Health

Accra, Ghana – MTN Ghana Foundation has donated GH¢5Million to National COVID Trust Fund to support government’s effort in combating the Corona Virus pandemic in the country. This presentation according to MTN Ghana brings the total contribution to the National COVID Trust Fund to Gh¢10 million. Speaking at a ceremony …

Accra, Ghana – The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) in partnership with PharmAccess Ghana has successfully organized a public forum on data analytics dubbed, “NHIA Data Day.” As an integral part of the 2021 National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Week Celebration, the event, held at the Ghana Shippers Authority conference …

Accra, Ghana – Children battling with cancers are to receive a groundbreaking healthcare services, following the inclusion of the disease on Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Benefit Package. The landmark deal covers the diagnosis and treatment of four Childhood Cancers, comprising Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia, Burkitt Lymphoma, Retinoblastoma and Wilms …

Accra, Ghana – The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) is to fully operationalize Family Planning in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Benefit Package, in line with the national agenda of attaining Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030. The First Lady, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo made the announcement at the official …

Accra, Ghana – The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta on Wednesday November 17, 2021 presented the 2022 Budget Statement and Government’s Economic Policy to Parliament. He also submitted to the august House the 2021 Annual Report on the Petroleum Funds, in accordance with Section 48 of the Petroleum Revenue Management …

Accra, Ghana – The Eighteen-Member Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Parliament on Thursday November 11, 2021 held its first public hearing on a Private Members’ Bill that would make it illegal to be gay or to advocate for gay rights. The Committee is under the chairmanship of Kwame …

Ho, Ghana – The Ghana School Feeding Programme has organised training for headteachers, Circuit Supervisors, all Regional Coordinators and some selected Zonal coordinators under the Programme on the digitisation of its monitoring and evaluation tools. This follows the donation of some 300 Samsung Tablets by the World Food Programme (WFP) …

Kumasi, Ghana – The management of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST), has intercepted and detained Nine (9) bulk road vehicles (BRVs) otherwise known as Tanker Trucks with adulterated petroleum products at its Kumasi depot over the last couple of days pending further investigations. The nine tanker …

Accra, Ghana – The National Coordinator of the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP), Dr. Mrs. Gertrude Quashigah has paid an unannounced visit to some public basic schools in the Greater Accra Region to assess the performance of caterers. Accompanied by the Greater Accra Regional Coordinator of GSFP, Madam Christiana Nkansah …

Wa, Ghana – All caterers of the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) across the 16 regions of Ghana have been directed to start providing catering services for their respective beneficiary schools on TUESDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER 2021. The Caterers are advised to use Monday 6th September, 2021 to clean their kitchen …