When it comes to social insurance provision in Ghana, the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is the jewel in the crown. The scheme, which guarantees health care that is free for most conditions at the point of delivery, benefits roughly 40 percent of the population. In contrast, the SSNIT...
HCE Medical Group has launched its new medical healthcare sales operation centre in Ghana, at an official opening ceremony in Accra.
Established to market and distribute medical devices and consumables, HCE Ghana Limited also seeks offer after sales services to customers who patronise its products.
Speaking at the launch, Daniel Kingsford...
The Member of Parliament for North Dayi constituency, Joycelyn Tetteh, has gone beyond her main function as a law maker to exercising a philanthropic arm to one of her constituent’s, Rosemary Damankah, who has been battling with an infection of the bone for the past 20 years.
According to...
The board of the Ghana EXIM Bank has approved a GH¢300million financial seed fund to support various industries in the country.
CEO of the Bank, Lawrence Agyinsam, said the beneficiary industries include oil palm, pineapple, poultry, creative arts, pharmaceutical manufacturing, as well as garment and apparel manufacturing.
In collaboration with the...
Over the years, companies have found various ways to incentivise their existing staff and attract excellent employees on the job market away from their competitors. They typically achieve these through attractive benefit packages which are given to employees as part of their terms of contract. These include sign-on bonus,...
As the world marks Valentine’s Day, MTN, Ghana’s largest telecom giants graced the occasion with its annual blood donation campaign at the forecourt of the MTN House in Accra.
The 7th edition of the exercise held on February 14, 2018 was christened “Save a Life Donation”, and forms part of...
President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced government’s intention to allocate some GH₵ 200million to sanitation management.
The move is aimed at addressing the numerous sanitation challenges that confront the country.
Delivering the 2018 State of the Nation Address on the Floor of Parliament, Thursday, the President said: “We are putting GH₵ 200m...
The First Lady, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo has officially commissioned and handed over the newly constructed Mother and Baby Unit at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), in Kumasi, to the management of the hospital.
The construction of the new Mother and Baby Unit, facilitated by the Rebecca Foundation, is expected...
The Brazilian state of Sao Paulo, the country's most populous, is at risk of yellow fever, the World Health Organization (WHO) is warning.
The WHO is recommending that travellers to the state and its capital, Sao Paulo, get a yellow fever vaccine before visiting.
The warning comes after a significant rise...