Nurses attitudes; The broader view

Nurses are the fulcrum around which the health care delivery system of any nation rotates. They are trained to be independent of other members of the health team where necessary. Nurses are still able to work if all other health workers lay down tools. Despite doing so much for so less, nurses are still by far the least respected of health care professionals.

Nurses are found everywhere championing the health affairs of families and communities, even

NHIS; A challenge to quality healthcare delivery

The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is a form of National health insurance established by the Government of Ghana, with a goal to provide equitable access and financial coverage for basic health care services to Ghanaian citizens.[1]

Foreigners were supposed to pay cash whenever they access healthcare services in Ghana because

Plight of female nursing students: Who is to blame?

Nursing as a noble profession is guided by a code of ethics and code of conduct. In fact, it takes someone with a kind heart and empathy to be able to care for the sick and the dying. No wonder it is often said, “Nursing is a calling.”

There are numerous government and private nursing institutions in Ghana that train people with

Types of clients who patronize healthcare facilities in Ghana

Nursing in most parts of Africa can be compared to one hell of work. Nurses are faced with everyday difficulties that make it impossible to offer the best form of care to clients; from the shortage or lack of logistics, motivation, appreciation from clients and bosses, to the huge workload on nurses.

While the celebration of the nurse's week comes to an end,

Ghana to host AFCON 2015?

Everyone in Ghana seems to be fighting against the Confederation of African Football's (CAF) decision to put Ghana on standby as hosts of the 2015 African Cup Of Nations (AFCON). What is the reason? This will bring the deadly Ebola disease to Ghana. It was during the Ebola period that Ghana applied to host the 2017 AFCON. There were those who rejected the idea considering the implications it will have on the economy. They argue

Bedwetting: A childhood dilemma

I am sure almost everyone would be familiar with the story of the girl [11years] who was forced to sit on hot water by her grandparents because she wets her bed when sleeping. The enormity of the burns is gore and bizarre. One would wonder what results they expected to achieve with such a cruel approach to a psychological problem as this.

Looking at the bigger picture, we know that a lot of parents are indeed frustrated by the problem of bed-wetting in older children who are expected to have good bladder control.

Sanitation in Ghana: An attitudinal problem

"Accra faces waste management crisis" was a headline that appeared on the back cover of the 3rd January 2013 edition of the Daily Graphic, Ghana's premier daily newspaper. I felt sad reading this 'news'. Ghana has been politically independent for 55yrs now but still struggles to keep her environment clean due to indiscipline.

After 55yrs of independence, it is worrying to know that we have not yet found a better way to deal with this situation. I believe our problem with waste management has to do with a lack of commitment to dealing with this problem.