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'1 Child, 1 NHIS Card' initiative launches with promise of school expansion
'1 Child, 1 NHIS Card' initiative launches with promise of school expansion

'1 Child, 1 NHIS Card' initiative launches with promise of school expansion

The eagerly anticipated '1 Child, 1 NHIS Card' initiative has officially kicked off, heralding a significant advancement in healthcare accessibility for the children of Ruga, situated within the Ayawaso East Municipality.

Bed bugs - shown here on a display screen at a Marseille hospital - are spreading across France

Bedbug panic sweeps Paris as infestations soar before 2024 Olympics

A plague of bedbugs has hit Paris and other French cities, provoking a wave of insectophobia and raising questions about health and safety during next year's Olympic Games.

Evelyn Kyereh (left), Chief Ocularist at the Ocular Prosthesis Unit, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, speaking to the media
Evelyn Kyereh (left), Chief Ocularist at the Ocular Prosthesis Unit, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, speaking to the media

Ocular prosthesis cases on the rise

A total of 491 patients have undergone ocular prosthesis services since the establishment of the unit at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) in September 2013.

Dialysis at Korle Bu: We can't pay cost increment - Patients appeal to govt
Dialysis at Korle Bu: We can't pay cost increment - Patients appeal to govt

Dialysis at Korle Bu: We can't pay cost increment - Patients appeal to govt [VIDEO]

Persons suffering from kidney failure have appealed to the government and the Ministry of Health to take a second look at the decision to review upward, the current cost of dialysis at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH).

The human heart
The human heart

World Heart Day: How well do you know your heart?

World Heart Day is celebrated globally on September 29 to raise awareness of heart disease and to champion advocacy for the prevention of heart disease. 

Dr Eunice Brookman-Amissah has been recognised for “pioneering discussions on women’s reproductive rights in Africa"
Dr Eunice Brookman-Amissah has been recognised for “pioneering discussions on women’s reproductive rights in Africa"

Ghanaian awarded for work promoting safe abortions

A Ghanaian doctor who is among this year’s winners of the Right Livelihood Award, widely known as the "Alternative Nobel Prize", says she hopes it’ll bring the world’s attention to the issue of unsafe abortions, especially in Africa.

Health workers with officials of the World Health Organisation (WHO)

21,500 healthcare workers benefit from health workforce programme

More than 21,500 healthcare workers across Ghana have undergone a capacity building programme that is aimed at enabling them to respond to emerging health challenges.

A donor being processed to donate blood
A donor being processed to donate blood

KTU students, staff donate blood to St Joseph Hospital

Students and staff of the Koforidua Technical University (KTU) in the New Juaben South Municipality in the Eastern Region last Friday donated 76 pints of blood to the blood bank of the St Joseph Orthopaedic Hospital.

Rebecca Akufo-Addo, the First Lady, delivering her address
Rebecca Akufo-Addo, the First Lady, delivering her address

Scale up IPT access to protect pregnant women in Africa - First Lady tells stakeholders

The First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has appealed to the international community and stakeholders to help scale up efforts aimed at using Intermittent Preventive Treatment  (IPT) to protect pregnant women and their unborn babies from the harmful effects of malaria during pregnancy.

Pharmacy: Strengthening Health Systems - Celebrating World Pharmacist's Day 2023

Every year, on September 25th, the global community comes together to celebrate World Pharmacist's Day.

No herbal medicine approved for Prostate Cancer — Urologist

A doctor at the Urology Department at Korle-Bu, Dr Daniel Asiedu, has cautioned the public that no traditional or herbal medicine has been approved for the treatment of prostate cancer.

Dr Mary Ansong, Executive Director of International Sickle Cell Centre, presenting the drugs to  Peter Adjetey, Student Health Coordinator of Achimota School
Dr Mary Ansong, Executive Director of International Sickle Cell Centre, presenting the drugs to Peter Adjetey, Student Health Coordinator of Achimota School

Achimota School receives support for sickle cell students

The International Sickle Cell Centre (ISCC), a non-profit organisation geared towards creating awareness of sickle cell disease (SCD), has partnered with Tobinco Pharmaceuticals Limited to supply the Achimota School with some medication for students living with SCD.

Dr Jennifer Anthony — Chief Executive Officer of Trinova Wellness Centre
Dr Jennifer Anthony — Chief Executive Officer of Trinova Wellness Centre

Canadian-based wellness centre to open branch in Ghana

TRINOVA Wellness Centre, an entity based in Canada, is set to open its first branch in the country.

• A health practitioner attending to a resident
• A health practitioner attending to a resident

GCB Bank organizes medical screening for Tamale. 

ABOUT 1,000 residents of the Tamale Metropolis and its environs last Saturday benefitted from a free health screening exercise organized by the GCB Bank PLC as part of activities to mark its 70th anniversary celebration.

Sophia Kudjordji (right), Chief Corporate Communication Officer, Jospong Group, presenting the hospital equipment to Apostle Dr Edward Arko Kwarteng, Medical Director, Pentecost Hospital
Sophia Kudjordji (right), Chief Corporate Communication Officer, Jospong Group, presenting the hospital equipment to Apostle Dr Edward Arko Kwarteng, Medical Director, Pentecost Hospital

Pentecost, Yilo Krobo hospitals receive €97,000 equipment

The German Development Agency (GIZ) and Appointed Time, a subsidiary of the Jospong Group of Companies, have donated laboratory equipment worth over €97,000 (equivalent to GH¢1.2 million) to support two hospitals in the country.

Some patrons at the premiere
Some patrons at the premiere

Reality TV series on adolescent health, family planning premiered

The Ghana Health Service (GHS), in partnership with the US Agency for International Development (USAID), has premiered Season three of Lucky Trip, a Ghanaian reality TV series that sheds light on adolescent health and family planning.

Dr James Avoka Asamani speaking at the roundtable meeting
Dr James Avoka Asamani speaking at the roundtable meeting

Calls for Health Workforce Migration Policy grow louder

The migration of skilled nurses and midwives from Ghana has become a pressing issue, with an estimated 3,000 professional nurses leaving the country in the first quarter of 2022. 

• Dr Bernard Okoe Boye — Chief Executive Officer of the NHIA

NHIS covers bills of children with cancers

The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has covered the bills of 226 child cancer patients since June last year.

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