Health

Ketu North adjudged the best-performing NHIS district

The Ketu North Municipal Secretariat of the National Health Insurance Scheme in the Volta Region has been adjudged the best-performing district across the country. The...

Striking MELPWU members demand better conditions, decry intimidation

The Members of the Medical Laboratory Professional Workers Union (MELPWU) have expressed deep concerns over the treatment of their colleagues across the country amid...

FDA cautions against buying food from street vendors without permit

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has advised the public to desist from patronising food from vendors who do not have street vendor permits. According...

Renal patients hard hit by lab workers strike

Hayford’s mother is a renal patient who visits the hospital twice in a week for dialysis. But he fears for the worst in her condition...

Obstetric Gynecologist suggests safe birth option for sickle cell partners 

An Obstetric Gynecologist at the Ga West Municipal Health Directorate, Dr Benedict Afari has said sickle cell couples can have babies who will not...

Sickle Cell support group calls for greater involvement in policy making on World Sickle Cell Day

The Sickle Cell Disease Support Group of Ghana (SCDSG) has called for the greater participation of patient support organizations in the development of healthcare...

Your letter infuriated us – Striking Medical Lab workers to Health Ministry 

The Medical Laboratory Professional Workers’ Union (MELPWU) has criticised the Health Ministry over the letter asking them to call off its strike. The Ministry acknowledged...

The strike will persist until government meets our demands – MELPWU

The Medical Laboratory Professional Workers’ Union (MELPWU) spokesperson, Victor Obeng Ofori, has stated that the strike will continue until the government addresses their grievances. In...

We don’t have the final say but… – Health Ministry to striking Medical Laboratory Professionals

The Health Ministry has said it does not have the final say concerning the working conditions of the Medical Laboratory Professional Workers’ Union (MELPWU). However,...

Adults aged 25 and above constitute majority of HIV population – AIDS Commission

The Ghana AIDS Commission has raised concerns about the rising rate of new HIV infections and the demographics most affected in the country. The Commission...

Strike leaves labs empty: Patients directed to private facilities

The laboratory units at the Manhyia Government Hospital and the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital on Kumasi have been closed. This follows the strike by the...

Medical lab workers accuse Health Ministry of bad faith amidst strike

The Medical Laboratory Professional Workers' Union (MELPWU) has accused certain individuals within the Ministry of Health of acting in bad faith. This accusation follows an...

Lifestyle considered the best medication for diabetes

Experts have explained how people’s way of life can be the best way of managing or preventing diabetes. Most diabetic patients are scared for their...

Invest portion of GDP in AI to improve health and reduce poverty – Prof. Kwofie

Prof. Samuel Kojo Kwofie, the Head of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Ghana, has called on the government, corporate institutions,...

2,000 CHAG facility managers pledge to adopt and institutionalize SafeCare Quality Improvement approach

The Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG) has engaged close to 2000 management members of its facilities to take decisive steps towards the full...

Mandatory health insurance for visitors still under review – Minister

Health Minister, Dr Bernard Okoe Boye has said the proposed mandatory health insurance policy for visitors to Ghana is still under consideration by the...

Health Ministry appeals to medical lab workers to reconsider strike

The Ministry of Health has responded to the strike notice issued by the Medical Laboratory Professional Workers' Union (MELPWU), which is set to begin...

Cape Coast Teaching Hospital suspends haemodialysis services

The Cape Coast Teaching Hospital has temporarily suspended haemodialysis services. A statement signed by the Public Relations Officer, Fred Nyankah explained the development is due...

Hypertension shatters family as 58-year-old man is left to struggle alone

A 58-year-old man, Amenin Asare is battling with hypertension, a condition that has changed his life since October 15, 2017. Narrating his ordeal to Adom...

Pharmaceutical Society calls for swift clearing of locked-up commodities from Port

The Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH) has urged the Minister of Health to ensure that the locked-up Global Fund commodities at the port are...

MoH to implement NHIS policy for foreigners July 1

The Ministry of Health will implement a national health insurance policy for foreigners visiting Ghana for short periods starting July 1, 2024. Initially, the policy...

La General Hospital will be built in 28 months – Okoe Boye

The Health Minister, Dr Bernard Okoe Boye has reiterated the government’s commitment to complete the La General Hospital. The original facility was demolished in July...

10 things that can affect a man’s sexual health — and what to do about them

We often obsess over sex and our performance, but how many take steps to ensure we’re in top shape for the long haul? If...

First Lady urges unified action to decrease HIV infections

The First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has urged a united front to fight HIV stigma, promote human rights, and ensure fair access to HIV...

Kwadwo Addaikrom CHPS compound hit with basic amenities shortage

The chiefs and residents of Kwadwo Addaikrom in the Asunafo North Municipality of the Ahafo Region have expressed grave concerns over the inadequate facilities...

Zipline and CorpsAfrica partner to address critical blood supply needs in Ghana

Zipline, the global leader in instant logistics, and CorpsAfrica, a global NGO that recruits and trains educated African youth as volunteers to live and...

FDA urges public to look out for food hygiene permit

The Food and Drugs Authority is urging the public to be wary of places they buy food, either on the streets or in restaurants...

Second person dies from monkey pox in South Africa

A second person has died from monkey pox in South Africa, the Health Minister has announced, less than 24 hours after the country's first...

Closure of renal unit at Cape Coast Teaching Hospital leaves patients worried

Kidney patients who visited the Renal Unit at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital in the Central region have expressed frustration following the unit's closure. The...

Is it safe to have sex during pregnancy?

Although you probably think you know everything about sex by the time you get pregnant, you may still have plenty of questions about sex during pregnancy. Those...

Government allocates funds to clear Global Fund commodities at port

The Ministry of Health has announced it has received funds from the Ministry of Finance to clear 64 Global Fund containers currently held at...

We’ll clear medical supplies at Tema port within two weeks – Okoe Boye

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has assured that the backlog of medical supplies held at the ports will be cleared within the next two...

Plastic is everywhere in Ghana’s marine waters – Researcher

A Senior Researcher with the Institute of Marine Research in Norway, Jens Otto Krakstad, and Cruise Leader for the Research Vessel, Dr. Fridtjof Nansen,...

NHIA settles GH¢300m claims

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has disbursed over GH¢300 million as payment for claims to healthcare facilities across the country. The amount predominantly covers...

Uncleared medical supplies at Tema Port are only mosquito nets – MoH

The Ministry of Health has denied allegations that the locked containers from the Global Fund at the Tema port contain crucial drugs for tuberculosis...

Minority issues 24-hour ultimatum to govt over uncleared medical supplies

The Minority in Parliament has issued a 24-hour ultimatum to the government to ensure the containers of medical supplies stuck at the Tema port...

Non-subscribers of NHIS qualify for free dialysis treatment – CEO

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) says the free and subsidized dialysis treatment is not limited to its subscribers. According to the Chief Executive Officer,...

New sexually transmitted infection ‘Trichophyton mentagrophytes type VII’ found in US

A sexually transmitted ringworm caused by a rare fungus has been reported for the first time in the United States. The case report, published Wednesday...

Cancer survivors walk unites Accra

Accra hosted its inaugural Cancer Survivors Walk last Saturday, uniting hundreds of survivors, NGOs, medical practitioners, and other members of the public to raise...

Bawumia announces commissioning timelines for Sewua and Afari hospitals 

Vice President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has announced that the Sewua and Afari hospitals will soon be completed. He said...