HEALTH

Management of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has identified defects in the original structure of the hospital block, saying it needs urgent reinforcement. According to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr Oheneba Owusu Danso, there is a need for extensive rehabilitation work on the block, although the structure is …

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) will from July this year rollout free treatment for children with sickle cell and cancer registered with the scheme. NHIA has adopted Hydroxyurea, a drug commonly used medicine for patients with SCD in developed countries approved by Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority in 2018 …

The Ghana Health Service has expressed worry over the rate at which children between the ages of 0 and 15 are contracting COVID-19 in Accra.   According to the service, data available indicates cases involving children in Accra have increased from 18 percent to 20 percent in June. Ghana currently …

At least 18 cases of monkeypox have so far been recorded in Ghana since the country confirmed its first case on 11 June this year, the Ghana Health Service has said. The cases were detected in the Ashanti, Bono, Eastern and Greater Accra Regions.   However, speaking to the media …

The Senior Lecturer at the School of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Ghana- Legon, Dr. Cecilia Eliason, has reiterated that people with low socio-economic backgrounds are mostly diagnosed with high blood pressure.   Speaking on the GTV Breakfast Show, the Senior Lecturer stated that, studies have found that …

The subject of whether or not to patronise herbal products in managing ailments has been with us for some time now. A few weeks ago, a medical officer at the Tamale Teaching Hospital was reported to have warned the public against such patronage because of the danger some of these …

The President of Ghana, Nana  Akufo-Addo has charged the management of the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) to manage the facility properly. He does not want the edifice to slide into the path of other health facilities, with no proper maintenance culture, hanging debt burden, and mismanagement. This was …

The Country Director of CUTS International, Appiah Adomako, says Parliament must invite the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, to render accounts on monies that have accrued to the country from the various taxes imposed on petroleum products.   He said that will ensure accountability with regard to the many taxes …

The Health Minister will today, Thursday, June 16, make an appearance in court to testify in the trial of former Deputy Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson. Kwaku Agyeman-Manu will be the 3rd witness for the prosecution in the trial.   He is expected to further the case of the …

The Public Relations Officer of the National Blood Service Ghana, Stephen Adai Baah, has clarified that no one is required to pay for donating blood. He said this in response to allegations by a section of the public that prospective blood donors are asked to pay in order to donate …