Health
National Health Insurance Authority opens new office at Kumawu
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has opened a new office at Kumawu in the Sekyere Kumawu District of the Ashanti Region. The state-of-the-art facility, which comes with modern equipment...
Speaker donates GH¢500,000 worth of medical consumables to Nadowli Hospital
Mr Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, has presented medicines and non- consumable drugs worth about GH¢500,000.00 to the Nadowli District Hospital to help improve health service delivery....
Community pharmacists engage NHIA to provide services under NHIS
The Community Practice Pharmacists Association (CPPA) is engaging with the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) for some 1,000 community pharmacies across the country to provide services under the National Health...
Dialysis patients: Association appeals to Government to save them
Mr Baffour Kojo Ahenkorah, the President of Renal Patients Association of Ghana, has appealed to the government to immediately save dialysis patients from death. He said if the government says...
21 babies born during Easter at Trauma and Specialist Hospital, Winneba
The Central Regional Referral Hospital (Trauma and Specialist Hospital, Winneba), recorded 21 deliveries during Easter. Ms Louisa Larson, a Midwife on duty at the maternity ward of the hospital, told...
Completion of hospital projects critical to addressing maternal mortality in Ashanti -Dr Tinkorang
The operationalisation of ongoing hospital projects in the Ashanti Region will significantly improve the maternal mortality situation, Dr Emmanuel Tinkorang, the Regional Director of Health Services, has said. The region...
Eastern Regional Health Directorate raises public awareness about maternal mental health
The Eastern Regional Health Directorate has organised a street float in Koforidua to create awareness on maternal mental health. Maternal mental health can be referred to as a mother's overall...
FDA disposes of unwholesome baby diapers
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has disposed of a 20-foot container of unwholesome baby diapers by shredding at a recycling plant at Ashaiman, which were seized from the markets....
NDC parliamentary candidate organises free eye surgery for constituents
Mr Nelson Kofi Djabab, the parliamentary candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for Krachi East constituency has organized a free eye surgery for residents. This follows a free...
Malnutrition, anemia remain concern to UNICEF
Madam Josephine Agborson, Health Officer with the UNICEF, Accra Office, says malnutrition and anemia, especially among children under-five remained a concern to the United Nations body. She said challenges,...
