A Zonal Coordinator of the Ghana Dietetics Association, Mr. Divine Eli-Cophie has stated that there is a drastic decline in the consumption of fruits and vegetables in Ghana. According to him, the national average consumption of fruits and vegetables daily is far below the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) recommended rate. Currently, an average Ghanaian consumes…
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Gushegu Municipal Social Welfare Director Laments About Political Interference In Their Work.
The health of every citizen, the government says, is paramount, hence the implementation of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). Indigenes such as the very poor, vulnerable, marginalized and downtrodden, orphans and vulnerable children, the aged/elderly (65 years and above), severely disabled people who cannot work, pregnant women and infants below the age of one…
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SEND-Ghana engages NHIS and department of social welfare on registration of indigents.
SEND-Ghana as part of efforts to breaching the inequities in health service delivery has engaged with NHIS and the department of social welfare in the Gushegu Municipality on the registration of indigents under the NHIS. This is part of a five-year project -the People for Health (P4H) project, funded by the United State Agency…
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Jantong Community gets tricycle ambulance
The Presbyterian agricultural services and child development program based in Tamale has provided a tricycle ambulance to the Jantong Community-Based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) in the East Gonja District of the Northern region. The donation was funded by the Christian Children Fund of Canada CCFC and will go a long way to provide residents of…
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