Health
1,079 people brought in dead to Tema General Hospital in 2023 – Dr Anthony
Dr Richard Anthony, the Medical Director of the Tema General Hospital, has expressed worry at the alarming rate of people being brought to the hospital dead.
Dr Anthony said a total of 1,079 people, including 621 males and 458, were
Esiama Clinic has been without a physician for over a year – Chief
Nana Ainoo-Kwagyan III, the Chief of Esiama in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region, has expressed concern over the absence of a physician at the Esiama Clinic for the past one year.
He said the situation was affecting
International organisations partner to improve palliative care for children in Ghana
The International Children’s Palliative Care Network (ICPCN) and the World Child Cancer (WCC) will lead a collaborative effort towards the development and improvement of children’s palliative care (CPC) in Ghana.
With a grant from THET’s Global Healt…
MOH launch National Infection Prevention and Control Strategy
The Ministry of Health (MOH) and its agencies have launched the National Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Strategy, which aims to prevent, reduce, and control Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) and Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).
The five-…
Global Health Workforce Programme launched in Accra
The Tropical Health and Education Trust (THET), in partnership with the Ministry of Health (MOH), launched the Global Health Workforce Programme (GHWP) in Accra.
The programme, funded by the UK Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), aims to str…
Ghana’s MoH launches Health TV station
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has officially launched its television station as part of the mechanisms to facilitate its content, to achieve the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) agenda.
Branded as ‘Health TV,’ the station would operate a 24-hour public…
Think more about what to offer than what you get – young Doctors urged
Dr Kwesi Nyan Amissah-Arthur, Medical Practitioner, has encouraged upcoming doctors to always think more about what to offer, rather than what they can get as they journey through life.
He said, ‘Work hard on your added value proposition and ensure
Mental health disorders to be on NHIS from April 1
The Mental Health Authority (MHA) says from April 1, 2024, clients will begin to access mental health services using the National Health Insurance card.
Professor Pinaman Appau, the Chief Executive of MHA, said the move would help improve clients’ ac…