Health
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Delayed payments force private clinics to suspend NHIS services
The Private Health Facilities Association of Ghana (PHFAoG) has announced the immediate suspension of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) services at all its member facilities due to the non-paym…
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Acknowledging the Truth: Nana Addo’s Legacy in Eastern Region’s Health Infrastructure
Yesterday, the Ministry of Health officially handed over five newly completed health facilities in the Eastern Region for operationalization by the Ghana Health Service. While this is undoubtedly a p…
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Unposted health officers demand immediate employment amid deadly cholera outbreak
The Unposted Environmental Health Officers and Assistants Association of Ghana has raised alarm over the ongoing cholera outbreak, which has claimed several lives since October 24, 2024. In a stateme…
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Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana calls for strict monitoring to stop opioids abuse
The Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana has called for stricter regulations and enhanced monitoring mechanisms to curb the growing abuse of opioids among Ghana’s youth Opioid addiction has become a major…
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Society for AIDS in Africa calls for increased action on domestic health funding
The Society for AIDS in Africa has urgently called for action to secure domestic funding for health systems, particularly in response to growing concerns over the future of HIV/AIDS programs across t…
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A/R: KATH suspends surgical cases amid water crisis
Surgical doctors at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, Ashanti Region, have temporarily suspended all surgical procedures due to a severe water shortage affecting the facility. Hosp…
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Health Ministry establishes nine-member taskforce to implement Mahama cares initiative
The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has unveiled the government’s plan to address healthcare financing gaps through the introduction of the Ghana Medical Care Trust Fund, also known as Ma…
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Veterinary officers raise alarm over rising Rabies cases in the Ashanti Region
Health officials and veterinary officers in the Ashanti Region have expressed deep concern over the rising cases of rabies in the region. Their concerns follow the tragic death of a 12-year-old stude…
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Kwabena Mintah Akandoh says GHS140m needed to fully operationalize Bokoro Agenda 111 Hospital
The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has revealed that the government needs approximately GHS140 million to fully operationalize the Bokoro Agenda 111 Hospital in the Ahanta West Municipa…
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Residents call for completion of Nsuapemso Agenda 111 Hospital project
Residents of Nsuapemso, Osino, Nsuta, and Bunso in the Fanteakwa South District of the Eastern Region have appealed to the government to complete the stalled Agenda 111 hospital at Nsuapemso Junction…