GHc92,000 NHIS Fraud Uncovered
At a time when the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is reeling under heavy financial burdens that threaten the very survival of the scheme, some Service providers have devised ways of milking...
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5 Ways Your Tech Gadgets May Be Affecting Your Health
Tech gadgets have no doubt made our daily activities easier. It seems technology has an answer for everything. However, what you should know is that for everything that has advantages, also has its...
KATH CEO Denies Death Trap Claims By Doctors
Senior doctors at the emergency ward of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) are set to be on a collision course with the Chief Executive Officer of the hospital Dr Joseph Akpalu over claims the...
50 Million People Worldwide Have Epilepsy
World Health Organisation (WHO) has said about 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy, making it one of the most common neurological diseases globally. According to WHO, epilepsy is a chronic...
Health Alert At Dambai As Human Waste Flows Through Gutters
Lives of traders at Dambai Market in Krachi East District of the Volta Region are in grave danger as they have to deal with a burst public toilet at the market, Today can report. Today observed...
Pharmaceutical Firms Target 60% Market Supply
Local pharmaceutical manufacturers are scaling up their investment in plants, machinery and new technologies in order to increase their share of the market, currently dominated by imports from mainly...
Wearing Condoms Just Like Bathing In Rain Coat – Women Assert
Contrary to claims that the sale of condoms goes up during Valentine’s Day, it has emerged that women who are at the receiving end rather discourage their lovers from using. According to reports,...
‘Fat Taxes’ Could Save Billons In Healthcare Costs
Taxing unhealthy foods that contain salt, sugar and fat could save Australia billions in health care costs and extend people's lives by coaxing them to eat better, researchers said Tuesday. The study...
5 Die In 7 Days At KATH Emergency Centre Over Oxygen Shortage- Doctors Allege
The emergency centre of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi which is described as the "centre of excellence" is now a death trap, killing five people in seven days, senior doctors at the...
Water Aid Increases Access To WASH Facilities
The Intervention by Water Aid Ghana, has led to an increased access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities in five districts across the country. Mr Abdul-Nashiru Mohammed, Country...
No Toilet Facility, No Marriage – KEEA Assembly Bares Teeth
The Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem municipality assembly is proposing the inclusion of toilet facilities at the home of men as a precondition for contracting marriages. This according to the...
Extortion Scandal Hits Bolga Midwifery School Principal
Some graduates of the Bolgatanga Midwifery Training School in the Upper East region have cited the principal of the school, Madam Teshiayio Muhammed, and some members of the school’s management for...
The ?ockroach In Woman’s Skull
The doctors have helped the woman to avoid the death in India. It is well-known that the brain is one of the most important parts of the body. It is also responsible for many functions. If this main...
Share Condoms To Your Congregation On Val’s Day
Counselor George Lutterodt is asking pastors to distribute condoms to the youth in their churches on Valentine's Day instead of organising evening programs in an attempt to prevent the congregation...
Western Region Minister-Designate Doubts Viability of NHIS
The Western Region Minister-designate has doubted the viability of the hugely challenged National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). Dr Kwaku Afriyie said the actuarial plan which formed the foundation...
Extortion Scandal Hits Bolga Midwifery School Principal
Some graduates of the Bolgatanga Midwifery Training School in the Upper East region have cited the principal of the school, Madam Teshiayio Muhammed, and some members of the school’s management for...
Indonesia Launches Anti-Valentine’s Day Condom Raids
Indonesian authorities raided convenience stores and seized condoms in a major city to stop teenagers having casual sex on Valentine's Day, an official said Tuesday, the latest crackdown on the...
Ebola ‘super-Spreaders’ Cause Most Cases
The majority of cases in the world’s largest outbreak of Ebola were caused by a tiny handful of patients, research suggests. The analysis, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of...
Ebola ‘super-Spreaders’ Cause Most Cases
The majority of cases in the world’s largest outbreak of Ebola were caused by a tiny handful of patients, research suggests. The analysis, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of...
Disease ‘superspreaders’ Fueled the Ebola Epidemic
Disease 'superspreaders' fueled the spread of the devastating Ebola epidemic in 2014, a new study claims. The West African Ebola epidemic was the largest in history and killed more than 11,300...