A recent medical outreach in Yendi District has brought hope and healing to hundreds of people in the community. The outreach, organized by Deeper Christian Life Ministry, and spearheaded by the Campus Fellowship, provided free healthcare services to 543 patients in Lanja and Bunbong communities. The medical team, comprising of...
By Elizabeth PUNSU, Kumasi The Heal Komfo Anokye Project (HeKAP), an initiative to renovate and modernise the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), has successfully raised 40 percent of its US$10million goal. This milestone was announced by the hospital’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Prof. Otchere Addai-Mensah, during the hospital's '2024 Mid-Year Performance...
By Korsi  DZOKOTO In today's rapidly changing world, the demand for accessible, efficient, and round-the-clock healthcare services has never been more pressing. As a nation striving for development, Ghana must ensure that its health sector evolves to meet these demands. The concept of a 24-hour economy, already successful in various global...
The Trinity Temple of International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) in Kumasi has donated office furniture to furnish the consulting rooms of the newly refurbished Psychiatry Unit of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH). The office furniture valued at approximately Seventy- Five Thousand Ghana Cedis (GH₵75,000), was made possible through contributions...
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has disbursed over                 GH¢1.5million since June under government’s Free Dialysis Programme. In a recent statement on August 22, 2024, the NHIA confirmed an additional payment of approximately GH¢1million which covers dialysis services provided in July/August and includes an advance payment for September. This latest payment...
Consolidated Shipping Agencies Limited (CONSHIP) has donated medical items to the Gyedu Health Centre at Gyedu, in the Ahafo Region for quality health care delivery. The items include 28 boxes of reusable gowns, five cartons of Savlon (5) litres, two packs of baby scale digital, three pieces of wheel chair...
Telecel Ghana Foundation’s Rural Ultrasound initiative made its way to the Upper West Akim District in the Eastern Region. The initiative, which is a part of the Foundation’s Connected Health programmes, reached 82 women in Abamkrom and 127 women in Odumkyere Darmang, all in the Upper West Akim District of...
By Ernest Bako WUBONTO The Minister of State at the Energy Ministry, Herbert Krapa, has called on Volta River Authority (VRA) Health Services Limited (VHSL) to focus on innovation and technological advancement while shaping its future strategy. Speaking at the Diamond Jubilee anniversary commemoration ceremony of VHSL at Akosombo in the...
Tobinco Pharmaceuticals Limited (TPL) and its Group Chairman, Elder Dr. Samuel Amo Tobbin, have been exonerated by the Accra High Court following accusations that the company imported fake drugs into Ghana. The ruling, delivered on July 29, 2024, by Her Ladyship Audrey Kocuvie-Tay, marks the conclusion of a protracted legal...
By Buertey Francis BORYOR The 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS), report says that nearly half (47.4 percent) of children aged 0 to 5 months in Ghana are not being exclusively breast-fed; highlighting a significant gap for exclusive breast-feeding practices in the country. The practice has remained relatively unchanged over...