NHIS Boss Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye THE NATIONAL Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has upwardly adjusted tariffs for medicines and services covered by the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). A
Yendi Hospital Gets New Emergency and Trauma Centre
The ultramodern Emergency and Trauma Centre at the Yendi hospital The Global Missions and Mission 3:18, supported by the Office of the Member of Parliament for Yendi and other stakeholders,
Ghana Free From Sleeping Sickness – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the country free from human African trypanosomiasis,also known as sleeping sickness. The WHO Country Representative, Dr. Francis Kasolo, announced this at the
FDA Suspends Yellow Sisi Operations After Food Contamination Incident
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has suspended the operations of food vending joint, Yellow Sisi after a food contamination incident left one dead and 53 others hospitalized. The
FDA Warns Public Over Nitrous Oxide Misuse
FDA CEO, Delese Darko The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has issued an alert over the abuse/misuse of Nitrous Oxide gas at nightclubs and parties in the forms of balloons
MOH Responds to AG’s $81m COVID-19 Vaccine Report
Kwaku Agyeman-Manu The Ministry of Health has responded to the Auditor General’s latest report on the government’s COVID-19 expenditure indicating it is working with the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT)
Covid-19 Vaccine: Over 1m Doses Expired – Auditor-General
Over a million doses of vaccines received at the National Cold Room and issued to user facilities had expired at the various Districts and Regions, Auditor General Report indicated.
GHS Intensifies COVID-19 Vaccination As It Nears 10m
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has begun the 6th National COVID-19 Immunisation Days as it inches towards reaching 10 million fully vaccinated people. The campaign themed, “Protect Yourself, Protect Your
GHS Issues Cholera Alert, Confirms One Case
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) in the Bono Region has issued an alert over a cholera occurrence in the Dormaa Municipality. The alert was made public following the confirmation
National E-Pharmacy Goes Live
The Ghana National Electronic Pharmacy Platform, otherwise known as the e-Pharmacy platform, has come alive, making it accessible to the public. Announcing the full operationalisation of the initiative on
Ghana Reviews COVID-19 Travel Regulations
Flashback: A traveller undergoing a COVID-19 Test at the KIA The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has reviewed its COVID-19 requirements for air travel passengers entering the country via the Kotoka
NHIA Supports Three Health Facilities
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has presented medical equipment to three health facilities in the Greater Accra Region. The beneficiary health facilities, the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, formerly
Let Medication Cost Reflect Cedi’s Improved Performance – PSGH
The Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH) has urged actors in the pharmaceutical supply chain, including manufacturers, importers, wholesalers, suppliers, and retailers to take urgent steps to reduce the prices