Urges providers to settle medicine suppliers promptly But pharmaceutical importers remain sceptical, to go ahead with planned strike The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has so far paid a total of GH¢686 million to health service providers as claims under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) this year,...
I have never regreted taking the bold steps to study holistic medicine as my profession. Do you know that about GH¢5,000 worth of herbal raw materials for a single herbal product could generate GH¢500,000 cool profit for you?  Interesting, Chinese and foreign natural medicinal products have infiltrated our market...
Prostate cancer kills many men each year in Ghana. This male only disease can be managed successfully if detected early. Know your prostate The prostate gland is found only in men. It is a small sex gland, the size of a small tangerine (or golf ball) and is located between...
When Awo was told by her benevolent absentee landlord to leave the house that she has been the home keeper, for close to 10 years that was the least of her worries. Her main worry was whether she will be able to afford a place of her own with...
Private healthcare provider, New Crystal Health Services (NCHS), together with Multimedia Group, and PharmAcess, will next Monday, June 22, 2020, hold a webinar to discuss work place safety in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. The two-hour programme is targeted at Human Resource directors and Chief Executives, but will be...
As at the time of going to press yesterday, the country’s COVID-19 case count is nearly hitting 13,000 with 4,468 recoveries making active cases 8,395; 14 people are reported to be in severe condition. Experts warn that if the country does not halt the rapid infection rate, a catastrophe could...
In addition to its Lifebuoy educational drive and donations on the COVID-19 pandemic, Unilever Ghana has extended more support to institutions, communities, and organizations through further donation of its products to support nutrition and hygiene. Beneficiaries of such donations have included the Zebilla District Hospital, The Ghana Immigration Service, The...
Can you smell it? The fragrance of Fathers’ Day? Yes, I can. It is even more refreshing that I am hearing about it on the airwaves lately. Since my book A Toast To Fatherhood was published in 2016, every year, the third Sunday of June has become a special...
The Ghana Covid-19 Private Sector Fund has donated 10,000 test kits to the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, the main testing centre for the novel coronavirus. The donation forms part of the Funds’ Protect and Resource the Frontline initiative, which supports the provision of vital logistics and supplies to...
Health Perception: In recent years, the practice of self-medication has become very normal to all people especially in Ghana. People from all age groups, whether adolescents, teenagers, youth, adults and the vulnerable aged, all purchase over-the-counter drugs to treat their health complications without resorting to expert advice or prescriptions from...