The National Health Insurance Scheme was set up by an Act of parliament in 2003 as a means to fulfil Universal Health Coverage (UHC). This means that all individuals and communities receive the health services they need without suffering financial hardship.
Insurance in general within our jurisdiction lacks public trust...
Catalysis, a healthcare company based in Spain has partnered with pharmaceutical marketing and distribution firm, Unichem to launch one of the world’s most potent antioxidants “VIUSID” onto the Ghanaian market.
VIUSID is a food supplement designed to promote the body's organic functions and works on strengthening the immune system.
The manufacturers use “Molecular...
The Rotary International Club, in collaboration with its Tema local chapter, has constructed a mechanized borehole water system for the benefit of the Balagonno CHPS Compound in the Ga-South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region.
The project, which is classified under the Rotary-USAID partnership water and sanitation programme, cost the...
Africa is not winning its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic as a third virus wave sweeps the continent and countries struggle to access enough vaccines for their populations, Africa CDC director John Nkengasong said on Thursday.
The COVAX programme co-led by the World Health Organization (WHO) for fair distribution of...
Vein Health, a virtual healthcare solutions provider, has been launched in the country to provide comprehensive digital healthcare solutions - which will complement the traditional face-to-face healthcare delivery.
According to management of Vien Health, the platform comes in the form of an application and offers the only comprehensive virtual healthcare...
The prevailing COVID-19 pandemic has exposed scrawny community delivery services and infrastructure undertakings, and in specific nonexistence of PPP projects, at all stages and all sectors in the Ghanaian Economy—with implications for governments, public service providers, and end-users.
While all germane stakeholders appreciate the significance of PPP agreed projects in...
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has debunked viral claims that Sputnik-V and AstraZeneca vaccines are not effective against the deadly Indian strain of COVID-19, which is reported to have been detected at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA).
Following some media reports on the detection of the new strain in the...
As part of efforts to mark Sickle Cell awareness day, Vodafone Ghana Foundation in collaboration with Gibeleen and Sandra Foundation (GNS Foundation), and the Forestry Commission have planted over 150 tree seedlings at the Vodafone WI-FI Park, Accra Zoo to remember ‘sickle cell fallen heroes.
The event forms part of...
Entrepreneurial Not-for-Profit Organisation, PharmAccess Foundation Ghana has collaborated with the Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG) to set up a GH¢2 million interest-free revolving fund to support the rapid payment of medicine supplied to about 60 hospitals nationwide.
All hospitals under CHAG have been allocated GH¢200,000 quarterly, to pay for medicine...
opens first of three new centres at Cape Coast Teaching Hospital
launching cold chain infrastructure
Roche has announced a new partnership with the government of Ghana to expand access to oncology services for the Ghanaian people, beginning with the opening of a new cancer treatment centre at the Cape...