Health Minister Rings Alarm Bells
Government is preparing to inject more resources into the operational activities of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) which it says it is on the verge to collapse. “The National Health...
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Government Releases GHC300 Million To Clear Outstanding NHIS Claims
Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has announced GHC300 million additional funds for the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIS gets) to enable it to pay accumulated claims. Dr Bawumia, answering...
Promise To Clear NHIS Arrears Mere Rhetoric
Dr Kwasi Antwi, Secretary of the Society of Private Health Providers in the Ashanti Region, has said service providers cannot rejoice over the assurances given by government to pay their arrears by...
Bill Gates, Others Commit Money To Eliminate NTDs
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on Wednesday committed $335 million dollars in grants over the next four years to support various Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) programmes in affected...
Government Promises To Clear NHIS Arrears By April Ending
Government has announced that all arrears owed service providers of National Health Insurance Authorities (NHIS) will be settled in by close of April 2017 “Let me take this opportunity to announce...
Government To Pay NHIS Providers By May
The government has announced that it will pay all amounts owed providers under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) by the end of April, 2017. Health Minister Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, who revealed...
‘Phenomenal’ Progress Made In Fighting Tropical Diseases
There has been a record-breaking achievement in distributing tablets to fight neglected tropical diseases, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says. The effort has ramped up since a key meeting in...
‘Phenomenal’ Progress In Fighting Tropical Diseases
There has been a record-breaking achievement in distributing tablets to fight neglected tropical diseases, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says. The effort has ramped up since a key meeting in...
Fight Against Neglected Tropical Diseases Needs Big Pharma Push
Progress has been made in tackling diseases that blind, disable and disfigure millions of poor in tropical areas each year, but drug companies need to step up donations of medicines, the World Health...
Women Threaten To ‘boycott’ Child Birth
The women took the decision after more than four pregnant women died enroute to give birth Women at Teselima in the Bole Bamboi district of the Northern region have threatened to stop giving birth....
7 Foods That Grow Your Breasts
While these foods that increase breast size naturally will mostly benefit those who wish to add some pounds to their boobies, those who are wishing the melons are smaller are not completely left...
Expired Medicines and Foods Confiscated By FDA
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has seized over a metric ton of expired goods including medicines, beverages and baby foods from various shops in Koforidua and some districts across the region....
Baby With Eight Limbs Gets New Lease On Life In India
An Iraqi baby born with eight limbs has undergone surgery to remove his extra arms and legs. Karam, seven months, was plagued by an extremely rare condition where a conjoined twin did not fully form....
Payment To Healthcare Providers Will Start Soon – NHIA
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has assured its service providers that the agency will soon start making monthly payments to enhance their liquidity so service quality may improve....
Payment To Healthcare Providers Will Start Soon
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), has assured its service providers that the agency will soon start making monthly payments to enhance their liquidity to ensure an improvement in...
Get Rid of Yellow Teeth, Stained Nails, Dandruff Etc… With This Secret
There is one ingredient in nearly every kitchen cupboard that can do wonders for your hair, skin and body. This inexpensive, multitasking item is nothing but baking soda! In fact, baking soda can...
Dairy-Free Diets Warning Over Risk To Bone Health
Diets which cut out dairy food could be a “ticking time bomb” for young people’s bone health, a charity is warning. A National Osteoporosis Society survey found a fifth of under-25s are cutting...
Two Billion People Drinking Contaminated Water
Dramatic improvements are needed in ensuring access to clean water and sanitation worldwide, the World Health Organization said Thursday, warning that nearly two billion people currently use...
Health Ministry Launches System For Tracking Death Statistics
Mr Kwaku Agyeman Manu, the Minister of Health has launched an improved facilitating technology known as the District Health Information Management System (DHIMS2) Dashboard, for programme tracking...
Social Care System ‘beginning To Collapse’ As 900 Carers Quit Every Day
More than 900 adult social care workers a day quit their job in England last year, new figures reveal. Service providers warn that growing staff shortages mean vulnerable people are receiving poorer...