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Medical & Health
Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana urges Government to expedite Drugs clearance from Port
Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH) has urged the government to take immediate and decisive measures to expedite the clearance of malaria Rapid Diagnostic Testkits (RDTs), Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs), and Antiretrovirals (ARVs), among others, t…
Renowned adventurers run coastline of Ghana to raise funds for cleft surgery
To ensure that every child with cleft lip or palate has access to surgical care, the Renowned Adventurers and Cipla Foundation members have begun running the coastline of Ghana to raise awareness and funds for the corrective surgeries.
It is anticipa…
Zinye women decry difficulty in accessing antenatal services
Some women at Zinye, a predominantly farming community in the Wa East District, have decried the difficulties they go through to access Antenatal Care (ANC) and skilled delivery services at health facilities situated in other communities.
They said a…
Pregnant women worried over difficulty in accessing health services with NHIS
Pregnant women using the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to access antenatal services at healthcare facilities in the Talensi and Nabdam districts of the Upper East Region hardly get the required medicines, research has revealed.
The study, c…
Cassona, Mindray train Ghanaian students on medical imaging
The Cassona Global Imaging, and Mindray, manufacturer, and supplier of medical devices, have trained students of Klintaps College of Health and Allied Sciences in Accra on modern ultrasound machines.
A team of clinical scientists trained the medical …
Tuberculosis: Stigma still high – HFFG
About 53 per cent of reports on stigmatisation against tuberculosis (TB) patients were recorded between March 2022 to March 2024, a report by Hope For Future Generation (HFFG) has said.
This was made known at a stakeholder engagement in Accra by HFFG…
Agona Swedru Government Hospital debunks allegation of causing patient’s death
Dr Julius Abuku, the Medical Superintendent of the Agona Swedru Municipal Government Hospital, has denied knowledge of allegations by some people that the hospital caused the death of a 54-year-old woman.
Dr Abuku said the hospital did no wrong to di…
Clinical experts meet to review the Ghana-Diagnostic Related Groupings of the NHIA
The National Health Insurance Authority has organised a three-day hands-on event for a specialist group of clinical experts for a comprehensive review of the Ghana Diagnostic Related Groupings (G-DRG) payment method of the National Health Insurance Sc…
Norsaac trains patrons, mentors on advocacy campaigns on SRHR
A two-day workshop has been held in Tamale to train community advocates, mentors, and school patrons, to campaign and increase visibility on issues of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR).
Participants were drawn from various schools and …
ECG to disconnect about 10 Hospitals in Eastern Region
The National Taskforce of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is preparing to disconnect approximately 10 Hospitals in the Eastern Region from the national grid, due to outstanding arrears owed to the power distributor.
The Ghana News Agency (GNA)…