HEALTH

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 …

Contrary to claims made by President Akufo-Addo and his Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman Manu, 5 lives have been lost as a result of the lack of children immunizations, according to the minority in parliament. Ranking Member for the Committee on Health Kwabena Minta Akandoh cited the head pediatrician at the …

The immunizations Ghana received over the weekend were allegedly from Nigeria, according to Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the member of parliament representing the North Tongu constituency. He claimed it was a gesture of goodwill in response to Ghana’s present immunization problems, but it will be replaced. On Saturday, March 11, Ghana …

On Saturday, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) and the Ministry of Health received the first shipment of measles, BCG, and oral polio vaccines. Health institutions are turning away parents of unvaccinated infants due to a lack of vaccines. Due to budgetary difficulties, measles, polio, and tetanus vaccines have been unavailable …

The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has received funds totaling $6.4 million for the provision of three essential childhood vaccines that are in limited supply in Ghana, according to the Minister of Health Kwaku Agyemang-Manu. The Health Minister stated that some crucial shipping and buying operations are part …