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VAST Ghana Backs New Excise Tax Law, Calls for Broader Health Tax Reforms
VAST Ghana Backs New Excise Tax Law, Calls for Broader Health Tax Reforms Vision for Accelerated Sustainable Development Ghana (VAST Ghana) has welcomed...
NHIA injects GH¢219.8m into health sector as claims payouts approach GH¢1.2bn
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has injected GH¢219.84 million into Ghana’s healthcare system, extending a broader effort to improve the...
Health Ministry Appoints Okyeame Kwame as National Hepatitis Ambassador, Launches Taskforce to Eliminate Disease by 2030
The Ministry of Health has intensified Ghana’s fight against viral hepatitis by unveiling a National Viral Hepatitis Technical Working Group and appointing...
Africa’s Peace Is Impossible While Women Live in Fear — Zanetor Sounds Continental Alarm
Africa’s quest for sustainable peace and economic transformation will remain out of reach unless governments confront the persistent violence faced by women...
Medical Trust Fund Seeks Otumfuo’s Support to Broaden Specialised Healthcare Access
Ghana’s Medical Trust Fund is stepping up efforts to expand access to specialised healthcare by enlisting the support of traditional leadership, as the...
Government Expands Free Primary Healthcare as Women’s Development Bank Nears Launch
Government Expands Free Primary Healthcare as Women’s Development Bank Nears Launch Ghana’s government is accelerating efforts to expand access to healthcare...
Ghana Calls for African Health Self-Reliance as Donor Funding Declines
Ghana’s Health Minister, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has called on African governments to fundamentally rethink the financing of their healthcare systems, urging...
Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo Approaches 1,000 Deaths as Health Authorities Race to Contain Virus
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is battling a severe Ebola outbreak that continues to worsen, with the number of deaths approaching 1,000. Health...
Africa CDC: $1.4bn needed to stop Ebola outbreak
The Director General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Dr Jean Kaseya, has disclosed that $1.4 billion is needed to bring...