Tag Archives: HOSPITAL

Gunmen allegedly attack hospital, steal four newborns

Some unidentified gunmen have allegedly attacked a maternity hospital in Nkpologwu community in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State and allegedly carted took away four newborn babies.   Punch reports that the community claim the attack happened on Tuesday night, December 6. The gunmen reportedly stormed the hospital and …

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Manhyia District Hospital nurses call off strike after MoH, GHS intervention

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has asked its members at the Manhyia District Hospital to resume full duties today, December 3, 2022; ending a strike that last one day. The strike was in relation to an incident where a nurse was abused by the father of a …

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One of conjoined twins separated at Ridge Hospital dies

Information reaching Starr FM and GHOne TV indicates that one of the conjoined twins whose surgery was done at the Greater Accra regional hospital at Ridge has died. Information from sources close to the family of the twins indicates the baby died on the night of Thursday 1st December 2022 …

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Nurses, midwives’ strike leaves patients stranded at Manhyia hospital

Patients at the Manhyia Government Hospital in the Ashanti Region have been left stranded following an industrial action by nurses in the facility. The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association GRNMA in the Ashanti Region on Friday December 2,2022  began a strike to protest government’s failure to sack the Ashanti Regional …

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Manhyia Hospital nurses to strike on Friday over government’s failure to sack Ashanti NSS boss

The Ghana Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has released an itinerary of industrial actions that is scheduled to culminate in a nationwide strike by its members on Friday, December 9, 2022. In a statement released on Thursday, December 1, 2022, GRNMA said the action is in relation to the failure …

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Ashanti Regional NSS Director suspended after abuse of Manhyia Hospital nurse

The embattled National Service Scheme director in the Ashanti region has been suspended after a video went viral of him insulting a nurse on duty at the Manhyia District Hospital. According to the Ghana National Service Scheme in a statement sighted by GhanaWeb, the decision to suspend Alex Opoku-Mensah was …

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Manhyia Hospital: The story behind the attack on a nurse by a doctor’s father

On Tuesday, November 29, 2022, GhanaWeb reported about a clash between the Ashanti Regional Director of the National Service Scheme, Alex Opoku-Mensah, and a nurse at the Manhyia District Hospital in the Ashanti Region. A furious Mr. Opoku-Mensah is heard in a voice recording of the incident insulting and threatening …

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We can no longer walk inmates to the hospital – Prison officers to gov’t

Prison Officers across the country, have petitioned government, for better conditions of service for the Ghana Prison Service. The Petition dated Monday, 28 November 2022, by a group calling itself Prison Officers With The Service At Heart (POWTSAH), also called on the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, the Chief Justice …

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Upper East Regional Hospital saves 27 weeks preterm baby

The staff of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Upper East Regional Hospital in Bolgatanga have saved a preterm baby born at 27 weeks of pregnancy. The said baby recorded a birth weight of 0.9 kilograms (Kg) instead of the normal 2.5 kg but pulled through and survived …

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Cardinal Kuuia Baawobr discharged from hospital after heart surgery in Rome

The Bishop of the Wa Diocese of the Catholic Church in Ghana, Cardinal Richard Kuuia Baawobr, has been discharged from the hospital in Rome, following his surgery over heart complications. Cardinal Kuuia Baawobr was hospitalized in Rome after he got sick when he arrived in Rome, where he was to …

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