HEALTH

The government has given the Ministry of Health GHC7.4 million to clear commodities from the Global Fund that were held up at the Tema port. On Thursday, June 13, 2024, the Ministry’s Public Relations Officer issued a statement that included this information. The announcement was made just a day after …

Ernest Amoabeng Oteng, the Acting Chairman of the Global Fund in Ghana, has urged the Ministry of Health to provide more information about the contents of more than 100 containers that are locked up at the Tema Port. The Ministry asserts that the containers are solely filled with mosquito nets. …

The Ghana’s healthcare facilities will receive GHS 300 million in claims payments, according to the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA). The NHIA said in a statement on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, that the sum “covers the claims vetted for higher tier facilities.” According to the NHIA, the payments are within …

The Medical Laboratory Professional Workers’ Union (MELPWU) has declared that on Monday, June 17, 2024, a nationwide strike will begin. As per the union, the nationwide strike is expected to impact the services rendered by their members in medical laboratories, blood banks, pathology laboratories, and specific funeral facilities. This decision …

Nurses and other medical personnel went on a sit-down strike, leaving patients at the Assin Fosu Polyclinic in the Assin Fosu Municipality in the Central Region stranded. A doctor shortage at the polyclinic is the cause of the strike. Over the last seven years, the polyclinic has only had one …

Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, the Juaboso Constituency Member of Parliament and Ranking Member of the Parliamentary Health Committee, has tasked the government with developing a definitive plan outlining how it will continue to pay for patients’ dialysis treatments. This follows the announcement made by the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) that …

In honor of the National Health Insurance Authority’s (20th) anniversary, the Government of Ghana is happy to announce a major expansion of its health benefit coverage, extending to dialysis patients for a period of six months. Patients under the age of 18 and those over 60 are among the vulnerable …

The Health Service Workers Union of TUC, Ghana Health Service Headquarters Branch has extended a congratulatory message to Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye for being awarded the Best CEO Health Care Public Sector at the 8th Ghana CEO Summit. The association has pledged its support and unwavering commitment to collaborating with the …

The NPP flagbearer, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, promised the trainees they would receive their allowance, but the Coalition of Concerned Nurses and Midwives trainees have discovered that no money has been given to them. The pledge was made by Dr. Bawumia during an address to nurses and midwives on …

In order to pay unpaid allowances owing to nursing trainees nationally, Vice President Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia has announced the release of GHS177 million to the Ministry of Health. The Akufo-Addo administration’s decision to reinstate the nursing trainee allowance has been eagerly awaited, especially following months of delinquency. Dr. Bawumia emphasized …