Health
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[Verification fee] Nurses and midwives cancells intended strike after govt’s assurance
Following the government’s commitment to reassess the verification fee imposed on nurses, the Ghana Nurses and Midwives Association has decided to call off its planned protest. Last week, the Associa…
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La General hospital’s OPD to be operational by end of 2024-Solomon Kotey Nikoi
Solomon Kotey Nikoi,the Municipal Chief Executive of the La Dadekotopon Municipal Assembly,has assured the general public that by the end of 2024,the La General Hospital’s Outpatient Department (O.P.…
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Jobless nurses blame Ministry of Health of extortion for postings
The Graduate Unemployed Nurses and Midwives Association has accused the Ministry of Health of employing illicit methods to assign some of its members by charging them additional fees. The group voice…
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Pig kidney transplanted into human for 1st time
Doctors have performed the first transplant of a genetically modified kidney from a pig into a living human, they announced Thursday. The four-hour surgery was performed Saturday at Massachusetts Gen…
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Unemployed nurses and midwives has accused MOH of extortion for posting
The Graduate Unemployed Nurses and Midwives Association has accused the Ministry of Health of employing illicit methods to assign some of its members by charging them additional fees. The group expre…
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6 more people die from meningitis in Upper West
Six more people have died from meningitis in the Upper West region, bringing the total number of fatalities from the condition to 10 since January this year. The Upper West regional health directorat…
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Dr. Anthony Nsiah Asare says law to regulate organ donations to be implemented soon
The government has announced plans to implement a law permitting organ donations by the end of the year. Dr. Anthony Nsiah Asare, the Presidential Advisor on Health, emphasized that the legislation w…
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Ministry of health gives assurances on resolving the issues of clearance on HIV Retroviral drugs
Dr. Kyeremeh Atuahene, the Director-General of the Ghana AIDS Commission, has expressed optimism concerning the clearance of anti-retroviral drugs that have been held at the port since July 2023. He …
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Electricity Company of Ghana warns Ridge Hospital to pay GHc42m debt within 3 days
The National Taskforce of the Electricity Company of Ghana has issued a three-day demand notice to the management of the Ridge Hospital, urging them to settle a GHc42 million debt accrued over a year…
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ECG gives 91 hospitals 72 hours to settle debts or risk disconnection
91 Health facilities spread across the country, collectively owe a substantial amount of GHc261 million.In this regard,the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has issued demand notices to hospitals wi…