Health
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Details of ongoing health recruitment will be published — Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh
The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has addressed growing public concerns surrounding the ongoing recruitment of health professionals, explaining that the process has become extremely com…
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National Identification Authority registers 32,000 Children in Volta and Oti Regions
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has registered 32,000 children between the ages of 6 and 14 in the Volta and Oti regions as part of its ongoing Ghana Card registration exercise for minors…
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GRNMA cautions prolonged NHIA payments are hurting hospitals
The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has called on the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) to immediately settle arrears owed to health facilities since November 2025, …
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3 Pharmacies removed from National Health Insurance Authority over irregular transactions
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has announced the temporary suspension of three pharmacies from the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) following what it describes as irregularitie…
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President John Dramani Mahama commissions PET Scan Centre, adds facility to Medical Trust Fund
President John Dramani Mahama has announced that the newly commissioned PET scan facility in Accra will be integrated into the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, also known as MahamaCares, to support cancer t…
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Hantavirus: Ghana Health Service tightens port surveillance over outbreak fears
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has intensified surveillance at the country’s ports of entry following confirmed cases of Hantavirus linked to passengers aboard a cruise ship that recently docked in C…
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GMA tells MELPWU that Korle Bu tensions unnecessary, they complement each other
The President of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Prof. Ernest Yorke, has called for calm and cooperation between health professional groups amid the ongoing impasse involving the Medical Laborat…
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Human Milk Bank at the University of Ghana Medical Centre appeals for Breast Milk donations
The Human Milk Bank at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) has made a passionate appeal to lactating mothers with excess breast milk to voluntarily donate and help save the lives of prematu…
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Adjoa Obuobia Darko-Opoku clarifies that MahamaCares doesn’t cover overseas treatment
The Administrator of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, popularly known as Mahama Cares, Adjoa Obuobia Darko-Opoku, has clarified that the Fund does not provide financial support for patients seeking medi…
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Over 4,000 pharmacists verified and only 100 employed — Government and Hospital Pharmacists Association
The Government and Hospital Pharmacists Association (GHOSPA) has expressed concern over what it describes as the inadequate number of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians recruited under the latest e…