HEALTH

Alex Opoku-Mensah, the director of the National Service Scheme in the Ashanti Region, has apologized after becoming involved in a confrontation with a nurse at the Manhyia Hospital. This comes after a viral audio clip of the NSS director angrily abusing a nursing employee at the Manhyia District Hospital. The …

Mr. Alex Opoku-Mensah, the Ashanti Regional Director for the National Service Secretariat, was caught on tape verbally assaulting a nurse at the Manhyia District Hospital. The incident’s audio recording captures Mr. Alex Opoku-Mensah verbally abusing the nurse for reportedly threatening his daughter, a hospital house officer. Several accounts claim that …

According to former president John Dramani Mahama, Aflao, the most thriving border town in Ghana, deserves more than it currently has. As a result, the next NDC government will provide the residents of Aflao with a modern international standard market, a new hospital, as well as other socio-economic infrastructure, in …

Dr. Clement Clinton Blay, the executive director of the Shaip Africa Foundation, has urged the government to set up a fund for public health and medical emergencies right away to help pay for the treatment of grave conditions like cancer chemotherapy, major surgeries, and many other medical emergencies. According to …

Awuni Akyireba, a former accounts officer at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital’s (KATH) Biostatistical Unit, claims that requests from KATH workers for the appointment of a CEO with inside expertise are needless. He claims that their request is ineligible since the hospital employs multiple directors and department heads who have …

Professor Otchere Addai-Mensah, a Senior Lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, has been chosen by President Nana Akufo-Addo through the Ministry of Health as the next Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi. Bompatahene Nana Effah Apenteng, the Board Chairman …

The Sputnik-V vaccines procurement controversy has prompted the Minority in Parliament to renew a private member’s resolution calling for the resignation of Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, Minister of Health. The motion was supported, among others, by James Avedzi, Mubarak Muntaka, and Ahmed Ibrahim, according to the Order Paper of Parliament. A motion …

The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) workforce has given notice that they would oppose any nomination of a non-permanent staff member to the position of chief executive officer (CEO) in Kumasi, Ghana. This follows rumors that the President is contemplating appointing Prof. Okyere Addai Mensah to succeed Dr. Oheneba Owusu …

The National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) must immediately receive all National Health Insurance Levies (NHIL) collections, according to a request from the minority in parliament to the finance minister. The Minority contends that in light of the present economic uncertainty, it is unacceptable for claims to be owed that are …

Ruby Naa Ago Larbi Mensah Ansah-Tagoe, a senior midwifery official at the Tema Health Center, has disclosed that pregnant women should avoid using the missionary style of intercourse since the unborn child would be denied oxygen. On the GTV Breakfast Show on November 15, 2022, she revealed this. A heterosexual …