Include child cancer in NHIS – WCC
World Child Cancer (WCC), an organization that supports children with cancer has called on the government to incorporate the diagnosis and treatment of child cancers into the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). They explained that the inclusion would help early diagnoses and treatment of the disease and improve the survival rates of many children who […]
Over 3 million people killed annually by Alcohol – WHO
Three million and over people died as a result of harmful use of alcohol in 2016, according to a report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday. This represents one in 20 deaths and more than three quarters of these deaths were among men. The harmful use of alcohol, overall, causes more than […]
Fix tax stamps or face sanctions – GRA
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is to undertake a nationwide full enforcement and compliance exercise on the excise tax stamp, beginning next week. Mr Emmanuel Kofi Nti, the Commissioner-General of GRA, who announced this, said after an appreciable public education effort to raise the awareness of the public on the excise tax, the time had […]
41 percent of parents accept child marriage – WVG
A research conducted by World Vision Ghana (WVG) has revealed that about 41 per cent of parents who give their children out for early marriage see nothing wrong with the practice. Mr. Richard Okai, Programme Effectiveness Director of WVG, said the situation required sustained and strategic campaign to tackle the menace, which continued to hinder […]
