HEALTH

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

After a management meeting yesterday, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Prof. Otchere Addai-Mensah, requested the suspension of fees collected at the Out-Patient Department (OPD) for the use of urinals and restrooms. The former KATH management instituted this practice, which has been around for ages. …

The foundation for DEKs Vaccines Ltd., a private sector-led coalition of Ghanaian pharmaceutical companies, has been laid by President of the Republic Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The building of the vaccine manufacturing facility, in the words of President Akufo-Addo, “will help our nation fulfill the aim of becoming self-sufficient in …

The Criminal Offences Act 1960 (Act 29), as amended, has been applauded by the Psychological Association of Ghana for decriminalizing attempted suicide in the country. Since anyone who tries suicide is assumed to have a serious mental illness and can receive psychological therapy under the provisions of the Mental Health …