Health Archives - Page 5 of 13

October 31, 2025
Louisa Afful
Health

Health Minister Dismisses Bribery Allegations Over LHIMS Contract

Ghana’s Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has emphatically denied allegations that he demanded a 23 percent commission from the contractor handling the Lightwave Health Information Management System (LHIMS),...

October 30, 2025
Louisa Afful
Health

FoSCel Foundation Intensifies Sickle Cell Education in Winneba Schools

The FoSCel Foundation has taken another major step in its mission to promote awareness and understanding of Sickle Cell Disease among Ghanaian youth. On Wednesday, October 29, 2025, the...

October 28, 2025
Louisa Afful
Health

FoSCel Foundation Uses Comic Strip to Transform Lives and Educate the Public on Sickle Cell

The Focus on Sickle Cell Foundation (FoSCel) has introduced an innovative approach to health education through the use of comic strips as part of its pilot awareness campaign in...

October 28, 2025
Louisa Afful
Health

FoSCel Foundation Embarks on Sickle Cell Awareness Tour in the Effutu Municipality

The Focus on Sickle Cell Foundation (FoSCel) has launched a three-day Sickle Cell Awareness Tour in the Effutu Municipality to educate the public on sickle cell disease, its causes,...

October 25, 2025
Louisa Afful
Health

Paper Folders Return as LHIMS Glitch Disrupts Healthcare in Ashanti Region

Public health facilities across the Ashanti Region have been thrown into frustration as the breakdown of the Lightwave Health Information Management System (LHIMS) has forced doctors and nurses to...

October 25, 2025
Louisa Afful
Health

Krachi Nchumuru MP Commissions Renovated NHIS Office to Improve Healthcare Access

The Member of Parliament for Krachi Nchumuru, Hon. Solomon Kuyon, has commissioned a newly renovated National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) office in Chinderi, the district capital, to enhance access...

October 24, 2025
Louisa Afful
Health

Health Minister Directs Regulatory Bodies to Clamp Down on Illegal Health Operations

The Minister of Health, Hon. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has issued a firm directive to all health agencies and regulatory bodies to intensify enforcement operations against unlicensed health facilities and...

October 19, 2025
Louisa Afful
Health

FoSCel Foundation Calls for Broader Health Awareness as It Marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month

The Focus on Sickle Cell Foundation (FoSCel) has joined the global and national campaign to commemorate Breast Cancer Awareness Month, using the occasion to both celebrate progress in cancer...

October 18, 2025
Louisa Afful
Health

Hon. Mintah Akandoh Opens Up on Tamale Teaching Hospital Incident

The Minister of Health and Member of Parliament for Juaboso Constituency, Hon. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has finally broken his silence on the incident at the Tamale Teaching Hospital, clarifying...

October 18, 2025
Bismark Attobrah
Health

Grenada to Recruit Ghanaian Nurses and Health Professionals

The Government of Grenada has announced plans to recruit Ghanaian nurses and allied health professionals as part of efforts to address a critical shortage of healthcare workers in the...