Despite the pandemic being over, President Nana Akufo-Addo has pleaded with Ghanaians to continue paying the Covid-19 levy. The COVID Health Recovery Levy, which was established to help close some budget gaps, might not be the most popular tax, but I implore all of you to bear with us, the …
Read More »‘This too has passed’ – Akufo-Addo on Covid-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana has officially been declared over by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. President Akufo-Addo stated that the decision to proclaim the epidemic over was made during a meeting of the national COVID-19 Taskforce on May 17, 2023, in his 29th televised address to the nation since …
Read More »President Akufo-Addo prepares Africa for the next pandemic, commissions National Vaccine Institute
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the president of the republic, officially opened an ultramodern office building that would work as the strategic coordinating body for vaccine development and production in Ghana. It will be recalled that on February 28, 2021, President Akufo-Addo established a Presidential Committee on Vaccine Development and Manufacturing …
Read More »Medical Laboratory Professional Workers Union threaten strike
Due to the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission’s (FWSC) failure to address concerns regarding the Medical Laboratory Professional Workers Union’s (MELPWU) Conditions of Service, the MELPWU has given notice that it will go on strike. The FWSC has not yet started negotiations with the MELPWU, despite the union having submitted …
Read More »WHO declares end to Covid-19 global health emergency
Covid-19 is no longer considered a worldwide health emergency, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), which is a crucial step towards the pandemic’s ending. Over 6.9 million people have died as a result of this virus, which has also disrupted the international economy and wreaked havoc on communities. The …
Read More »Akwadum Christian Village Orphanage Foundation receives relief items from Nsukwao Presby YAF Group
Due to the generosity of the Nsukwao Estates Calvary Congregation of the Presbyterian Church Young Adults Fellowship (YAF) group on Saturday, 29th April 2023, the faces of children at the Akwadum Christian Village orphanage in Akwadum in New Juaben North of the Eastern Region are beaming with smiles. The Akwadum …
Read More »Korle Bu thanks VP Bawumia, Bank of Ghana for $1m Cath Lab
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, and the leadership of the Bank of Ghana have been thanked by the Board, Management, and staff of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital for their contributions to the purchase and installation of a catheterization laboratory at the top medical facility in the country. The …
Read More »Mahama demands the resignation of the Health Minister due to the collapse of NHIS
After the Minister of Health publicly acknowledged that the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has failed, former president John Dramani Mahama demanded his resignation. Kwaku Agyemang Manu claims that the program is no longer effective and acknowledges that he no longer uses the service in favor of paying for his …
Read More »Partner Private Sector to provide cutting edge medical equipment for our hospitals – VP Bawumia
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the vice president, has urged hospitals and other healthcare facilities around the nation to work with the private sector to provide and maintain necessary equipment so that the institutions can serve patients with the best care possible. Although government continues to invest heavily in the health sector …
Read More »Jobless certified Physician Assistants picket at Ministry of Health over posting
Today, Tuesday, April 25, 2023, a group of unemployed physician assistants who graduated in 2020 are protesting outside the Ministry of Health. The group is requesting posting so they can get jobs. They decided to picket today because their pleas for government officials to hire them when they graduate had …
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