Health
Medical Laboratory Professional Workers’ Union calls off strike
The Medical Laboratory Professional Workers' Union (MELPWU) has called off its nationwide strike. The Leader of the Union has, therefore, asked the members to resume work on Monday, June 24,...
Volta Region NHIA adjudged the best performing in the country in 2023
The Volta Region National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has been adjudged the best performing among peers in the country in 2023. The region was given a membership target of...
Protection for healthcare workers against Hepatitis B infection necessary
Dr Vivian Senoo-Dogbey, Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Ghana, has called for effective policies that would ensure maximum protection for healthcare workers against infections, particularly Hepatitis B....
Laboratory Technicians Strike: More facilities shutdown
Laboratory facilities at various government hospitals continue to turn clients away as the Medical Laboratory Professional Workers Union’s (MELPWU) nationwide strike enters day four. The Union began a nationwide strike...
Civil society actors in health thank Supreme Court for ruling in favour of FDA
Civil society actors in health and development have expressed gratitude to the imminent panel of judges for ruling in favour of Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) for banning well-known personalities...
Ban on celebrities promoting alcoholic drinks: Supreme Court upholds FDA directive
The Supreme Court in a 5-2 majority decision has upheld the Food and Drugs Authority’s (FDA) directive banning celebrities from endorsing alcoholic drinks in the country. The seven member panel...
Teen mother despised for delivering limbless baby girl at Twifo-Bonsaho
A two-week-old female infant, born without lower extremities (limbs) in Twifo-Bonsaho, a rural community in the Twifo Atti-Morkwa District of the Central Region, has sparked considerable worry for the youthful...
Hepatitis B: Vaccinating new-borns will eliminate disease in Ghana- Expert
Professor Charles Ampong Adjei, Associate Professor in Public Health Nursing, University of Ghana, says vaccinating new-borns against Hepatitis B within 24 hours of delivery would help eliminate the disease in...
GHS advocates the inclusion of elephantiasis patients in health insurance
The Ghana Health Service through the Neglected Tropical Diseases Programme (NTDP) has organised a day sensitisation meeting to advocate for the inclusion of Elephantiasis patients in the free health insurance beneficiaries. ...
Bodi District NHIA sensitises public on Health Insurance Scheme
The Bodi District office of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has organised a keep-fit exercise as means to educate the public on the importance of registering onto the National...
