HEALTH

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said that he is determined to complete the Agenda 111 project before he exits office on January 7, 2025. Mr Akufo-Addo said the project forms part of his government’s efforts to improve Ghana’s healthcare sector.   Speaking at the 60 years celebration of the …

The Deputy Health Director in charge of Public Health, Dr Michael Rockson Agyei has voiced that adequate financial resources, and effort from society, is the only solution to win the fight against Tuberculosis and reverse the severe impacts of COVID-19 on service delivery.   He told that The National TB …

The Health Ministry says it has no information on the government’s Agenda 111 project. The comment was contained in its response to a JoyNews request for information on the projected government projects to be “the largest investment in healthcare infrastructure in the country since independence.” Pursuant to the RTI Act …

The Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman Manu has dismissed reports that the Accra Psychiatric Hospital has been sold. The Herald Newspaper on Monday reported that the government has sold the Psychiatric hospital to some private investors. “This follows a durbar held by the Management of the hospital during which they were …

The Presbyterian District Health Hospital at Donkorkom in the Kwahu Afram Plains North District of the Eastern Region does not have a medical doctor. The Eastern Regional Health Director, Dr. Winfred Ofosu, has described the situation as serious and one that can have dire consequences on quality healthcare delivery. “As …

The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate with support from UNICEF continues to educate and sensitize the public on LEAD poisoning preventive measures. Lead is a naturally occurring element found in the earth’s crust. While it can be beneficial to use, it is also toxic and can cause long-term health effects.   …

Management of Eastern Regional Hospital has expressed worry over the increasing cases of cancer and kidney and other diseases of lifestyle in the region. Breast cancer was the topmost cancer case recorded at the facility last year A total of 265 breast cancer cases representing 44% were recorded during the …

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 …