HEALTH

The previous National Democratic Congress (NDC) government left behind GH¢ 1.2 billion debt at the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), says President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The President, however, disclosed that his government…
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Samira Bawumia has announced her appointment as an ambassador for the United Nations' Foundation Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves. The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves project focuses on improving health and environment through…
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A Coalition of Non-Governmental Organisations have urged government to ensure adequate funding for mental health services. This according to NGO will go a long way to eliminate the widespread practice of shackling and other abuses…
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The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has stressed on the need for nurses and health professionals to venture into academic research in order to remain relevant. According to him, Ghana’s health sector is lacking in this area and…
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The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), Mrs Delese Darko has called for the robust monitoring and continuous evaluation of medicines that are brought into the Ghanaian market. According to her “There is…
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The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), Mrs Delese Darko, has asked managers of local pharmaceutical companies to put in place robust vigilance systems that will ensure the safety of their products. She…
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A Starr News undercover investigation into healthcare delivery in the Upper East region has dredged up some disturbing findings as health facilities prescribe killer drugs to the public. The underground mission, undertaken at a number of…
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Government has secured clearance for the recruitment of over 200 nurses and health professionals, according to the Minister of Health Kwaku Agyeman Manu. This adds up to the over 16,000 nurses already admitted into the health sector.…
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The 37 Military Hospital is taking care of 40 persons injured in Saturday evening's inferno at the Atomic Junction in Accra. Two persons, according to hospital authorities, are in a very critical condition. Brigadier General Ernest…
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The government has indicated that it will go ahead to celebrate the return of the nurses' trainee allowance policy following its cancellation by the erstwhile administration. The launch of the restoration of the nurses’ trainee…
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