HEALTH

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 …

One person has died of suspected anthrax in the Binduri District of the Upper East Region after eating the carcass of an anthrax-infected dead cow. According to the Upper East Regional Health Directorate of the Ghana Health Service, four cows died of anthrax in one of the suburbs of Binduri …

The government still wants to raise more revenue through the COVID-19 Health Recovery Levy, despite the end of the pandemic in the country. This may come as a disappointment to both consumers and the business community who have been pushing for the removal of the tax, which they say is …

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commissioned an ultra-modern office complex to serve as the strategic coordinating entity for vaccine research, development and manufacturing in Ghana.         It will be recalled that on 28th February, 2021, President Akufo-Addo inaugurated a Presidential Committee on …

The Internal Audit Authority (IAA) in collaboration with the Ghana Health Service (GHS) inaugurated the Audit Committees of the Health Sector Institutions under the GHS. According to the Ashanti Regional Health Directorate, the audit Committee will support the Service in their financial management for prudent use of funds and enable …