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‘Agenda 111 expected to create 67,000 jobs’-Akufo-Addo

‘Agenda 111 expected to create 67,000 jobs’-Akufo-Addo

The government's Agenda 111 Hospital Projects, according to President Akufo-Addo, will, when finished, generate about 67,000 jobs. President Akufo-Addo underlined the project's importance by pointing out that each hospital, which may employ more than 100

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Ghana Medical Association calls for abolition of certificate and diploma courses

Ghana Medical Association calls for abolition of certificate and diploma courses

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has called for the cancellation of certificate and diploma nursing programs, urging that all nursing education be elevated to the degree level. Prof. Ernest Yorke, Vice President of the GMA,

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Akwamuhene Donates Laboratory Equipment  to Akyem Awisa Community Clinic

Akwamuhene Donates Laboratory Equipment to Akyem Awisa Community Clinic

As part of his 10th anniversary celebration, the Akwamuhene of Akyem Awisa, Nana Yaw Barima Twum Sarkodie I, has donated laboratory equipment and accessories worth about GH¢300,000 to the Akyem Awisa Community Clinic at Awisa

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Patients stranded as Assin Fosu Polyclinic nurses embark on sit-down strike

Patients stranded as Assin Fosu Polyclinic nurses embark on sit-down strike

Patients at the Assin Fosu Polyclinic have been left stranded as nurses and other medical staff embarked on a sit-down strike over the shortage of medical doctors at the facility. The strike, which commenced on

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National Health Insurance Authority and NIA join forces to register 6.3 million children for Ghana Cards

National Health Insurance Authority and NIA join forces to register 6.3 million children for Ghana Cards

In a landmark move towards ensuring comprehensive healthcare coverage and national identity documentation for Ghana's youth, the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) and the National Identification Authority (NIA) have officially signed a joint cooperative agreement.

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Bishop Tackie-Yarboi donates medical equipment to the Korle-Bu Neurosurgery Unit

Bishop Tackie-Yarboi donates medical equipment to the Korle-Bu Neurosurgery Unit

Founder and Presiding Bishop of the Victory Bible Churches International (VBCI) Bishop N. A. Tackie-Yarboi, has donated four brand new monitors and brackets to the neurosurgery unit of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra.

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Overwhelmed Gomoa Potsin Polyclinic appeals for urgent ward expansion

Overwhelmed Gomoa Potsin Polyclinic appeals for urgent ward expansion

The Gomoa Potsin Polyclinic, known for its service in handling mass casualties along the Kasoa-Akoti-Okyereko stretch of the N1 highway, is facing a critical challenge. Despite accolades for its performance, including consecutive awards as the

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Tema General Hospital rejects Neonatal Unit ‘baby death’ video

Tema General Hospital rejects Neonatal Unit ‘baby death’ video

Tema General Hospital has refuted allegation of a baby dying at its Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) following a power outage at the facility. A video of a baby in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, whirled

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Clinical experts meet to review the Ghana- Diagnostic Related Groupings of the NHIA

Clinical experts meet to review the Ghana- Diagnostic Related Groupings of the NHIA

A specialist group of clinical experts drawn from various health institutions on March 12, 2024, met at the AH Hotel, East Legon, in Accra for a comprehensive review of the Ghana Diagnostic Related Groupings (G-

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Bawumia shows kindness to ‘YOLO’ star Drogba- NHIA Boss

Bawumia shows kindness to ‘YOLO’ star Drogba- NHIA Boss

The new Chief Executive of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Dr. DaCosta Aboagye accompanied the Vice President of Ghana and the flagbearer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to visit