The United States, entangled in conflict overseas and struggling economically, was at a fraught moment when the president called for a national health care overhaul. The country “now spends more than $75 billion annually on health care… yet despite this huge annual national outlay, millions of citizens do not have adequate access to health care.” … Read more
A two-day symposium to deliberate on ways to translate health research into influential policies and programme decisions has been organised by stakeholders in the health research sector. The programme which was organised by the steering committee of the National Health Research Dissemination Symposium (NHRDS), with support from the USAID, is envisaged to bring to the … Read more
The Western Regional Minister, Dr. Kweku Afriyie has directed management of the three hospitals in the metropolis treating victims of Tuesday’s gas explosion guard against the temptation to demand money from victims of the explosion before administering the needed care. There were complaints by some victims of the explosion that the Takoradi Government Hospital and … Read more
The Western Region Minister Dr. Kweku Afriyie has directed management of the three hospitals in the metropolis treating victims of Tuesday’s gas explosion guard against the temptation to demand money from victims of the explosion before administering the needed care. There were complaints by some victims of the explosion that the Takoradi Government Hospital and … Read more
HEAD of National Health Insurance Authority, Dr. Lydia Dsane-Selby has expressed her concerns about compromised health care in public hospitals. The Medical officer said this at Dr. E. C. Tamakloe Medical Symposium held in Accra last Friday on the theme: “Improving the Quality of Healthcare in Ghana”. According to her, description by unqualified staff with … Read more
Dr Archibald Yao Letsa, the Volta Regional Minister, has pledged government’s commitment to fixing delays associated with the reimbursement of health insurance claims. “…government is not unaware of the difficulties health facilities are going through due to long delays associated with the reimbursement of health insurance claims…and we will fix this challenge,” he said. Dr … Read more