Health

Sagnarigu, Ghana – The Ghana Veterinary Medical Association (GVMA) has lauded government’s “Rearing for Food and Jobs (RFJ)” programme and pledged its unflinching support towards ensuring that the programme achieve its desired goals. It says considering the rate at which the country imports more than half of its nutritional requirements, …

It’s all good and well as the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Membership Mobile Renewal Service is having a massive impact on the Scheme’s over 11 million members resident in Ghana. Via a dedicated short code *929#, the awards winning innovation allows members to sit in the comfort of their …

Accra, Ghana – Ghana’s Parliament has mounted a spirited campaign urging government and donor partners to commit more resources to the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to cater for the full expenses of breast cancer treatment. On the floor of the House, the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Professor Mike Aaron Quaye …

Accra, Ghana – The Vice President, Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Mobile Membership Renewal Service is a phenomenal innovation worthy of emulation. He said, “Renewal of NHIS registration via mobile phone has been a phenomenal innovation, eliminating the need for queues, delays and bribery, …

Accra, Ghana – Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) continues to dominate the global health community as an outstanding model for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Africa. It is against this backdrop that some Development Partners (DP’s) in the health sector are liaising with the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) …

Tamale, Ghana – The Royalhouse Chapel International led by its Founder and General Oversee, Rev. Sam Korankye Ankrah and his wife Rev. Mrs. Rita Korankye Ankrah led a team from Accra to donate to inmates of the Tamale Central Prisons. The gesture, which was part of Royalhouse Chapel’s mission of …

Tamale, Ghana – About 130 bakers in the Tamale Metropolis and Sagnarigu Municipality have benefitted from a breast cancer screening programme by Olam Grains, a subsidiary of Olam Ghana Limited. The initiative, which is part of the corporate social responsibilities of Olam Grains, also educated beneficiaries on how to regularly …

Tamale, Ghana – Actors in the electronics waste and scrap business in the Northern Region of Ghana have been trained on how to formalize their activities as part of plans by development partners to help government tackle electronic waste management challenges across the country. The initiative, under the Electronic Waste …

Tamale, Ghana – Founder and Executive Director of the Henry Djaba Memorial Foundation, Dr. Otiko Afisah Djaba, has called on all stakeholders especially those who work with persons with disabilities to “take action to address the inequality, stigmatization, discrimination and abuse of the rights of deaf people”. According to Madam …

Zini, Ghana – The Upper West Regional Minister, Dr Hafiz Bin Salih, has said he has high regards for traditional authorities in his community transformation agenda since they are the first port of call whenever the people have any challenge. “I have decided that I am going to liaise with …