HEALTH

About 64 health workers in the Offinso North District of the Ashanti Region have been honored by the government for their various contributions to the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The presidential awards, initiated by President Akuffo Addo, acknowledges the exceptional role of frontline health workers who dedicated themselves …

The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has served notice of their intentions to withdraw services effective August 1, 2023. Their decision follows the non-compliance of the government to implement the National Labour Commission’s (NLC) Arbitral Award Orders and the negotiated conditions of service since May 2, 2023. …

The Director of the Ghana Health Service’s (GHS) regional office in the Ashanti Region, Dr. Emmanuel Tenkorang, has disclosed that most of the nurses eloping the country for greener pastures abroad do so by taking a ‘leave without pay’ from their various departments. Speaking in an interview with journalists, Dr. …

The Office of The Head of Local Government Service is colluding to forcibly deduct monies running into millions of Ghana cedis every month from thousands of Ghanaian workers accross the country under a shady health insurance scheme starting from July 2023. This follows the publication of a communca notifying workers …

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Bagbin, has strongly criticized the imposition of taxes on sanitary pads, describing it as a cardinal sin. The issue was brought to the attention of Parliament through a petition submitted by various civil society organizations, urging the removal of taxes on sanitary pads. Expressing …

The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has sent a stern warning to the Akufo-Addo government not to attempt to remove taxes on imported sanitary pads. According to the group, any measure by the government to remove taxes on imported sanitary pads at the expense of local manufacturers will be detrimental …

Fifteen (15) patients who were detained at the Eastern Regional Hospital in Koforidua following their inability to pay their medical bills have been released to go home. The patients, who had gone through various medical procedures and were discharged to go home by health professionals, were unable to reunite with …

The Management of the National Service Scheme (NSS) on Saturday, June 10, 2023, released postings of a total of 12,295 nurses. The postings cover personnel who enrolled to undertake their one-year mandatory national service at various accredited health facilities across the country for the 2023/2024 service year. This was contained …

The Volta Regional Health Directorate of the Ghana Health Service has denied social media reports of an outbreak of HIV/AIDS at the Ho Technical University. The story first reported by a blog claimed that over 400 students have tested positive and have been asked to go home. Various social media …

The Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Sam Nartey George, has strongly responded to a Nigerian gay pastor who criticised his stance on LGBTQ+ issues in Ghana. Rightify Ghana, a human rights organisation, expressed concerns on Twitter regarding the potential threats posed by the proposed “Proper Human Sexual Rights and …