HEALTH

President of the Private Health Facilities Association Ghana, Samuel Donkor Boakye has commended the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) for rapidly paying claims to the Association. “NHIA has done really well in terms of claims…
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Two more persons have succumbed to the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ghana. This brings the cumulative number of deaths to 299. Ghana has also recorded 131 new cases, making the total number of positive cases 46,353. This was…
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The Ghana AIDS Commission has expressed worry over the increasing prevalence of HIV among adolescents. It said out of the 20,068 new infections recorded in 2019, 5,613 representing 28 per cent were between the ages of 15 and 24.…
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The Ministry of Health has secured financial clearance for about 3,400 Allied Health professionals across the country, according to Deputy Health Minister, Dr. Benard Oko Boye. This means that soon health professionals will be able to…
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The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has suspended its nationwide strike. The leadership of the association called off the three-day-old strike today, September 23, 2020, but the health workers are to resume work…
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A total of 10,000 hospital beds are to be distributed to all public health facilities across the country beginning this week under the Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication Programme (IPEP). This according to President Akufo-Addo is…
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A pharmacognosist, Dr Moses De-Gaulle Dogbatsey, has dismissed the perception that having too much sex can cause prostate problems in men. Rather, Dr Dogbatsey, who is also the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Medi Moses Prostate…
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The government is considering the possibility of allowing Ghanaians to access healthcare with their Ghana cards under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). Dr. Lydia Baaba Dsane-Selby, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the…
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The Government of Ghana has secured €71.5 million to construct and equip twelve (12) 40-bed hospitals, with the associated staff accommodation facilities for hospital workers, across the country. Performing the sod-cutting ceremony for…
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The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection says pragmatic measures are being taken to eradicate the menace of teenage pregnancy in Ghana. Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show, the Central Regional Director of Gender, Mrs…
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