patient care at risk, as affected doctors continue to work daily. Speaking at the GMA’s …

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has announced that starting December 1, 2024, kidney dialysis will be provided free of charge for all patients under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). This comes after a successful pilot programme that offered free kidney dialysis for patients …

Ghana’s National HIV and AIDS Control Programme has revealed a troubling surge of over 34,000 new HIV infections from January through the third quarter of 2024. Dr. Stephen Ayisi Addo, Programme Manager, highlighted the importance of public testing and screening, noting that approximately 1.3 million people were tested during this …

The spokesperson for the campaign of Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the New Patriotic Party’s flagbearer for the 2024 election, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has announced that over forty hospitals built under the Nana Addo-led government’s Agenda 111 projects are ready for commissioning. Speaking on Joy News’s AM Show with Benjamin Akakpo on …

The Oral Health Professionals Association of Ghana (OHPAG) has called on the Ministry of Health and the government to urgently recruit Registered Dental Surgery Assistants, often known as dental nurses, who have remained unemployed despite being trained and licensed since 2019. These professionals, trained at the Ministry’s College of Health …

Five people have been confirmed dead while 30 others are still on admission at the Kasoa Polyclinic and Mother and Child Hospital after a cholera outbreak hit the area. According to the Municipal Chief Executive for Awutu Senya East Anita Love Obo Amissah, three of the victims died on Thursday, …

Ghana has confirmed 43 cholera cases with two fatalities so far. Currently, 12 people are receiving treatment, and nearly 200 suspected cases have been reported, all within the Ada East and West districts of the Greater Accra Region. Health officials indicate that, some of the confirmed cases were brought in …

Judges and Magistrates nationwide have been officially informed that attempted suicide is no longer an offence. In June 2023, Parliament amended the Criminal Offences Act of 1960 to decriminalise attempted suicide. In this regard, individuals who attempt suicide are not to be prosecuted or convicted. This was contained in a …

The Upper East Regional Office of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), says a type of Postinor 2 with pink flower label on the pack is not registered. The Authority, through its Principal Regulatory Officer, Mr Abel Ndego, said “Postinor 2 is a drug we are all familiar with, and …