The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has projected that Ghana will attain universal health coverage before 2030. According to the Chief Executive of the NHIA Dr Da-Costa Aboagye, the innovative and robust measures being implemented under his watch include the new preventive health care measure which will soon become part of the NHIS claim package…
The Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH), a major referral hospital for five regions in northern Ghana, is experiencing a disruption in its oxygen supply due to a technical challenge. The hospital’s oxygen plant shut down on Monday, July 1, 2024, after suffering damage to its engine, limiting the facility’s oxygen supply. According to Public Relations Officer,…
On Saturday 29thJune 2024, SHIMEI Solutions held its highly anticipated mid-year event, and it was nothing short of spectacular. The event, brilliantly hosted by the charismatic LadySam, left a lasting impression on everyone in attendance. It was a day filled with inspiration, valuable insights, and a celebration of achievements that truly resonated with the audience….
The Police have launched an investigation into an alleged attack on the staff of the Suhum Government Hospital by family members of a deceased person. The incident which reportedly took place at the hospital’s emergency ward on Wednesday, June 26, saw some health professionals physically assaulted with sliding windows. According to sources, the deceased who…
The Mental Health Authority of Ghana has sounded the alarm on the growing trend of mental health disorders due to alcohol and psychoactive substance abuse. According to the authority’s latest report, a total of 3,765 cases of mental disorders related to alcohol use were recorded in 2023, with an additional 5,554 cases attributed to other…
The Ghana AIDS Commission has expressed worry about low condom use among sexually active people, following a rise in HIV infections. According to the Commission, gay sex is contributing to the rising number of HIV cases as most of them do not use condoms. The Commission has revealed that Ghana recorded seventeen thousand new infections…
Dr. Kyeremeh Atuahene Source: Ghanaija At least 50 persons are being diagnosed with HIV daily in Ghana, the country’s AIDS Commission has disclosed. The Director General of the Ghana AIDS Commission, Dr. Kyeremeh Atuahene, who made this known said majority of the people contracting HIV constitute the economically active population. He stated…
Ghana has through its Ministry of Health asked Medical Laboratory Professional Workers’ Union (MELPWU) to reconsider their decision to strike. The Ministry of Health in a statement dated Monday, June 17, 2024, urged MELPWU to return to the negotiation table with the Ghanaian Government’s negotiation team, which it said included the Ministry of Finance, Ministry…
Nana Aba Anamoah Source: Ghanaija A top Ghanaian journalist, Nana Aba Anamoah, is scheduled to donate to Kidney patients at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Ghana. On Wednesday, June 19, 2024, Nana Aba will be turning 44. And as part of activities to mark her birthday, she has chosen to be of…
Source: Ghanaija A deadly ‘skin-eating’ bacteria has reportedly killed some 77 people in Japan as health officials in the Asian nation reported record high cases of the bacterial infection named Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS). According to latest figures from Japan’s Ministry of Health, the deaths were recorded between January and March 2024. Health officials…
