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Chinese national serving jail term at Nsawam Prison escapes from Korle-Bu hospital

A Chinese national serving a one-year jail term for theft at the Nsawam Prison has reportedly escaped while receiving medical care at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, according to a graphiconline.com report. Wang Xiao is reported to have purportedly feigned illness, prompting prison authorities to transport him to the …

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GH¢4m has been Approved by the Government To Clear Korle-Bu Renal Unit’s Debt

  The government has announced that the Finance Ministry has approved GH¢4 million to help clear the outstanding debt of the renal unit of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. The outpatient department of the renal unit was closed down in May 2023 due to debt, leading to the death of 19 …

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Korle-Bu management directed to refund all unearned salaries

The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament has directed the management of Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital to refund all unearned salaries to the chest. The management of Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital has been directed to refund an amount of GHS36,000 to the state. Today’s sitting which marks the third sitting saw in appearance …

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Gov’t owes Korle-Bu GHC5m in COVID treatment – Mgt.

The Management of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra says the government is owing the facility a whopping GHC5 million in COVID-19 expenditure. Speaking to GHOne News, the Chief Executive Officer of the facility, Dr. Opoku-Ware Ampomah stated that a lot of factors are affecting the operation of the hospital including …

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Illegal miner burnt by Adamus security personnel dies at Korle Bu

The illegal gold miner who was last Wednesday allegedly assaulted and set ablaze by security personnel of Adamus Resources, a mining company at Nkroful, has died at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra. READ ALSO: 44 villages in Drobo State support the Anti-LGBTQI+ Bill, warns MP not to vote …

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Korle-Bu to begin liver transplant procedures in new milestone

Authorities of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital have announced that the facility will begin liver transplant procedures this week. This will be the first time a hospital in Ghana will carry out a liver transplant. The  CEO of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr. Opoku Ware Ampomah, said this was a key …

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VIDEO: Korle Bu Accounts Officer caught taking bribes to slash bills of patients

An Accounts Officer with the Pediatric Department of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has been caught on video negotiating and taking bribes from patients in order to slash their bills after treatment. A video secretly recorded by a parent of a toddler who was admitted at the hospital shows the …

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PHOTOS: COVID-19 patients transferred to UG Medical Centre after fire guts Korle Bu ICU

Three patients diagnosed with COVID-19 who were on admission at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital have been transferred to the University of Ghana Medical Centre after a fire outbreak at the Korle-Bu medical ICU. In the early hours of Monday, November 30, 2020, fire gutted the ICU as a result of …

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Confusion guts NDP over the Presidential race

Alhaji Mohammed Frimpong, the National Chairman of the National Democratic Party (NDP), has dismissed claims that the Presidential Candidate of the party in the December 7 elections, Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings, withdrawn from the Presidential race. Alhaji Frimpong said reports that the flagbearer of NDP has bowed out of the …

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Korle-Bu mortuary man in trouble

The Mortuary Workers Association of Ghana is threatening to deal with a Cameroonian- Ghana based mortuary worker at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. According to the group, the man, identified as Shakar Lukas, is a ‘goro’ mortuary man who is only defaming the occupation. Speaking on Adom FM’s Social Discussion Segment, ‘Y’asem Nie’, …

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