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Ghana government asked to make Buruli ulcer treatment free
Dr Jarvis Abilla, the Medical Superintendent of Ga West Municipal Hospital, has urged the Government to cover Buruli Ulcer under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to relieve patients of the high cost of treatment.
He said an…
Media must keep the Ebola story running – UNFPA
Mrs Doris Mawuse Aglobitse, the Communication and Resource Mobilisation Officer, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), has asked the media to sustain the public education on the symptoms and prevention of the of Ebola Virus Disease.…
Ghana police urged to give equal protection to all political parties
The Director-General of the Community Policing Unit, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Habiba Twumasi-Sarpong has urged police officers to provide a level playing field for the political parties during their campaigns to promote peace…
Ghana can’t progress without critical attention to books – Publishers
Policy makers’ lack of concern about the critical role the indigenous book industry plays in national development is impeding the development of the industry to the detriment of national progress.
Mr Elliot Agyare, the President of the…
Government will support cashew farmers – President Mahama
Government will support cashew farmers to achieve their production levels to ensure the availability of the crop for both domestic industries and for export, President John Dramani has said.
He said plans were also underway to rope…
Aged health policy urgently needed – Barton-Oduro
Mr Ebo Barton-Odro, First Deputy Speaker of Parliament and Member of Parliament for Cape Coast North, has said the development of a relevant aged health policy to cater for the needs of the elderly population is of paramount importance.…
Ghana banks urged to partner for local participation in oil and gas
Some experts in the oil and gas sector have once again expressed the need for local banks to strike partnerships to be able to raise capital to finance indigenous companies interested in participating in the upstream sector.
Meeting at…
Teenage mother to serve nine-months in jail for stealing
The Magistrate’s Court in Half-Assini, in the Western Region, has fined a teenage mother, Abena Serwaah, Gh¢720 for stealing a hand bag containing a mobile phone and an unspecified amount of money from a store.
In default of payment, the…
Ghana’s free maternal healthcare policy not working – Research
A research conducted by the Navrongo Health Research Centre (NHRC) shows that the Government’s free maternal health care policy is not working in the Upper East Region.
The free maternal health care policy, which begun in Ghana in 2008,…
New study estimates contraceptive failure rates
Researchers have found in a most comprehensive study to date of contraceptive failure rates in the developing world that overall, letdown figures are lowest for users of longer-acting contraceptive methods such as IUDs, implants or…