Health
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Power outage at Chereponi district hospital claims two lives
A lengthy power outage at Chereponi District Hospital has led to the deaths of two patients and significantly disrupted healthcare services. The hospital has been without power for nearly two weeks, …
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NHIA announces payment of over GH¢1.5 million since june for free dialysis program
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has announced an additional payment of GH¢1,001,329.00 under the government’s free dialysis program. This funding covers dialysis services at six health…
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FDA steps up market inspections, seizes unapproved products
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has ramped up its market surveillance efforts, seizing numerous unapproved products found in circulation across Ghana. This move follows the FDA’s recent actions ag…
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Most of our services operate at a loss- Korle-Bu CEO
Dr. Opoku Ware Ampomah, Chief Executive Officer of Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), has revealed that most of the hospital’s services run at a financial loss. He explained that the hospital depends…
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We are dedicated to ensuring the clearance of medical consumables for renal patients at Tema Port- Korle Bu
The management of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has assured that the essential consumables required by renal patients, currently held at Tema Port, will be cleared in the coming days. This commitment co…
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Renal patients of Korle Bu threaten to demonstrate over consumables stuck at Tema Port
Renal patients at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital are set to picket at the Renal Unit on Wednesday, August 21, 2024, in protest over the authorities’ failure to clear essential consumables stuck at the po…
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MoH has activated its Emergency Response Plan and heightened surveillance measures to combat Mpox
In response to the recent declaration by the World Health Organization (WHO) that Mpox is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), the Ministry of Health (MoH), through the Ghana H…
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Akufo-Addo has officially commissioned phase III of Bolgatanga regional hospital
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has officially inaugurated Phase III of the Bolgatanga Regional Hospital, a major step in providing an advanced secondary referral hospital for the Upper East Re…
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Korle Bu’s renal unit restricts access to inpatients, outpatients left in limbo
The Renal Unit at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has been opened to inpatients only despite announcements that outpatients would also have access to the unit. This decision has left kidney patients i…
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World Health Organization announces mpox outbreak a global health emergency
The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the ongoing mpox outbreak in Africa a global health emergency. WHO convened its emergency mpox committee amid concerns that a deadlier strain of th…