In the wake of complaints about the inefficiency of the National Health Insurance Scheme, (NHIS) the scheme Office in the Bolgatanga Municipal has begun sensitizing its clients on the new
Maternal Deaths Drop In Tamale Hospital
Front view of TTH Maternal mortality rate at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH), which has been high previously at the facility, has witnessed a decline in 2018. The facility recorded
GHS, GES Scale Up GIFTSProgramme
GThe Ghana Health Service (GHS) and the Ghana Education Service (GES) will be scaling up the ‘Girls’ Iron-Folate Tablet Supplementation’ (GIFTS) project to the Greater Accra, Ashanti, Eastern and Central
Rebecca Inspects Korle-Bu Children’s Emergency Unit
First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo (middle) on tour of the facility with the Chairman of the KBTH Board, Dr. Okoe Boye (right), and officials of theconstruction company First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo
NHIA Makes GH¢100m Annual Savings Estimates
Dr. Lydia Dsane-Selby The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has estimated that it could make a GH¢100 million annually by migrating from manual to electronic-based operations. The NHIA has also
No Neonatal Intensive Care Unit At Cape Coast Teaching Hospital
Front view of the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital The management of maternal and neonatal related complications is increasingly becoming a challenge for authorities at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital (CCTH)
Keta Gov’t Hospital Needs Urgent Help
Kwaku Agyeman Manu The Keta Government Hospital in the Keta Municipality of the Volta Region is in urgent need of assistance to improve the quality of healthcare service to its
‘Pass Blood Service Bill’
Dr. Justina Ansah‘ The National Blood Service Ghana has called on the government to pass the National Blood Service Bill into law. According to the Chief Executive Officer of NBS-Ghana,
Achieving UHC In Africa Possible – NHIS Boss
Dr. Lydia Dsane-Selby ACTING CHIEF Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Dr. Lydia Dsane-Selby, has indicated that it is possible for Ghana and other African nations
HIV Cases In BA Rising?
The ambulance donated to the hospital MEDICAL DIRECTOR in charge of Brong Ahafo Regional Hospital Dr. Stephen Amponsah has expressed worry that the incidence of HIV cases reported at its
Mortuary Workers Call Off Strike
The strike by the Mortuary Workers Association of Ghana (MOWAG) has been called off after fruitful deliberations with the National Labour Commission (NLC) and the Ministry of Health (MoH). According
Hunger Project Improves Maternal Health In Communities
A picture taken recently during a donor visit to Obenyemi Epicentre The Hunger Project (THP) Ghana, with funding from the Else Korner Fresenius Stiftung, (EKFS) a German-based foundation, has helped
GHIB Pumps £1.5m Into Health, CSR Activities
Dean Agansi (2nd left) interacting with representatives of some organisations after the event Ghanaian-owned international bank based in the City of London, Ghana International Bank (GHIB), has spent about £1.5m