HEALTH

Dr Bernard Okoe Boye, New Board Chairman of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), has disclosed that a new CEO will be appointed by the close of the week. Speaking in an interview on Joy FM on Tuesday, 17 July 2018, Mr Boye stated that…
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The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has launched its Employee Health and Well-Being Programme (EHAWP) to help improve the health of staff and enhance productivity in the workplace. The programme, which would start from the GHS headquarters,…
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Ghana’s parliament has approved a €47million loan facility for the completion of the second phase of the University of Ghana Medical Centre. Phase two of the project will equip the hospital with facilities such as a VIP maternity and…
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The Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority is asking for an increment in the national insurance levy to save the biggest health scheme from total collapse. Speaking to Sanda on the Eyewitness News, Dr Samuel…
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It is unfortunate that Ghana, as a developing nation, is grappling with a no-bed syndrome in the various hospitals across the county, founder and Board Chairman of Rabito Clinic, Professor Edmund Delle, has said. According to the Chief…
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In view of the struggles of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), social commentator, Sydney Casely Hayford has suggested that the government should start taxing churches. “Maybe it’s time developing countries like us and the…
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The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has raised a red flag regarding the presence of some expired malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) kits being offered for sale on the Ghanaian market. According to the authority, the SD Bio Line Malaria…
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Despite the major challenges facing Ghana’s health sector, the Ghana Business Development Review (GBDR), 2018 has described the industry as “one of the fastest growing in sub-Saharan Africa.” According to the Review, there have been…
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The National Population Council (NPC) has called on government to institute family planning as a human right policy in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially goal four. In a statement to mark this year’s…
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Over 10,000 Ghanaians who are suffering from dementia, a chronic disorder of the mental process, have been advised to seek medical help and an actual diagnosis of the condition. Dementia is a disease that distresses the ability of the…
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