HEALTH

The Tema General Hospital has responded to a viral video showing its Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in darkness with nurses struggling to care for babies during a power outage. The Hospital in a statement clarified that it was a brief generator trip-off. The medical director at the facility, Dr. …

The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate convened its 2023 Annual Performance Review meeting with a resounding theme: “Accelerating Progress towards Universal Health Coverage, Strengthening Primary Health Care through Network of Practice.” This gathering, held on March 27th, 2024, brought together a cadre of esteemed health professionals, including Regional Health Directors, deputies, …

The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana has suspended the implementation of the newly approved fees imposed on nurses pending its review. The Ghana Nurses and Midwives Association recently announced its plan to strike in protest of the Nurses and Midwifery Council’s substantial hike in the nursing verification fee from …

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has rejected the new license verification fee approved by Parliament and implemented by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). In a statement dated March 11, the Association stated that the GH¢3000 new fee is an over 400 percent increment from the old …

Doctors at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) have declared their intention to strike on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, over accommodation challenges. The decision to strike was triggered when more than 20 of their colleagues received eviction notices to leave their current residences. Following an emergency meeting, the doctors unanimously …

The National Taskforce of the Electricity Company of Ghana is set to disconnect 91 hospitals from the national grid due to outstanding debts owed to the power distributor. The health facilities, spread across the country, collectively owe a substantial amount of GHc261 million. According to information obtained by Citi News …

The Ministry of Health (MoH) is cautioning the general public to ignore the statement-making rounds in the media indicating that the ministry is recruiting general nursing applicants. A statement from the Public Relations Unit of MoH dated Monday, March 11, stated that it has not made any such public announcement, …

Recruitment for Medical Officers and Dentists who have successfully completed their housemanship and received clearance from the Medical and Dental Council has been announced by the Ministry of Health (MoH). The process is scheduled to begin on Monday, March 11, 2024, according to a statement released by MoH on Thursday, …

Graduate unemployed Nurses and Midwives have staged a protest on the streets of Tamale in the Northern Region, vehemently expressing frustration with their current predicament. The group is registering its dissatisfaction primarily with the government and its agencies, specifically the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Ministry of Finance (MoF) …

A viral video showing an ambulance being used to transport charcoal and other merchandise instead of patients has emerged on social media. The video, which was posted on X by Daily Graphic Online on February 29, 2024, shows the ambulance loaded with plantains, detergents, sacks of charcoal, and other merchandise …