Health professionals have been picketing lately over government’s delay in posting them Members of the Coalition of Bonded Unposted Allied Health Professionals will be picketing the offices of the Minister of Health in Accra today, 22 May, to protest against the government’s failure to post them to their stations after completing their national service. A … Read more
The Ministries of Health and Gender and Social protection have jointly proclaimed the 10th of May as World Lupus Day in Ghana, joining many other nations globally in doing so. This was done in collaboration with The Rheumatology Initiative Ghana (tRi), the forefront organization leading the charge to research, raise awareness about autoimmune conditions and … Read more
Stakeholders in the health sector have expressed worry about the proliferation of unqualified health personnel in health facilities, saying the situation is a major setback to the quality of healthcare delivery. They have, therefore, called on the Ministry of Health (MoH) to take pragmatic steps to strengthen and enforce existing regulations to sanitise the system. … Read more
Effective March 1, healthcare providers in Rwanda will be prohibited from using mobile phones during working hours to “ensure better service delivery”, according to an announcement from the country’s Minister for Health, Dr Diane Gashumba. He made the announcement at a workshop, held in Bugesera District, which sought to chart ways to improve quality of … Read more
Ministry of Health asks public to disregard letter circulating to reduce intake by 60% The Ministry of Health (MoH) has asked the public to disregard a letter circulating on social media directing health training institutions across the country to reduce intake to 60 per cent. The letter making the rounds, according to the Public Relations … Read more
The Ghana Association of Biomedical Laboratory Scientists (GABMLS) has called on government to “as a matter of urgency” grant clearance for the recruitment of licenced medical laboratory science graduates before the year elapses. In a statement signed by the president, Ignatius N. A. Awinibuno and General Secretary, Michael Amo Omari, the GABMLS also called on … Read more