HEALTH

The Medical Director of the Winneba Trauma and Specialist Hospital has been temporarily relieved of his duties pending an investigation by a committee established by the Ghana Health Service (GHS). This inquiry follows allegations of the abandonment of a patient in a bush at Gomoa Ojobi in the Central Region. …

The Ministry of Health says it has received funds from the Finance Ministry to clear about 64 Global Fund outstanding containers at the Tema Port. In a press release, the ministry stated that the amount of GH₵7,429,694.39 received would enable the Health Ministry to handle the payment of demurrage and …

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) says it has disbursed over GH₵300 million as claims payment to healthcare facilities nationwide. This amount is said to cover “the claims vetted for higher tier facilities up to January 2024.” “For lower tier facilities, the payments are within the acceptable three-month debt period.” …

The Child Health Department of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) in Accra has recorded a rare case of Wilson’s Disease in a 13-year-old boy, making it the first documented instance of this condition in Ghana, Graphic.com,gh reports. Wilson’s Disease, a fatal genetic disorder, affects approximately one in 30,000 people …

The Medical Laboratory Professional Workers’ Union (MELPWU) has announced a nationwide strike, effective June 17, 2024, over the lack of Conditions of Service for its members. The strike follows unsuccessful negotiations with the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) on May 31, 2024, which the union deemed “disappointing.” The union …

Ghana, some persons living with mental illness end up on the street. Whereas most instances have resulted from family neglect, the paucity of effective social services to cater for neglected persons with mental health disorder persons is disturbing.   With this, the Chief Executive Officer CEO of Memhrep Ghana, a …

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has announced six months free dialysis sessions for kidney patients below 18 and those above 60 years. The move according to the Authority forms part of its 20th anniversary celebration, starting from June to December 2024. This initiative follows the approval of GH₵2 million …

Inadequate facilities at the Adubinsu-kese health center in the Afigya Kwabre South District of the Ashanti Region have compelled the authorities to use one room as male and female wards. The situation does not only affect the privacy of patients admitted to the ward but also undermines quality of healthcare …

Tragedy has struck the community of Egyiresia near Sekondi, as two of the 16 persons injured in the explosion have succumbed to their injuries. The explosion which occurred on Saturday, May 18, at around 4 pm, was sparked by leaking premix fuel that came into contact with fire from a …

In a recent gathering of the Ashanti Regional sector of the Ghana National Association of Traditional Healers (GNATH), Nana Akomea Sakyi Tutu Ampam II, President of the Plant Medicine Association and also Otumfuor Obrempong and Aboɔnten Chief, delivered crucial advice to herbal practitioners. The focus of his counsel centered on …