Dr. Da-Costa Aboagye, Chief Executive of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), has announced that dialysis services will be permanently included in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
He said that actuarial analyses had confirmed …
Implementers of a project focused on restoring mangroves along the Keta Lagoon are optimistic about its long-term and short-term impacts.
The initiative, known as the Regenerative Development of Anlo Wetlands (ReDAW) Project, encourages residents to…
Miss Rita Oppong Yeboah, a Health Promotion Officer at the Sunyani Teaching Hospital, has cautioned patients to avoid self-medication, management, and treatment of breast cancer.
Instead, she urged them to seek medical care saying, early detection o…
A survey conducted by the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) has revealed that residents in the Metropolis are experiencing a damaging effects of rising temperatures on their health, mobility, and essential services.
The survey, conducted…
As part of its ongoing commitment to the fight against breast cancer and advocacy for early screening, The Trust Hospital Company Limited, has launched an innovative initiative-the Breast Cancer Survivors Support Community.
This milestone event, whi…
Mr Peter Akudugu Ayamba, National President of the Ghana Physician Assistants’ Association (GPAA), has called on the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to appoint qualified Physician Assistants (PAs) as heads of healthcare facilities.
He emphasized that the…
The Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) has developed a six-year Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) strategic plan to address disparities and challenges faced by communities in accessing clean water, adequate sanitation and hygiene facili…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has rolled out a programme aimed at supporting the Ashanti Regional Health Directorate to train healthcare workers on the prevention of lead poisoning.
This is also part of activities being undertaken by G…
The Community Water and Sanitation Agency in collaboration with World Vision has marked Handwashing with Soap Day to improve hygiene practices in the Northern Region.
The event, supported by the Coalition of NGOs in Water and Sanitation, Afram Plain…
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has called on the public to avoid engaging in or supporting the packaging of water contaminated by galamsey or any other unsafe sources.
In a statement shared with the Ghana News Agency, the FDA emphasised that it …