Health & Lifestyle
Suspected Ebola case being tested at Accra clinic
July 7, 2014
Suspected Ebola case being tested at Accra clinic
A US citizen has been quarantined and is being tested for the Ebola virus at Nyaho Clinic in Accra. The…
Sanitary pads not a priority – teachers say
July 5, 2014
Sanitary pads not a priority – teachers say
The Coalition of Concern Teachers has described government’s decision to use part of a $156 million World Bank loan to buy…
Hands off our pension funds, teachers warn Gov’t
July 5, 2014
Hands off our pension funds, teachers warn Gov’t
Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has warned government to keep its hands off the management of the pension contribution…
Gov’t secures loan to buy sanitary pads for school girls
July 3, 2014
Gov’t secures loan to buy sanitary pads for school girls
Government has secured a World Bank loan, part of which will be used to provide free sanitary pads for school…
Trainee nurses, midwives to protest over unpaid allowances
July 3, 2014
Trainee nurses, midwives to protest over unpaid allowances
Members of the Ghana Nurses and Midwives Trainees’ Association are set to hit the streets on Monday, July 7, to…
Police clash with Poly students at Education Ministry
July 3, 2014
Police clash with Poly students at Education Ministry
Police have clashed with members of the Central Committee of the country’s 10 polytechnics at the Ministry of Education offices in…
Health officials hold 'crisis talks' on Ebola epidemic
July 2, 2014
Health officials hold 'crisis talks' on Ebola epidemic
Health ministers from 11 African countries are meeting in Accra today to hold emergency talks about the Ebola outbreak in…
Mission hospitals to reject NHIS cards from July 2
July 1, 2014
Mission hospitals to reject NHIS cards from July 2
Mission Hospitals have said they would not honour National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) cards from tomorrow, July 2. NHIS subscribers who…
NHIS biometric registration begins in Ashanti Region in July
July 1, 2014
NHIS biometric registration begins in Ashanti Region in July
Biometric registration for the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is set to begin in the Ashanti Region from July 7. The exercise…
Tema residents at risk of cholera
June 25, 2014
Tema residents at risk of cholera
Tema residents stand a high risk of contracting cholera because of the dirty environment in which they live as a result…