Election 2024: NDC will bear breast cancer screening costs – Prof Opoku-Agyemang
Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, the Vice Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), says the next NDC government will bear the cost of screening for breast cancer to ensure early detection and treatment.
She said that wou…
NHIA opens new district office at Juaboso
As part of the commitment to expand coverage and improve service delivery, the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has inaugurated a new district office at Juaboso in the Western North Region.
Speaking at a durbar of Chiefs and people at Juab…
Kpone-Katamanso confirms two cholera cases
The Kpone-Katamanso Municipal Health Directorate has raised a health alert after confirming two cholera cases within the municipality and awaiting the results of other suspected cases.
Dr Esther Priscilla Biamah Danquah,?the Kpone-Katamanso Municipa…
NHIA settles more than GHS 800 million debt to service providers – CEO
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) says it has settled outstanding debt owed to health services providers on the Scheme.
Dr. Da-costa Aboagye, Chief Executive Officer, NHIA, said the claims had been settled up to August 2024; with some a…
Breaking Polio transmission: Over one million children to be vaccinated in Ashanti
The Ghana Health Service and its partners are embarking on another Polio Vaccination Campaign as they seek to break the transmission of the disease in Ghana.
In the Ashanti Region, the Regional Health Directorate is targeting 1,042,361 children in t…
Public Health calls on public to patronise Polio Vaccination services
Dr. Gifty Amugi, the Director of Public Health at the Western Regional Health Service, has called on parents to fully adhere to routine Immunization and Vaccination schemes to ensure that children under five are fully protected.
She said, children u…
NPP Flagbearer rolls out comprehensive healthcare exercise for people of Nzema-East
The office of the Presidential Candidate of the NPP, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has organised a health screening exercise for about 3,000 people in the Evaloe-Adjomoro-Gwira Constituency of the Western Region.
They also benefited from a health insurance r…
Over 14,000 people vaccinated against mpox in DR Congo: official
More than 14,000 people have been vaccinated against mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as part of the vaccination campaign launched in early October, the country’s health ministry said on Monday.
Since the beginning of the campaign…
Hunger Project, GHS hold breast cancer awareness at Yeniamah
The Hunger Project (THP), in collaboration with the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has stepped up their efforts to combat breast cancer by screening more women for the potentially fatal illness.
The screening was part of the Maternal and Child Health I…
Lordina Foundation donates medical equipment to Afife Health Centre
The Lordina Foundation, led by former First Lady, Mrs Lordina Mahama, has donated medical equipment and supplies to the Afife Health Centre, located in the Ketu North Municipality of the Volta Region.
The donation, worth millions of cedis, is intend…