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United Party lauds Free Primary Healthcare, says policy originated from its manifesto
The United Party (UP) has commended President John Dramani Mahama for introducing the Free Primary Healthcare policy, describing it as a people-centred initiative aimed at bringing healthcare services closer to citizens and providing free treatment for selected illnesses. Speaking on Nnawotwe Yi on Adom TV, the party’s...
New study sets research priorities for future Lassa fever vaccine rollout in West Africa
A new scientific study published in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases has outlined a prioritised research agenda aimed at guiding the future introduction and use of Lassa fever vaccines across West Africa. The study, titled “A Prioritised Research Agenda to Inform the Introduction and Use of Lassa fever...
Why I spend my days raising mosquitoes
By Joannitta JOANNIDES Every morning, I walk into a room full of mosquitoes. While most people spend their lives trying to avoid them, I spend my days raising, monitoring and studying them. It may sound unusual, but understanding mosquitoes helps to answer important questions about how well malaria prevention tools are...
Mahama proposes cancer treatment centre in Tamale to expand specialist care in the North
President John Dramani Mahama has directed the Ministry of Health to begin plans for a cancer treatment centre in Tamale to reduce the need for patients in northern Ghana to travel to the south for specialised care. Speaking during a visit to the Tamale Teaching Hospital, the President said access to cancer treatment r...
Ghana Health Service explains role of tricycles in Free Primary Healthcare
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has clarified the circulation of viral videos on social media that wrongly depict tricycles procured under the government’s Free Primary Healthcare (FPHC) programme as ambulances. In a statement issued on Saturday, April 18, the GHS dismissed the claims, stressing that the tricycles are n...
‘We truly care’ – UGMC responds to allegations of poor-quality care
The University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) has reaffirmed its commitment to providing quality care, urging patients and relatives with concerns about its services to use its formal complaint channels rather than resorting to social media.
KGL Foundation screens over 500 people free, donates blood to support Oti Regional hospital
More than 500 residents of Dambai and students of the Dambai College of Education benefited from a free health screening and blood donation exercise organised by the KGL Foundation in the Oti Regional capital. The initiative, which drew a large turnout, formed part of the Foundation’s corporate social responsibility dr...
Ghana Medical Trust Fund engages Korle Bu management to review patient support programme
Officials of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund have paid a courtesy call on the management of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) to assess progress on a pilot intervention designed to support financially constrained patients requiring specialised and often costly medical procedures. The meeting provided a platform for bo...
Ghana Health Service clarifies ‘misleading’ claims on tricycles procured under Free Primary Healthcare initiative
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has issued a clarification regarding the viral circulation of videos on social media, which have mistakenly portrayed tricycles procured under the Government’s Free Primary Health Care (FPHC) initiative as ambulances for hospitals.
Beyond the headlines: Rethinking emergency care in Ghana
Over the past few months, Ghana’s health sector has once again been thrust into the national spotlight. From ongoing workforce distribution challenges to the picketing of trained professionals demanding employment, to patients receiving care on hospital floors. The system is clearly under strain. But it was the tragic...
Korle-Bu doctors withdraw services over patient safety concerns
Doctors at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital have withdrawn their services, citing concerns over patient safety and professional standards. In a notice issued by the Korle-Bu Doctors Association, the group confirmed that the industrial action took effect from May 2. The association indicated that the decision was not take...
Private medical practitioners call for waiver of import duties, taxes on cancer treatment equipment
The Society of Private Medical and Dental Practitioners has urged the government to waive import duties and taxes on advanced, high-tech cancer treatment equipment. The National President of the society, Dr Andre Kwasi Kumah, said this would help enhance the country’s capacity for managing cancer and enable the private...