HEALTH

Members of the Korle Bu Doctors Association (KOSA) are threatening to withdraw their services to the outpatient department and elective surgeries over unpaid arrears. The strike is expected to commence from February 6 to 10, should management fail to come up with clear timelines for payment of 13th-month salary arrears. …

Ghana recorded four deaths and 116 confirmed cases of the Monkeypox disease in 2022, in 14 out of the 16 regions. Two deaths were recorded in Upper East and one each in the Greater Accra and Central regions. The Savannah and Ahafo regions did not record any cases, Dr Farida …

The Food and Drugs Authority has suspended the services of the Yellow Sisi Waakye joint at Oyibi which led to the death of one person and left over 40 hospitalised. According to the FDA, an environmental assessment of the food preparation site located at Malejor and the three vending sites …

An angry patient threw urine at nurses who were sitting in a canteen gossiping after he had spent four hours waiting to be attended to at a clinic in South Africa. In a video shared on social media, the man can be heard complaining about how long he had been …

A new survey from Afrobarometer has revealed that the majority of Ghanaians believe the government performed well in managing the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but funds intended for the exercise were lost to corruption. In the April 2022 survey, a quarter of respondents reported that a member of their …

The Auditor-General has revealed that the government has paid over $120m to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) but only $38m worth was delivered. According to the A-G, $80m worth of vaccines paid for by government has not been delivered. The A-G says an …

The CEO of Rugail foundation, Opoku Abigail has donated a quantity of pampers to nursing mothers in St.Michael’s Hospita at Pramso to relieve them of the burden of the cost of purchasing same, especially during the hard times . Presenting the items, Opoku Abigail said she was motivated by the …

  The leadership of the Ghana Physician Assistants Association has directed all its members to suspend the renewal of licenses with the Medical and Dental Council for the ensuing year, 2023.   A directive from the Association further said all Physician Assistants should not renew their licenses from 2023 until …

Health Workers at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital say there is an increasing trend in the number of Childhood Cancers being recorded at the facility. Over 175 new cases were recorded this year which is more than one and a half the number recorded each year. Officials are attributing the …

The Joint Health Sector Unions and Professional Associations say all public health facilities will be completely shut down by January 9, 2023. This will arise if the government fails to exempt the pension funds of organized labour from the Debt Exchange Programme. It comes on the back of threats of …