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Gov’t urged to introduce sickle cell education in schools to reduce future cases
The Founder of Focus on Sickle-Cell Foundation (FoSCeL), Amos Andoh, has stressed the importance of advocacy and public education in the fight against sickle cell disease, calling on the government to make genotype and inheritance education compulsory in schools. He disclosed on the sidelines of the World Sickle Cell D...
The machines never sleep – GRNMA reveals crushing pressure at KATH
The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has painted a stark picture of conditions at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH).
Dr. Amoakohene debunks claims Sewua and other Agenda 111 hospitals are ready for operationalisation
Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Frank Amoakohene, has debunked assertions by the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) that the Sewua Regional Hospital and other health facilities under the Agenda 111 projects are ready for operationalisation.
Health workforce tripled, but rural distribution gaps still persist – Health Minister
Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, says Ghana’s health workforce has seen significant expansion, with staffing levels more than tripling in recent years.
KATH CEO blames “no bed syndrome” on abandoned infrastructure projects
The Chief Executive Officer of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Dr Paa Kwesi Baidoo, has attributed the persistent “No Bed Syndrome” and severe congestion at the facility to multiple abandoned infrastructure projects, some of which date back nearly two decades.
Health Minister: All 13,500 recruited nurses now receiving salaries, arrears to be cleared by July
Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, says all 13,500 nurses recruited into the health sector are currently receiving their salaries, with outstanding arrears expected to be fully settled by July.
WHO warns Ebola outbreak in DR Congo and Uganda could worsen as suspected deaths hit 139
The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has raised alarm over the growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, warning that the epidemic poses a serious regional threat amid rising suspected cases and deaths.
GMTF begins digital patient enrolment training at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
The Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF), widely known as “Mahama Care”, has begun training healthcare professionals at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital as part of efforts to digitise patient enrolment and improve access to medical support. The exercise forms part of the rollout of the GMTFcare platform, a digital system desi...
Ghana Medical Trust Fund and Free Primary Healthcare must never be scrapped – Akuapem Chief
Paramount Chief of the Akuapem Traditional Area, Oseadeeyo Kwasi Akuffo III, has called for the protection of two major healthcare interventions in Ghana—the Ghana Medical Trust Fund and Free Primary Healthcare—describing them as lifesaving policies that must not be discontinued by any government. Speaking during a vis...
Ebola patients flee in attacks on Congo health facilities, hobbling response
Doctors operating on the front lines of the fight against Ebola in Congo, already grappling with shortages of basic supplies, are now also having to deal with attacks on their facilities and fleeing patients as the virus spreads rapidly. At least three such incidents have occurred in the northeastern province of Itur...
Declare galamsey a public health emergency now — Paediatric Society urges gov’t
The Vice President of the Paediatric Society of Ghana, Dr Emmanuel Oppong, is calling for galamsey to be declared a public health emergency, warning that failure to do so could undermine efforts to mobilise national response systems and resources.
Ghana Health Service responds to dead fish incident at Tema Port
The Ghana Health Service says it has led a coordinated multi-agency response following the discovery of a large quantity of dead fish at the Tema Port Shipyard Slipway.