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Mahama Blasts Health Minister Over NHIS Comments

Ghana’s Former President John Mahama has called for the resignation of the Health Minister after he openly admitted that the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has failed. The Member of Parliament for Dormaa Central and also Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyemang Manu  says the Scheme is no longer working, admitting …

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Health Minister Explains Why He Doesn’t Use The NHIS Card

The Member of Parliament for Dormaa Central and the Minister of Health, Mr. Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, has expressed his dissatisfaction with certain service providers under Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), whom he accuses of extortion.   He claims that instead of benefiting from the scheme, poor subscribers are being overcharged …

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Parliament To Subpoena Health Minister Over Vaccine Shortage

The Health Committee in Parliament has said it will haul the minister of health before the house to answer questions on the shortage of vaccines in Ghana. Kwaku Agyeman-Manu on Tuesday failed to appear before the committee to answer questions about the scarcity of childhood vaccines in Ghana.   Ghana …

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Health Minister Submits Over 10 Documents Against Former Dep. Finance Minister, 2 Others In Ambulance Case

The Health Minister and Member of Parliament (MP) for Dormaa Central , Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, on Tuesday submitted more than 10 pieces of evidence against former Deputy Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, and two others. This is with regards to the case in which Dr Forson and two other people …

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Causing Financial loss To The State: Health Minister To Testify Against Former Dep. Finance Minister, Ato Forson Today

The Health Minister will today, Thursday, June 16, make an appearance in court to testify in the trial of former Deputy Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson. Kwaku Agyeman-Manu will be the 3rd witness for the prosecution in the trial.   He is expected to further the case of the …

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Offinso Chiefs Descend Heavily On Health Minister Over Attempt To Relocate Proposed Hospital From Offinso South To North

Chiefs and Elders of Offinso Traditional Council have today vented their anger on Health Minister, Hon. Kwaku Agyeman Manu for what they describe as, his diabolic attempt to relocate a hospital meant for Offinso South, to Offinso South.   At a press conference attended by Chief, Elders and residents of …

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Agenda 111 Projects Facing Challenges But We’re On Course – Health Minister

The Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has disclosed that the government’s ambitious Agenda 111 project has made progress of 35 percent amid some challenges. Speaking on Ghana Television, Mr. Agyeman-Manu, explained what had held some projects back. “On average, we have done close to about 35 percent works on all the …

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Health Minister: I’ve Been Lambasted To The Extent That I Don’t Have Any Image In This Country

Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu has said he has suffered from his quest to ensure that the larger population of Ghana gets vaccinated against the dreaded coronavirus. According to him, while he was in a haste in searching for vaccines giving the times the country found itself, his own colleagues in …

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Health Minister Writes To Sheikh Al Maktoum To Demand Money Paid For Vaccines

The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has acted on the Parliamentary Ad hoc Committee’s recommendation that an amount of ¢16,331,640 be retrieved from Sheikh Al Maktoum. Mr Agyeman-Manu requested the refund per letter dated August 2. “By this letter, I also wish to formally request for the refund of the …

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Pressure Mounts On Health Minister To Resign Following Botched Sputnik V vaccine Contract [Audio + Video ]

Pressure is mounting on Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, to resign following revelations in the report of the Parliamentary Committee that probed the Sputnik V vaccine contract. Parliament took a break on Saturday, August 7, without taking a decision on the report. After the report went public, a cross-section of the …

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