The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) on Tuesday joined the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) to launch a telehealth service aimed at improving healthcare access for pensioners across the country as a key partner of the initiative. Known as the SSNIT Telehealth service, it is expected to enable pensioners to consult healthcare professionals […]

Former Boston Heart Diagnostics Chief Executive Officer Susan Hertzberg and former Vice President of Sales Matthew Theiler have agreed to pay a combined $1.2 million to resolve allegations that they participated in an illegal laboratory referral kickback scheme in violation of the U.S. False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) […]

Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo are celebrating after five patients, who had Ebola and now recovered, were allowed to leave hospital. The current outbreak is suspected to have killed almost 250 people. But those infected can get better and officials stress that people should seek medical help if they believe they have […]

MTN Ghana will officially launch the 2026 edition of 21 Days of Y’ello Care, its flagship employee volunteerism campaign, from June 1 to 21, 2026. This year’s campaign aims to equip various health centres with hospital beds to help address critical healthcare challenges in Ghana. Now in its 19th year, Y’ello Care continues to demonstrate […]

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Virginia has filed an emergency petition in a US federal court on behalf of a pregnant Ghanaian woman and her four-year-old son who have reportedly been detained at Washington Dulles International Airport for more than a week. According to court filings, 38-year-old Anabella Gyasi arrived in the United […]

The Greater Accra Regional Hospital has received a donation of medical devices from the United States Government’s Integrated Health Partnership Activity, implemented by Project HOPE, to support healthcare delivery at the facility. The donation was presented by a Project HOPE delegation led by its Chief of Party, Afua Aggrey, as part of ongoing efforts to […]