Health

Members of the Ghana Federation of Allied Health Professionals (GFAHP) have declared an indefinite sit-down strike beginning today, Monday, 20 May 2019. GFAHP said the strike has become necessary following the government’s failure to resolve its members’ grievances which have pended for two years.

Over 800 people were screened and 32 surgically operated free of charge for various health conditions Wednesday by members of the Society of Family Physicians (SOFPOG). The outreach which took place at Nkawie in the...

The Finance Ministry has given the Health Ministry the clearance to engage the services of 54,892 health workers until the end of the year. The Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman Manu, disclosed this when he took his turn at the Meet-The-Press...

At least 20,000 nurses are still sitting at home nationwide awaiting financial clearance and posting to health facilities where their services are critically needed. This is contained in a press statement issued by the Coalition of Unemployed Nurses (CUN) following a recent financial...

Some 14 known drug addicts have received free treatment and rehabilitation from Willing Ways Foundation Ghana. The initiative which was a collaboration between the Seventh Day Adventist (S.D.A) Church - Amakom Branch and the Willing Ways Foundation center forms part of their social responsibility...

The President and Founder of Breast Care International (BCI), Dr. Beatrice Wiafe Addai, has asked Ghanaians to give equal attention and treatment to Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), that is killing people at a faster rate, because they not are physically detected, as compared to...

Ghana yesterday joined countries the world over to celebrate World Malaria Day with the organisation of durbars at various towns to educate the people on efforts to eradicate the disease. We bring to our reader's events to mark...

Not a single Ghanaian, irrespective of his or her remoteness, deserves to die due to lack of medical care, Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said while launching the Zipline medical drones service in the Eastern Region on Wednesday, 24 April 2019.“No Ghanaian deserves to die because by no choice...

The Ministry of Health has assured of plans to upgrade the salaries and conditions of service of members of the Mortuary Workers Association of Ghana. After the group’s most recent strike in February, it was directed to begin negotiations with the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission. But less than two months...

Residents of Akwamu Adumasa in the Eastern Region have benefited from Free Health Screening. Numbering about a thousand, the residents were screened of the Eye,Breast,HIV Testing,Malaria,Blood Sugar, Blood Pressure and many more. The Free Health Screening which was the 4th in series was organised by IMAGHE Ghana in collaboration with Awo...