HEALTH

President Nana Akufo-Addo has commissioned the third phase of the Upper East Regional Hospital in Bolgatanga to improve quality healthcare delivery. The state-of-the-art facility, equipped with modern medical equipment, was valued at $52 million secured from the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD).   The completed phase comprised a four-storey building …

The Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah, has been discharged from the hospital after he was involved in a serious accident on the Accra-Kumasi highway. The incident occurred on July 27, 2024, at around 1:30 am near Aduapompo, while Ahiagbah was travelling to Kumasi for a …

Hemophilia patients at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) are experiencing frustration due to an alleged shortage of medication. The Ghana Hemophilia Society attributes this shortage to delays in import permit processing by the Food and Drugs Authority for donated drugs. As a result, prophylaxis treatments have been suspended, and hospital …

As we await 7th December to vote for a new president, we know the problems of trainee nurses and that is why when we were in government we substituted nursing trainee allowances with the student loan, former President John Dramani Mahama has said. Speaking to trainee nurses as part of …

The Coalition of Students of the Schools of Hygiene is demanding their two-year’ unpaid trainee allowance owed since January 2023, including a full year for the 2021 Ho School of Hygiene certificate batch. The students who raised concerns about a potential long-term unemployment say, engagements with the Ministry of Sanitation …

The Coalition of Unemployed Allied Health Professionals is making a direct appeal to the government, Ministry of Health, and Ministry of Finance, seeking urgent intervention in their prolonged unemployment. Despite numerous letters and engagements since 2023, the only response received has consistently been assurances that postings will come soon. The …

The government of Ghana, through the National Health Insurance Authority, together with the stakeholders in the health sector, launched an innovative initiative, called “Free Annual Health Checkup,” to enhance healthcare for all citizens. The initiative with the theme “Addressing Non-Communicable Diseases and Chronic Diseases in Ghana” was launched to embolden …

Ghana’s government launched a national healthcare prevention service. The service authority, which is the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), has received a Toyota Land Cruiser vehicle donation from the Korea Foundation for International Health (KOFIH) in order to enhance and fortify the service.   This donation will contribute to improving …

The Ministry of Finance has granted financial clearance for the recruitment of 15,200 nurses and midwives nationwide. This announcement was made in a statement issued by the Health Ministry on Friday, July 26. According to the statement, the recruitment process will commence on Monday, August 5. Qualified applicants are instructed …

Former General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Professor Titus K. Beyuo has expressed his disappointment in government’s handling of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). He argues that, it limits the scheme’s effectiveness in providing comprehensive healthcare coverage. “One bad thing I feel the NPP government has done …