THE NATIONAL Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has made payments of over GH¢91 million to credentialed service providers who submitted their claim vouchers on time. In the order of payments, a
GMA Abandons Intended Strike Before Stated Deadline
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has cancelled its intended industrial action, after holding talks with the government. The health workers had given government up to February 29, 2020, to implement
50,000 Children To Be Vaccinated For Polio In Savannah Region
An estimated 50, 000 children are expected to be vaccinated against polio in the Savannah Region. So far over 8,000 children between 21 to 47 months in Yapei in the
2.4m Kids Missed Polio Vaccines In 2016
The failure of the Mahama-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) government to ensure the procurement of Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) in 2016 is now having a deadly effect on children born
Coronavirus Outbreak: Hotlines for Case Management Introduced
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) and the Ministry of Health (MoH) in preparing for the effective management of suspected cases of Coronavirus (Convid19) have introduced two hotlines for the public’s
Health Facilities Threaten Withdrawal Of NHIS Services
Frank Torblu  The Private Health Facilities Association of Ghana (PHFAOG) and Health Insurance Service Providers Association of Ghana (HISPAG) have given the government till February 29, 2020 to pay
Telefonika Supports Korle- Bu Children’s Cancer Ward
Dr. Amegan-Aho (2nd left) receiving the cheque from Abigail Ofosu Antwi (right) Mobile phone retail company Telefonika has donated an amount of GH¢12,050 to the Children’s Cancer Ward of the
2m Children To Get Polio Vaccines
About 2 million children are to be immunized against polio virus type 2 in a nationwide inactive polio vaccine (IPV) immunization campaign. The campaign is commencing from February 19 to
Ghanaian Students In Wuhan, Hubei To Get Sufficient Food And Medical Support
Shi Ting Wan – Chinese Ambassador in Ghana Dr Zhou Yuehan, the Spokesman of the Chinese Embassy in Ghana, says the Chinese Government has made provisions to get foreign students
Ghana Not Evacuating Citizens From China
Ghana is not prepared to evacuate its citizens from China now in response to the coronavirus outbreak. The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, made this
1,072 Test HIV Positive In Tema
One thousand and seventy two persons, made up of 636 females and 436 males in 2019, tested positive to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Tema. Eight hundred
Korle-Bu Records 411 Cases Of Neonatal Jaundice
A group photograph of participants at the conference A Specialist Pediatrician at the Department of Child Health at the Korle-bu Teaching Hospital, Dr.Joan Efua Tuko Woode has indicated that out
KBTH Showcases Medical Innovations
The winners in a group photograph The first ever summit to showcase innovations by medical staff of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) has been held. The two-day event themed: