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UHAS Professor shoots down agenda 111 project; says government can’t fund it

1,385  A Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Health and Allied Science (UHAS), Prof Fred Newton Binka, has raised questions about the implementation of the government’s ambitious Agenda 111 policy as a measure to prepare for a pandemic. According to him, the construction of 111 district health facilities is not feasible, indicating the projects […]

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CCC Members Celebrate Pastor Ransford @67,  Donate Blood To KATH Transfusion Unit

1,704  Mr Shadrack Afful Appiah, Member of Staff at the Medicine Transfusion Unit at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has described the annual blood donation exercise by Calvary Charismatic Center (CCC) as exemplary and a helpful enterprise to the blood bank. Speaking during a blood donation exercise by the church on Saturday, Mr Appiah said […]

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KATH suspends 2 doctors for extortion

2,634  Two doctors of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi have been suspended for extorting money from patients. The two were each given a month’s suspension without pay. While one has already served his suspension, the other will start from today. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of KATH, Professor Otchere Yaw Addai-Mensah, disclosed […]

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Tension At KATH as  Health Minister Grants Controversial Approval To former CEO To Be Re-engaged As Staff

2,113  The Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyeman Manu is reported to have in a letter granted approval to the former Chief Executive Officer of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Dr Oheneba Owusu-Danso a further three years extension to work as staff and surgeon at the Premier health facility in Ashanti. However, a source at […]

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A/R: GHS takes COVID-19 vaccination campaign to different level

2,690  The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate is undertaking a COVID-19 vaccination campaign from 25th to 29th of May, 2023. The Directorate hopes to vaccinate everybody including pregnant women. The exercise is being sponsored by USAID and Jhpiego. According to the Regional Health Director, Dr. Emmanuel Tenkorang, both vaccinators and volunteers have been engaged for the […]