Health & Lifestyle
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…
Kumasi Military Hospital to be completed in 36 months
June 20, 2014
Kumasi Military Hospital to be completed in 36 months
Works on the Kumasi Military Hospital will be fast-tracked with a view to be completed in 36 months instead of the…
Don't withdraw from NHIS – Outgoing Health Minister appeals to service providers
June 20, 2014
Don't withdraw from NHIS – Outgoing Health Minister appeals to service providers
Outgoing Health Minister Mrs Sherry Ayittey has urged the Christian Health Providers Association of Ghana not to withdraw their services…
Nurses and midwives threaten strike action
June 20, 2014
Nurses and midwives threaten strike action
The Ghana Nurses and Midwife Trainees Association (GNMTA) has said it will declare a nationwide strike at the end of June if…
Health insurance capitation to hit three other regions
June 19, 2014
Health insurance capitation to hit three other regions
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) will by the end of June extend the second phase of the capitation programme to…