HEALTH

The Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) has asked herbalists to stop making fake claims of having found a cure for the HIV/AIDS, in the interest of public health. Mr. Cosmos Ohene-Adjei, the Acting Director of Technical Services of Commission,…
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The bane of “No Beds” that hit the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), will soon become a thing of the past as the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo hands out 200 beds to the hospital. Making the donation on the president’s behalf,…
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Government is working on a plan to ensure that the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital would go paperless by the end of the year. This means that payments would be done electronically and the printing of folders and cards would be done away with.…
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The Rebecca Foundation has donated a number of hospital equipment to the Kwahu-Atibie Government Hospital at a short ceremony in Accra. The donation was in response to a request made to the First Lady’s Foundation by the Hospital, which is…
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After a long wait and several agitations by a cross section of the public, the University Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) commenced operations last Friday. This decision by government comes after persistent outrage over the abandonment of…
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The Minister for Procurement and Member of Parliament for the Dome Kwabenya constituency, Sarah Adwoa Safo has debunked claims that she received payment of US$8,500 from the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) for a purported…
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Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister of Finance has stated that the levies for the Health Insurance Fund and the GETFund  will continue to be 2.5 percent. The Finance Minister said this on Thursday morning during his presentation of the mid-year…
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Tema Lube Oil Company Limited has presented an ambulance to the Tema General Hospital to aid in its role as the only major referral hospital within the Tema region serving a large number of communities. The ambulance, which is worth…
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Ghana will from July 23 to the 27, 2018, participate in the 22nd International AIDS Conference to discuss the science, advocacy, human rights, policies and programmes that will ensure an evidence-based response to the epidemic. The…
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The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) is adopting the use of pictorial health warnings to depict the harmful effects of tobacco substances on the health of users. The measure, is part of a new educational campaign strategy to reach out to…
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