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Jubilee House gave me money to campaign – Newly elected NPP Greater Accra Chair

Newly-elected Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Mr Divine Otoo Agorhom has said Flagstaff house (now Jubilee House) played an instrumental role monetarily in his victory over the weekend as party regional chairman, MyNewsGh.com can report. Mr Divine Otoo Agorhom over the weekend beat Mr Alfred Boye and Archibold Cobbina to become the ruling party’s Greater ...

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NIHS Debt: Nothing Has Been Paid – Service Providers Contradict Akufo-Addo

The leadership of government hospitals have debunked claims by the President, Nana Akufo-Addo that his administration has revived the struggling National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) by clearing the debt which plagued it under the previous government. Delivering the keynote speech at the London School of Economics’ Africa Summit, on the theme ‘Africa at Work; Educated, Employed and Empowered’ Saturday April ...

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NHIS Not Sustainable – Agyemang-Manu

The Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu has warned that the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) risk collapsing unless government comes up with other innovative ways to fund the programme. His comments come after President Akufo-Addo in a keynote address on Saturday April 21, 2018 at the London School of Economics’ Africa Summit on the theme ‘Africa at Work; Educated, Employed and ...

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Newmont Deaths: Report To Be Out By End Of Week – Amewu

The Land and Natural Resources Minister, John Peter Amewu has said the Ministry expects the investigatory report into the circumstances leading to the collapse of the reclaim tunnel roof at Newmont Ghana’s Ahafo Mill expansion project to be ready by the end of this week. At least six persons lost their lives in the collapse which occurred Saturday April 7, ...

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Africa Too Quiet On Global Issues – Rawlings

Former president JJ Rawlings has expressed concern about the silence of the voice of Africa on global issues, describing it as ‘disturbing’. He said though there had been so many negative developments since the collapse of the bipolar world (East-West divide), Africa had remained too quiet. Mr. Rawlings cited the persecution of Palestinians by the Israelis and the treatment of ...

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Ghana to use drones to distribute drugs by September – Bawumia

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has said that Ghana will by September 2018 use drones to distribute blood and other essential medicines to remote parts of the country as part of efforts to ensure quality healthcare delivery. Speaking at the 2018 Annual Health Summit in Accra, the Vice President said the government would sign a Memorandum of Understanding this ...

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Court orders EOCO to de-freeze Dr. Opuni’s accounts

A High Court in Accra has ordered the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO), to de-freeze all bank accounts of the former Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD, Dr. Stephen Opuni. EOCO froze all the assets of Dr. Opuni including his bank accounts due to the impending court issues against him. Former COCBOD CEO, Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni and one Seidu ...

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One constituency, one ambulance – Bawumia announces

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has announced that the government has initiated processes to produced 275 ambulances to boost the operations of the National Ambulance Service. According to him, each constituency will be given one of the ambulances. Speaking at the opening of the 2018 Annual Health Summit organized by the Ghana Health Service in Accra, Dr Bawumia suggested ...

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Private clinics dispute Akufo-Addo over NHIS debt clearance claim

The Association of Private Clinics has disputed claims by government that the outstanding 15 months of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) debt has been settled. Spokesperson of the Association, Samuel Donkor Boachie, said members who are owed by the government are yet to receive any monies from the outstanding payment. “As we talk right now, we still have outstanding ...

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