HEALTH

The Public Relations Officer(PRO) for the Ministry of Health, Isaac Offei Baah has pleaded with mortuary attendants across the country to rescind their decision to embark on a strike. According to him, the government is dealing with concerns they raised and therefore it will be imperative that they come to …

The Bono, Bono East, and Ahafo Regional Technical Coordinator of the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC), Mr Ahmed Ibrahim Bimbilla, has disclosed a record of 884 new HIV infections in the region in 2022. He said available figures showed that 19,281 people were living with HIV and AIDS in the region, …

A total of 72,429 people in the Ashanti Region are estimated to be living with HIV, according to the Ghana Aids Commission 2022 report. Out of this number, only 26,006 are currently on Anti-Retroviral (ARV) medication at health facilities, leaving a gap of 46,421 who cannot be accounted for in …

The Dormaahene, Osagyefo Osaedeeyo Agyemang Badu II, has expressed worry over the government’s delay in payment of health service providers from the health insurance levy. He is blaming the situation on the inefficient use of the funds generated from the levy. Speaking at the 3rd Annual General Conference of the …

The Coalition of La Youth Association has outlined plans to mobilise resources for the construction of the La General Hospital, following Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu’s disclosure that funding for the project had been delayed due to Ghana’s economic challenges. The spokesperson for the La Youth Association, Jeffery Tetteh detailed their …

Ranking Member on Parliament’s Health Committee, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has condemned the Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman Manu for failing to reopen the Korle Bu Renal Unit. Mr. Mintah Akandoh stated that the Minority Chief Whip had, on the floor of parliament, called on Mr. Agyeman Manu to immediately direct the …

The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, has directed the management of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital to immediately reopen the Renal Dialysis Unit for outpatient services. The Unit was closed in May 2023 to outpatient services following what management said was a result of the high cost of dialysis consumables. The …

The Volta River Authority and Zoomlion Ghana Limited have both denied signing any contract for the fumigation of the Lower Volta regions affected by the recent spillage from the The VRA had earlier told JoyNews it had signed a contract with the sanitation company for the exercise. VRA’s Emergency Preparedness …

Nana Obiri Boahen, a former Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has criticized the government’s allocation of resources and priorities. Speaking in an interview on Neat FM on October 18, 2023, he criticized the construction of the National Cathedral, arguing that there are more pressing issues in …

The Ministry of Health has announced that it has cleared the antiretroviral medications that were delayed at the Tema port. It was alleged the medication donated had been sitting at the Tema port since July 2023 as a result of the Ministry’s alleged inability to pay the import duties. The …