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Dec. 7 revocation: No nurse has been affected – GRNMA Assistant PRO

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association's (GRNMA) assistant public relations officer reports that the Chief of Staff's order, which revoked all appointments made in the public sector after December 7, 2024, has not impacted any nurses. Nurses were first upset by the decision, according...

‘15,200 nurses cleared, no room for outside recruitment,’ says GRNMA spokesperson

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association's (GRNMA) Assistant National Public Relations Officer has addressed the persistent issues with recruitment in the health sector. Financial clearance is now the foundation of employment for nurses and midwives, Philemon Gyapong emphasized. On Monday, February 24, he said on...

WRCC bans vegetable sales by food vendors to curb cholera outbreak in region

A serious cholera outbreak that has swept the region with worrying infection rates and mortality has prompted the Western Regional Coordinating Council (WRCC) to take immediate measures to battle the outbreak. As of December 7, 2024, there have been approximately 60 new cases recorded every...

Western Region records 4 new HIV/AIDS cases daily – Ghana AIDS Commission

The Western Regional Technical Coordinator of the Ghana AIDS Commission, Mr. Dramani Yakubu, has raised the alarm over a concerning surge in HIV/AIDS cases in the region. He revealed that the Commission is now recording an average of four new HIV/AIDS infections every day, a...

Abandoned patient at Ojobi: Health Ministry refers alleged medical misconduct to CID

A case concerning suspected medical malpractice at the Trauma and Specialist Hospital in Winneba, Central Region, has been escalated by the Ministry of Health to the Attorney General's Department and the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). This comes after a Ghana Health Service (GHS) inquiry that...

VIDEO: ELLEMBELLE DISTRICT-Galamsey Crisis in Anwia township

Kwasi Nyankeh Menlah writes; Anwia, a township in the Western Region of Ghana, is currently at the heart of a burgeoning galamsey crisis. This illegal mining activity has sparked significant controversy, drawing attention to its detrimental effects on both local communities and the broader...