Health
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Adjoa Obuobia Darko-Opoku clarifies that MahamaCares doesn’t cover overseas treatment
The Administrator of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, popularly known as Mahama Cares, Adjoa Obuobia Darko-Opoku, has clarified that the Fund does not provide financial support for patients seeking medi…
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Over 4,000 pharmacists verified and only 100 employed — Government and Hospital Pharmacists Association
The Government and Hospital Pharmacists Association (GHOSPA) has expressed concern over what it describes as the inadequate number of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians recruited under the latest e…
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Weija Children’s Hospital: Provide evidence of misprocurement – Former Health Minister Bernard Okoe Boye to MoH
Former Health Minister Bernard Okoe Boye has challenged the Ministry of Health to provide evidence to support claims of alleged procurement irregularities surrounding the Weija Paediatric Hospital pr…
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Staffing, funding delays held back 95% complete Weija Hospital – Former Minister of Health, Bernard Okoe Boye
Former Minister of Health, Bernard Okoe Boye, says the Children’s Specialist Hospital at Weija was nearly complete when he left office, but could not be commissioned due to two key outstanding requir…
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Results from Central lab scientifically accurate – Korle Bu Teaching Hospital
Management of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has dismissed recent media reports questioning the credibility and reliability of test results produced by its Central Laboratory. In a statement issued o…
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Medical Laboratory Professional Workers’ Union suspends action as Korle Bu names acting Lab Head
The Medical Laboratory Professional Workers’ Union (MELPWU) says its members have resumed duties at the Central Laboratory of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. The union says the decision follows the a…
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President John Dramani Mahama and appointees contribute GH¢6.1m to Medical Trust Fund
The government has transferred GH¢6.1 million to the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, also known as Mahama Cares, following salary deductions from President John Dramani Mahama and his appointees. Minister …
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Ghana prioritising health sovereignty – Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh defends rejection of US Health deal
The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has clarified Ghana’s decision to reject a proposed health agreement with the United States, describing it as part of a broader strategy to reduce rel…
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Medical Laboratory Professional Workers’ Union threatens nationwide strike over Korle Bu Lab Head removal
The Medical Laboratory Professional Workers’ Union (MELPWU) has served notice of a nationwide strike over what it describes as the unfair removal of the Head of Laboratory Services at the Korle-Bu Te…
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Data Protection Commission reveals cancelled US Health deal posed long-term risks
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has outlined the legal breaches that led Ghana to reject a proposed $300 million health agreement with the United States. The Executive Director of the Commission…