The founder and Executive Director of Obiri Foundation, Mr Stephen Obiri Yeboah has recommended the need for Government to restructure Ghana’s National Health Insurance coverage Plan (NHIS) to pave way for integration of free health screening and other clinical examination to further improve the health of the citizenry. He nited that the incorporation of free health screening into the plan would assist with further improving the access to medical care ,in this way reassuring the populace to know their health status to prevent untimely death . Mr Stephen Obiri Yeboah made this remark when he exclusively spoke to Ghanaian Watch…
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Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, the immediate past General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress Congress, NDC, has been elected National Chairman of the party . At the National Congress organised on Saturday , December 17 ,2022 Asiedu Nketiah polled 5,569 of the valid vote cast representing 65.17 percent of the total vote cast to win the election. His nearest rival , Samuel Ofosu Ampofo polled only 33.81 of the total vote cast.
Obiri Foundation, a charitable organisation (NGO) working in the area of health education, and social services has organised a free health screening for the people in the Nhyieso Constituency in the Greater Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. The health screening which was organised for three consecutive weekends in communities including South Suntreso,Patasi, Fankyenebra,Santasi, Ahodwo ,Atasomanso and Daban saw a number of people close to thousand(1000) screened for Hipatitis Diabetes, Malaria, Hypertension among other ailments. People whose medical conditions required further clinical diagnoses and treatment were referred to specialized health facilities. The Executive Director of Obiri Foundation, Mr Stephen Obiri Yeboah…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has affirmed a $3 billion arrangement with the Government of Ghana to span the next three years. This follows six months of negotiations after the government decided to apply for an extended credit facility with the fund . The IMF affirmed the arrangements in a statement on Tuesday, December 13.
Bloomberg has revealed that the Ghana Cedi last week posted the world’s greatest gain against the US Dollar as Ghana begins reengineering local debt . It said the Ghana cedi took the leader of the world’s best stronger currency against the dollar last week in the midst of idealism the nation was drawing nearer to opening a International Monetary Fund bailout. “The cedi has mobilized 10% in the beyond five days, the greatest achievement among around 150 monetary standards monitored by Bloomberg. That is a circle back for a conversion scale that had lost portion of its worth this year…
The Supreme has taken decision to consent to hear a bid by President Joe Biden’s administration to resuscitate a government regulation that makes it a criminal offense to empower unlawful migration after it was struck somewhere near a lower court as an infringement of free speech right The judges took up the administration’s appeal of a February ruling by the San Francisco-based ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal refuting the law for encroaching on freedoms ensured under the U.S. Constitution’s first amendment. The ninth Circuit’s decision tossed out piece of the conviction of a California man, Helaman Hansen, who had…
The Ghana Public Educators’ Affiliation (GNAT) says it will oppose any attempt by the government to touch teachers ‘ funds . “We wish to make it clear to the government of Ghana, that it ought to address the financial difficulties confronting the country not to the detriment of the Ghanaian laborers and everybody,” it said. An official statement issued in Accra and endorsed by Mr Tanko Musah, the General Secretary, expressed judiciousness in government expenditure, frugality, decrease in size of government, among others, could all go to address the country’s economic hardships. It said its attention was drawn to the…
FTX Leader Sam Bankman-Fried has consented to testify before the House Financial Services Committee at a hearing to catch wind of the crypto trade’s collapse on Tuesday, he said in a series of tweets Friday morning. There’s been a great deal of back and forth in Washington about whether legislators would need to summon Bankman-fried , who said he would willfully testify since the panel “actually figures it would be valuable.” It was hazy whether he would appear on State house , Capitol Hill face to face or remain in the Bahamas where he’s been stayed for a large part…
By Alex Ababio President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has stated that government will re-activate the National HIV and AIDS Fund to step up domestic resources mobilisation to further improve care. The President made this statement following calls to re-activate the fund to increase domestic resources preparation because of the new upsurge in new HIV infection in the country. The President, in a speech read on his Health by Minister of Health , Mr Kwaku Agyeman Manu, said: “In spite of the ongoing fiscal space, low revenue , rising debt reimbursements, and devastating crisis expenditure on Coronavirus, I’m not reneging on…
By Alex Ababio The Executive Director of Obiri Foundation, Mr Stephen Obiri Yeboah has suggested to Government to put in place a policy with the help of Parliament to enact laws that will enforce Ghanaians to go for periodic medical checkup to ensure they know their health status. He noted that an improve availability and accessibility of medical check facilities across the country would prevent sudden death among Ghanaians thereby improving their life span . “I think regular check-up should be something that is affordable and accessible so that people don’t lose their lives suddenly. I think government through the…