HEALTH

After the number of deaths from meningitis increased from eight to ten, the Ghana Health Service said it is continuing monitoring to determine the true pathogen causing the epidemic in the Upper West Region. The goal, according to Dr. Franklyn Asiedu Bekoe, Director of Public Health of the Ghana Health …

The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana (NMC) is under pressure to promptly halt the recently authorized verification charge, according to the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA). The GRNMA announced in a communiqué the startling 445.5% rise in the verification cost, which went from GHC550 to GHC3,000. The …

Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia stated that the National Identification Authority (NIA) will shortly begin a nationwide registration drive for school-age children. The action is a component of the government’s endeavor to create an exhaustive national database on Ghanaians. At the official inauguration of the “Ghana Card number at birth” project on …

The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) Doctors Association has canceled its industrial strike after speaking with the hospital’s administration. The choice was made after conversations about the problem of accommodations for the medical staff. The study detailed how members of the association, KATH administration, the Regional Coordinating Council, and the …

Citing issues with accommodations, medical staff at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) have declared preparations to go on strike on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. More than 20 physicians got eviction warnings for their existing residences, which prompted them to decide to go on strike. After an emergency conference, the …

The MTN Ghana Foundation has finished building a modern maternity and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) block at the Keta Municipal Hospital, representing a substantial financial investment in women’s health. The project, which took 15 months to finish and cost more than GHS19 million, is the biggest the MTN Ghana …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …