Health
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Pregnant woman dies after C-section request purportedly denied due to lack of bed in Kasoa
A pregnant woman in labour has died after the Mother and Child Hospital in Kasoa allegedly denied her request for a caesarean section due to a lack of available beds in its ward. The deceased, Opoku …
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About 12m Ghanaians not on NHIS to benefit from Free Primary Healthcare
The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has disclosed that the government’s newly launched Free Primary Healthcare policy is designed to cater for millions of Ghanaians who currently fall ou…
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Medical Doctors risk losing placements over refusal of district postings
The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has issued a strong warning to medical doctors who refuse postings to underserved districts, stating that they risk forfeiting their placement opportu…
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Kwabena Mintah Akandoh claims completing all Agenda 111 projects unrealistic
The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has indicated that the current administration may not be able to complete all the hospitals under the Agenda 111 initiative, citing financial and prac…
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Over GH¢500m worth of equipment procured for Free Primary Healthcare ― Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh
Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has disclosed that the government has made a major financial commitment to strengthening Ghana’s healthcare system, revealing that over GH¢500 million wor…
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Report on Charles Amissah’s death nearly ready – Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh
The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has announced that the report of the committee investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Engineer Charles Amissah will soon be made pub…
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Free Primary Healthcare policy to remove cost barriers – Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh
The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has announced that government will fully absorb the cost of primary healthcare services under a new flagship policy aimed at expanding access and stre…
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Emergency jabs after 100 children die of suspected measles in a month in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has launched an emergency vaccination campaign after a fast-spreading measles outbreak is suspected of killing more than 100 people, mostly children, in what may be the country’s most leth…
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Africa records over one million new cancer cases annually – Director of the Cancer Care Africa Foundation, Naomi Naa Oyoe Ohene Nti,
The Executive Director of the Cancer Care Africa Foundation (CanCAF), Naomi Naa Oyoe Ohene Nti, has raised the alarm over a growing public health crisis, noting that Africa records over one million n…
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Complete Agenda 111 hospitals to boost healthcare – Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged the current government to complete and operationalize all stalled Agenda 111 hospitals, a project initiated by his administration. The initiativ…