[ad_1] The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has raised concerns over delays in completing major health facilities in the Ashanti Region, attributing the ongoing congestion and pressure on the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital to such setbacks. The association pointed to the 500-bed Afari Military Hospital and the 250-bed Sewua Hospital as projects that, it said once…
[ad_1] The Minority in Parliament is calling on the government to urgently intervene to prevent the disconnection of power to 91 hospitals in the country. The Electricity Company of Ghana has threatened to disconnect the power supply to these hospitals due to their outstanding debts amounting to 261 million Ghana Cedis. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, the…
[ad_1] The National Taskforce of the Electricity Company of Ghana is set to disconnect 91 hospitals from the national grid due to outstanding debts owed to the power distributor. The health facilities, spread across the country, collectively owe a substantial amount of GHc261 million. According to information obtained by Citi News from the ECG, numerous…
[ad_1] As part of efforts to help the National Blood Bank respond timely and efficiently to emergencies during the upcoming festive seasons, the management of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) and the Eastern Regional Hospital are calling on the general public to change their perception of blood donation. According to the two institutions, changing…
[ad_1] At least 8 out of the 10 regional hospitals in the country have the necessary life support equipment and can perform the intensive care procedures needed to save lives in case of emergency. This is according to a report issued by Ghana Harmonized Health Facility. In the 2022-2023 document sighted by JoyNews, district and…
[ad_1] United Nations health agency calls for immediate action to establish a humanitarian corridor amid Israeli bombing. The World Health Organization has called for immediate humanitarian access to the Gaza Strip, warning Israel’s blockade and bombardment have left the enclave’s health system at “breaking point”. Noting Gaza’s overstretched hospitals had only a few hours of…
[ad_1] Hospitals in Gaza risk turning into morgues without electricity, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says. Gaza’s only power plant ran out of fuel on Wednesday, and back-up generators could stop working in hours, it adds. Medical centres have been overwhelmed after Israel imposed a “complete siege” on Gaza and pounded the…
