Nhyira Fm’s investigation reveals conflicting information about some health conditions for which the Komfo Anokye Hospital in Kumai, Ghana no more accepts National Health Insurance. While authorities list 43 ailments as exempt by the scheme, NHIS tally cards indicate otherwise. The Cash and-Carry system which was abolished by former President government following the introduction of the National Health Insurance Scheme appears to have resurfaced at the hospital. Scheme card-bearing patients are now required to pay for services hitherto covered by the scheme. Disappointed subscribers have been quarrelling with doctors and nurses for denying them access especially to the Surgical Department,... Continue Reading
By Peterking Quaye – One of Ghana’s most talked about actress Yvonne Nelson is leaving no stone unturned in her quest to campaign against Glaucoma through creating awareness on the aliment and its negative impact on people in the society. She is offering a two-week fully-paid holiday trip to the UK to entice Ghanaian students to join her in the fight against glaucoma. The Yvonne Nelson Foundation, which was launched last October to purposely raise awareness and educate people about the ailment. A campaign to present the message to Ghanaians has started by the actress, ‘Glaucoma Essay Competition’ among students... Continue Reading
MBABANE, 18 July 2011 (PlusNews) – Unease is mounting in Swaziland after reports that supplies of antiretrovirals are dangerously low. Resources have never been adequate to tackle the world’s highest HIV infection rate in the tiny kingdom, but in recent months, the cash-poor government and dwindling donor funding have led to increasing panic among people living with HIV. “Only Two Months Supply of ARVs Left,” headlined the front page of the Swazi Observer recently, quoting an MP’s remarks to parliament warning that the country’s economic troubles could put people’s lives in danger. One in four Swazis between the ages of... Continue Reading
Médecins Sans Frontières releases HIV drug pricing report at Rome AIDS conference ROME, 18 July 2011 – Several pharmaceutical companies have abandoned HIV drug discount programmes in middle-income countries, according to an HIV drug price report released today by Médecins Sans Frontières MSF (Doctors Without Borders) at the International AIDS Society Conference in Rome. The report Untangling the Web of ARV Price Reductions – which analyses the prices of 23 antiretrovirals with information provided by 19 manufacturers – also shows continued trends of price reductions for drugs not blocked by patents. “While there is continued progress to reduce prices for... Continue Reading
By Kizito Makoye, Dar es Salaam – Middle-class pupils in Kenya are likely to better learn basic numeracy and literacy skills in school than rich pupils in Uganda or Tanzania-a new study says. The major study conducted by Uwezo,the East Africa’s education think tank however says, pupils from poor families in Kenya, are most likely to be worse educated than similar pupils in Uganda or Tanzania. Conducted in June, 2011, the survey portrays a disturbing picture of alarmingly low quality primary education in the region. For instance, the findings show that 31 percent of pupils from poor families in Kenya... Continue Reading
