HEALTH

Ghana commemorated World Malaria Day on 25th April, 2022 under the theme “Advance equity. Build resilience. End Malaria”. This year’s theme is to help raise awareness of the urgent need for action and targeted scale-up of existing and new tool, such as new LLINs and the RTS, S Vaccine, as …

The Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS) has asked government to take steps to ensure the malaria vaccine is available to the target population. On the commemoration of World Malaria Day on April 25, the Association noted that the prevention and control of malaria in the country demands continuous …

President Akufo-Addo has appointed former Ledzokuku MP, Bernard Okoe Boye as the acting Chief Executive of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA). The appointment takes effect from Monday, May 3. The Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare in a letter explained that the appointment is pursuant to Section 14 (1) …

Staff of the Eastern Regional Hospital, Koforidua (ERHK), are donating blood to stock the blood bank of the hospital which has been hit by massive blood shortage. The hospital started experiencing blood shortage in 2020 during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic . However, the situation has not seen any …

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has explained the circumstances under which its allocation of the 2022 budget was approved by Parliament. The Chief Executive Officer of the authority, Dr. Lydia Dsane-Selby addressing journalists in Accra debunked claims that the authority’s representatives were ‘sacked’ during its allocation formula meeting with …

The government has been urged to absorb the cost of sickle cell testing into the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). This is to get more Ghanaians tested for sickle cell disease status and efficiently plan their lifestyle.   According to experts, the cost of sickle cell screening is at least …

The Member of Parliament  for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga has called the bluff of President Akufo-Addo for promising to complete all projects under the Agenda 111 programme before the end of his second term. While delivering the 2022 State of the Nation Address, President Akufo-Addo acknowledged that the initial deadline …

A group calling itself Graduate Unemployed Nurses and Midwives Association (2019 Second Batch) have declared their intention to embark on a massive demonstration if government does not release their financial clearance and post them. According to them, the demo is aimed at securing employment opportunities for the second batch of …

Ghanaians may soon have to pay for consultation services at retail pharmacies across the country.   Stakeholders are discussing plans to develop a policy around charges for services such as counselling, dispensing, among others.   The Ghana National Chamber of Pharmacy (GNCoP) revealed this consultation fee policy and is expected …

The Member of Parliament for Juaboso and also Ranking Member on Parliament’s Health Committee, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has accused the government of deceiving Ghanaians about the Agenda 111 initiative.   According to him, President Akufo-Addo is prepping Ghanaians ahead of time, to accept his failure to deliver on the said …