HEALTH

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has declared the month of December as the vaccination month. Director-General at the GHS, Dr Patrick Kumah-Aboagye speaking at a press conference in Accra on Sunday November 28 said vaccination is the surest way to deal with the virus.         He further …

The President of the Ghana Physician Assistants Association, Emmanuel Yaw Appiah, has called on the Ministry of Health to fast track the employment of Physician Assistants in the country. According to him, huge numbers of qualified Physician Assistants have not been posted yet, even though the Medical and Dental Council …

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Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu has said he has suffered from his quest to ensure that the larger population of Ghana gets vaccinated against the dreaded coronavirus. According to him, while he was in a haste in searching for vaccines giving the times the country found itself, his own colleagues in …

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) says it is poised to tackle illegal payments demanded by service providers from clients while accessing healthcare at the various facilities. Dr Ernest Kwarko, the board chair of the NHIA says the Authority will soon introduce an electronic payment system to curb such practices …

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has called for a road safety audit to inform efforts to reduce motor accidents in the country. Between January and September this year 2,126 people have died in road crashes, and nearly 11,600 have suffered varying degrees of injury, according to the police MTTD. Speaking …

Medical Doctor and former Minister of Communications Edward Omane-Boamah has appealed to Ghanaians to desist from putting pressure on young adults to get married, explaining that such pressure has led many into undesirable relationships which have ultimately had devastating effects on their mental health.   Dr Omane-Boamah stressed that society …

The Health Ministry says from November 10; it will begin the recruitment of private and public trained nurses who graduated from health training institutions in 2019. A statement issued on Thursday and signed by the Chief Director, Kwabena Oku-Afari, stated that “Degree and Diploma nurses and midwives from both private and …

Spokesperson of the Vice-President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has disclosed that in the quest to transform the economy into a digital one, the incumbent government has ensured that all hospitals are placed on an automated system. Dr. Gideon Boako said all regional hospitals across the country have gone digital. He said …

The Private Health Facilities Association of Ghana is demanding that the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) pays claims owed to its members. The Association says the last time its members received reimbursement of funds under the NHIS was in February 2021, a situation members say is affecting their finances. According …