HEALTH

The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Patrick Kuma Aboagye, says the excessive use of herbal medication is increasing the prevalence of chronic kidney disease in Ghana.   The prevalence rate of chronic kidney diseases in Ghana is estimated at 13.3 percent. Speaking at the commissioning of a Renal …

The Majority in Parliament is accusing the Minority of bad faith with its motion for a vote of censure on the Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman Manu. The house after months of delay finally adopted the report of the Ad-hoc committee set up to probe the botched Sputnik-V deal. But …

The Minority in Parliament is pushing for the removal of the Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, over his ‘dishonest’ role in the  Sputnik-V vaccines procurement scandal. In a memo to the Speaker of Parliament calling for a vote of censure, the Minority said his actions were a “direct breach of …

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) is worried over the spate of health professionals exiting the country to seek greener pastures abroad. According to the Vice President of the Association, Justice Yankson, many competent, well-trained health care professionals relocate from Ghana on daily basis due to poor economic conditions. “We keep …

Members of the Komfo Anokye Doctors’ Association (KADA) are returning to work barely 24 hours after activating their intended strike action.   The Association had proceeded on strike after citing failure on the part of management and government to provide a “clear concise payment schedule” on their financial demands.   …

Doctors at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) have laid down their tools with immediate effect over non-payment of their car maintenance allowance and 13th month allowance. The strike action follows the failure of the hospital’s management and the Ministry of Health to settle the allowances which was part of …

The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate on Tuesday, 1st February 2022 has embarked on an Immunization Day Campaign with the aim of assembling the majority of the people in the region for Covid-19 Vaccination.     In this Sub-National Campaign, the Health Directorate partnered with the Information Services Department in the …

The Presidency has maintained that it deems the rollout of an extensive vaccination programme as one of the effective means of reducing the transmission of COVID-19.   In a letter written by the Presidential Advisor on Health, Dr. Anthony Nsiah-Asare in response to some Ghanaian Doctors opposed to the programme, …

The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate has today, 24th January 2022, has introduced a new initiative in the ongoing Covid-19 Vaccination in the Region. The Health Directorate recently launched the Ashanti Regional Covid-19 Vaccination Month with the aim of involving the populates in the vaccination exercise. The Ashanti Regional Health Director, …

The Clinical Coordinator and Head of the Emergency Team at the Apinto Government Hospital in the Western Region, Dr. Joseph Darko, has reiterated appeals for more donations of blood to help save victims of the Bogoso Appiate explosion.   The facility has been treating five adults and one seven-month-old baby …