Health

Over the years, National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has received several credentialing applications with attached documents manually from Healthcare providers. Ending February (2020), the NHIA introduced the online application system on its official Web Portal making it possible for Healthcare providers to apply electronically. Since the introduction, over 1000 applications …

Ontario, Canada – After nearly four decades of pouring his heart, soul and mind into pediatrics, Dr. Godfrey Bacheyie has decided it is the right time to retire. Dr. Bacheyie, medical director of the NICU at Windsor Regional Hospital’s Met Campus, joked the premature babies he cared for decades ago …

Tamale, Ghana – A senior lecturer of the the University for Development Studies (UDS), Faculty of Education, Dr. Ibrahim M. Gunu has pleaded with government to reopen basic schools in coronavirus low risk areas. He argues that the continuous closure of basic schools in Ghana as a result of the …

Accra, Ghana – The National Health Insurance Authority’s (NHIA) attention has been drawn to comments from the Physician Assistants Association in the mainstream and social media networks over a perception of being disenfranchised by the NHIA. Physician Assistants in private practice are regulated by 3 agencies: HeFRA for the license …

Accra, Ghana – National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has received 3,000 facemasks from TopArchive, a leading information storage and management company operating in Ghana. In a brief presentation, the company’s Managing Director, Roy Fogel made the donation at the NHIA Head Office in Accra. Flanked by some senior management and …

Tamale, Ghana – Budding media and publishing company, Rudder Communications (RudCom), has launched the 2020 edition of its annual human capital development project. Dubbed “The 100 Most Influential Personalities From Northern Ghana” (The 100 MIPs), the project seeks to promote literacy and entrepreneurship amongst young people from the Upper West, …

Tamale, Ghana – The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has paid a total amount of GHs784, 809,164.70, covering Claims and withholding taxes to service providers. These payments were effected within the period of January 1 to July 1, 2020, in which National Health Insurance Scheme (|NHIS) service providers in the …

Accra, Ghana – The usage of Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Mobile Renewal Service has been increasing on monthly basis since the lockdown was lifted. The latest summary report indicates an increase of 8.2 percent for the month of June 2020 which stood at 482,314 being the total number …

Tamale, Ghana – The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children in Ghana could be catastrophic ifample care and attention are not paid to them. Mrs Florence Ayisi Quartey, NationalDirector of the Department of Children made the assertion at a two-day workshopon COVID-19 and Child Protection for traditional rulers and …

Tamale, Ghana – Markaz Al Bishara, a Tamale based charity organisation, has made donations of medical consumables to three health facilities in the Tamale Metropolis and Sagnarigu Municipality in the Northern Region. The first set of items worth Gh¢10,000.00 were presented to the Tamale Teaching Hospital on Monday. They include …