HEALTH

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) is set to roll out a new electronic transaction system for payments and release of claims by all stakeholders to boost operations. The move was  an integral part of a comprehensive policy…
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A Coalition of Unemployed Nursing Graduates in the Northern Zone has issued a final reminder to President Akufo-Addo and the Health Ministry to clear them for postings or face agitations. The groups – Qualified Nurse Assistant Clinical…
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Within a flea’s wink you may notice your vagina feels really wet. It is not that time of the month; yet, out of nowhere you are soaked and dazed―much so that you rush to the bathroom just to be sure what you feel is not your monthly…
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Ghanaians have been cautioned against toning the colour of their skin with bleaching chemicals as it is harmful to their health. Research has shown that people, who bleach their skin with cosmetics that contain Hydroquinone, can suffer…
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The management of the National Health Insurance School , has justified its plan to increase the National Health Insurance Levy from 2.5% to 3.5% of VAT. It argues that the increment will help to address some of the teething challenges…
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The Ministry of Health has denied claims that it has evicted some students of the Korle-Bu Nursing Training school from the school’s hostel. In December 2017, about eighteen students of the nursing training school were served an eviction…
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A former minister for Health, Alex Segbefia, has conceded that the previous National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration should be held responsible for some of the non-functional CHPS compounds in the country. According to him, a…
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A former Minister of Health under the Mahama administration, Alex Segbefia, has stated that the University of Ghana had from the onset, been tasked to handle the management of the $217m Medical Centre. According to Mr. Segbefia, the…
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Mr Obed Asare Bediako, the Chief Executive Officer of Reprocan Ghana, a Non-Governmental Organisation, has called for more action to close the inequality in access to prevention, diagnosis, care and treatment of cancer. He said that was…
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At least 40 people have been tested HIV positive in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh, where an unqualified doctor had allegedly used a single syringe to treat all of his patients in the area, according to local media reports. The…
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