Health

Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Jefferson Asare, has raised strong objections to aspects of the ministerial committee’s report on the recent assault of a nurse at Ridge…
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The Head of Communications at the Ministry of Health, Tony Goodman, has dismissed suggestions that Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh knowingly shook hands with Ralph St. Williams, the social media activist accused of assaulting a nurse…
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The committee set up by the Ministry of Health to investigate the alleged assault on health workers at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge) is expected to submit its report on Monday, August 25, 2025. This was revealed by Tony…
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The Secretary General for Diplomatic Envoy Globalisation, Hon. Samuel Aryeequaye, has argued that Ghana’s failure to end illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, is not due to technical difficulties but political interference and vested…
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The Ministry of Health has postponed the Centralised Nursing and Midwifery Licensing Examinations to September 4, 2025, following broad consultations with key stakeholders in the health education sector. The decision was reached after a…
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A clinical and compliance audit sanctioned by the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has directed the Akim Oda Government Hospital in the Eastern Region to refund GH¢312,413.51 after uncovering widespread irregularities in its…
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The majority in Parliament has called for the immediate arrest and prosecution of individuals involved in the alleged assault on health workers at the Ridge Hospital in Accra on Sunday, August 17. The call follows the circulation of a…
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The Ministry of Health has confirmed that one person has been arrested in connection with the assault on health staff at the Ridge Hospital in Accra, while another suspect remains at large. Public Relations Officer of the Ministry, Tony…
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The Sanitation and Water Resources Committee of Parliament has called on the government to decouple the 10-pesewa sanitation levy from the Energy Sector Levy and increase it to 50 pesewas to help address Ghana’s worsening sanitation crisis.…
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Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has directed a newly formed committee to complete investigations within one week into the assault of nurses and health professionals at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge). His directive…
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