HEALTH

A public alert on current fraudulent recruitment schemes that target job seekers has been released by the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA). Fraudulent emails or texts that demand money or personal information in exchange for a position at the FDA are commonly used in these scams. The FDA has advised …

On Wednesday, December 4, 2024, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo officially opened three (3) new district hospitals in the country’s eastern region, each with 40 beds. These three new additions, which are situated in the Okere District, Jumapo in the New Juaben North Municipality, and Kwabeng in the Atiwa West …

Tain District Hospital’s surgeon and medical superintendent, Dr. Philip Taah-Amoako, has urged the government to think about transforming the district hospital into Bono Regional Hospital. According to Dr. Philip Taah-Amoako, considering the hospital’s current infrastructure, which supports its role as a regional hospital, modernizing the institution is both necessary and …

Manhyia South Constituency Member of Parliament and New Patriotic Party (NPP) Vice Presidential Candidate Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh has started constructing a National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) District Office in Manhyia. The NPP government’s efforts to improve healthcare services by increasing access to the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) nationwide …

In his first year in office, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has promised to finish the Agenda 111 hospital project if won in the general election in 2024. During a campaign rally in the Ablekuma Central Constituency’s Abbosey Okai, Dr. Bawumia emphasized the project’s development, pointing out that certain hospitals …

On Monday, November 25, 2024, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the president of the Republic, officially opened four (4) of the Ashanti region’s five (5) district hospitals, each with 40 beds. The Ashanti region has four district hospitals: Suame in the Suame Municipal; Twedie in the Atwima Kwanwoma District; Sabronum in …

In Ghana’s quest to achieve Universal Health Coverage by 2030, a two-day training workshop was organized for the Community Health Management Committee (CHMC) members to equip them with the Community Scorecard initiative in the Tain District of the Bono Region. Mr. George Asare Tabi, the Bono Regional health information officer …

Afrancho, Ashanti Region – PATH, in collaboration with partners like the Ghana National Olympic Committee, International Olympic Committee, Ghana Health Service, National Sports Authority, Ghana Education Service, and the Afigya Kwabre South District Assembly, joined Ghana’s National Fitness Day in Afrancho to encourage physical activity and healthy living. The event, …

In October 2024, MTN Ghana celebrated “Y’ello Goes Pink Day” for its employees as a sincere way to raise awareness of breast cancer. MTN House and its regional offices hosted the event, which was one of several events meant to increase public awareness of the illness. MTN’s Women in Technology …

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has voiced serious concerns about situations of sexual misbehavior, drug abuse, and alcohol usage among certain medical practitioners, cautioning that these behaviors jeopardize patient care. At the GMA’s annual general meeting, Association President Dr. Frank Serebour stressed that physicians who are impacted by these problems …