Recruitment for Medical Officers and Dentists who have finished their housemanship and been approved by the Medical and Dental Council has been announced by the Ministry of Health (MoH). The procedure will start on Monday, March 11, 2024, according to a statement released by MoH on Thursday, March 7, 2024. …
Read More »Heal Komfo Anokye: Asantehene inspects renovation works at KATH
As part of the Health Komfo Anokye Project, renovations at the Okomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) are now taking form, with the project being at the about 10% stage. This comes after the facility’s leaky roofs were completely fixed. The building is presently undergoing a thorough refurbishment and upgrading. This …
Read More »Akufo-Addo appoints Dr Da Costa Aboagye as CEO of NHIA
Dr. Da Costa Aboagye, the Director of Health Promotion for the Ghana Health Service, has been named by President Akufo-Addo as the new Chief Executive of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA). Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye, who has been nominated as the Minister of Health, will relinquish his position. According …
Read More »More than 200 nurses left KATH in 2023 – CEO
Professor Otchere Addai-Mensah, the chief executive officer of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), expressed concern about the departure of more than 200 nurses and medical staff in 2023 from the hospital. According to Addai-Mensah, this is having an impact on the hospital’s operations. During a visit to the hospital …
Read More »Government releases €14 million for abandoned KATH Maternity project
The Brazilian construction company “Contracta,” which is in charge of building the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital 900 maternity block, has received 14 million euros from the government to get its workers back on the job site after the company had been away from it for more than a year. As …
Read More »National Blood Service commends MTN Ghana Foundation for leading a nationwide national blood donation campaign
Over 5909 units of blood have been collected by MTN Ghana for the 2024 Save-a-Life campaign. Thousands of people participated in the annual campaign, which was organized to supplement shortages at blood banks in Ghana, at specially designated bleeding centers spread across the 16 regions of the nation. In her …
Read More »Six die of rabies in the Bono Region
Six people in the Bono Region lost their lives to rabies in 2023, according to Dr. Donald Joachim Darko, the Veterinary Services Department’s (VSD) Bono Regional Director. In contrast, he claimed that the deaths slightly decreased because the Department only reported eight deaths in 2022. Rabies is a fatal virus …
Read More »GHS to immunize young females against cervical cancer
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) will launch a vaccination campaign by the end of the year that is aimed at pre-adolescents aged 9 to 14 in an attempt to lower the prevalence of the human papillomavirus among Ghanaian women. Given the concerning incidence of cervical cancer, the goal of this …
Read More »Irate youth attack Potsin Polyclinic, assault staff over patient’s death
An angry youth from Gomoa Dominase attacked two police officers and several medical staff at the Gomoa Potsin Polyclinic after a patient who was receiving treatment there died. The deceased patient, identified only as Ato, 35, was taken to the Gomoa Potsin Polyclinic after he passed away in his home …
Read More »Willingway Foundation-Ghana wins best Mental Health and Rehabilitation Centre of the year
At the Damak-IDP Sanitation Health Watch Community Heroes Excellence Awards, which were held on Thursday, December 14, 2023, at the SSNIT Conference Hall in Adum-Kumasi, the non-governmental organization (NGO) Willingway Foundation-Ghana which is headed by Mrs. Lydia Abena Manu has won the title of best Mental Health Care and Rehabilitation …
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