HEALTH

In response to the spillover from the Akosombo Dam, the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has welcomed the creation of an Inter-ministerial Committee to aid in addressing the flooding and related challenges. The GMA has also begun mobilizing physicians from around the world to assist flood victims. The GMA released a …

The “Agenda 111” Hospital Project, whose sod was cut in August 2021, is still on the government’s agenda, according to President of the Republic Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Eighty-six (86) district hospitals, two (2) regional mental hospitals, and the western regional hospital are all ongoing projects that are all in …

The executives of the Shaip Africa Foundation are furious with Quantum Terminal and Ghana Gas Company, accusing them of treating them unfairly and arbitrarily. The initiative by Ghana Gas Company and Quantum Terminal to build a 20-bed health clinic at Aiyinase has been rejected by the organization. Dr. Clement Clinton …

On August 31, 2023, the Food and Drugs Authority in the Eastern region began a public education campaign at the Kumasi lorry station in Koforidua with the goal of eradicating subpar and fake medications from the region. The “Promoting The Quality Medicines Plus (PQM+) Program” advocacy campaign also aims to …

16 employees of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi have been placed on administrative suspension for violating the code of conduct for the medical profession, which includes extorting money from patients. The accused employees have been placed on paid leave while one has been fired from the hospital. …

Under the Primary Health Care Improvement Program for Results (PforR), the World Bank Group is providing the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) with USD 27.7 million to increase the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) annual active membership and facilitate claims processing and payments for primary health care providers, including CHPS, …

The Ghana Physician Assistants Association (GPAA) has temporarily suspended its statewide strike in opposition to a Ghana Medical and Dental Council proposal to modify Act 857. The Association objects to the law because it will make them subject to the Medical and Dental Council’s oversight, which could limit their ability …

According to the Director General of Ghana AIDS Commission Dr Kwabena Kyeremeh Atuahene about 46 people get HIV daily in Ghana. He said that, this is as a result of people not protecting themselves during sexual intercourse. Speaking in an interview with the media, he stated that the fight against …

The National Organizer of the New Patriotic Party, Henry Nana Boakye ESQ (Nana B), as part of his birthday celebration donated to the Tafo Government Hospital in the Ashanti region. He donated several quantities of hospital equipment’s such as Haemoglobinometer, Nebulizer, Flow splitter for oxygen, sphygmomanometer, Pulse Oximeter, Infrared Thermometer, …

Vice President Bawumia has declared that the government is committed to making all the required physical and logistical arrangements to guarantee Ghanaians have quicker and better access to healthcare. On Saturday, July 22, 2023, Dr. Bawumia issued the guarantee during the commissioning of an ultramodern district hospital in Akontombra in …