HEALTH

Barima Kwaku Ameyaw, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Georgeland Ventures Limited, contractors of the Ofankor Hospital, has said the project cost $1.3 million. According to him, the hospital is yet to start operations because it has not…
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Poor Drainage System At Panama - A SUBURB OF ACCRA Poor sanitation has been the bane of this country. Our markets, lorry stations and our immediate surroundings are almost on daily basis littered with refuse and loads of garbage. The…
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Professor Gabriel Ayum Teye, the Vice-Chancellor of the University for Development Studies, has urged physicians and radiographers to redefine their motives as professionals to improve health care delivery. He said the aim of some…
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Dr. Anthony Nsiah-Asare, the Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has given the assurance that work on stalled hospital projects in Ashanti Region will soon resume. He indicated that the projects could not be completed on…
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Africa has appealed to China to help solve issues of HIV/AIDS and poverty that impede the socio-economic development of the continent. Mr Thesele Maseribane, the Minister of Communication, Science and Technology of Lesotho challenged…
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A new polio vaccine called IPV ((Inactivated Polio Vaccine)  has been introduced into Ghana's routine immunisation programme for children who are 14 weeks old. Together with other routine vaccines, the vaccine is expected to help…
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Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, has said although he cannot justify the procurement of a luxury four-wheel drive over the purchase of an ambulance, each of the vehicles is important. His comment on the Super Morning Show on Joy FM…
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The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is in financial distress and so authorities are banking their hopes on revenue from Ghana’s oil discovery to help the NHIS receive financial security. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the…
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The Minister for Health, Mr Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has announced a 30 per cent drop in prices for all medicines under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). This decision follows acceptance of the Committee set up by the Ministry of…
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The Founder and President of Youth Alert Network (YAN), Ms. Faustina Kyei-Baffour, has raised concerns over increasing teenage pregnancy in the Central Region and other parts of the country. She attributed the situation to inability of…
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