Cold chain medicines are drugs that need to be in a specific temperature for them to work. In this case, they have to remain cool, cold or frozen depending on the medicine for its efficacy to be maintained. However, recent power outages are causing much harm-to patients and to pharmacy owners as well. The details of this issue will amaze you. The load shedding exercise is affecting almost all sectors of the economy and the pharmaceutical sector is not exempted. Some medicines used by some patients are not working as it should be because their efficacy has been compromised due to unstable power supply. Here is a story of how an encounter with a patient gingered me to write this article into the public domain. Gloves on, disinfectant application-checked! Glucometer is ready…ready? And pinch! Blood oozed from her shaky tiny fingers and sample for her blood sugar testing was carried out. It turned out to be high…too high. My patient looked worried and she blamed her insulin citing that the...

The ministry of health is impressing on Ghanaians to bear with his outfit as steps are taken to overhaul and restructure the troubled National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). The sector minister, Alex Segbefia, says the government is aware of the challenges and agitations of Ghanaians about the scheme and will put smiles back on the faces of Ghanaians. The minister who was speaking at the 50th Anniversary celebration of the St. Francis Xavier Hospital at Assin Foso in the Central Region assured Ghanaians that measures being taken by government to completely overhaul the National health Insurance Scheme will be successful. He promised that after the overhaul, the scheme will be able to serve the purpose for which it was instituted.  “Government intends to intensify the relationship and to create opportunities for missions and the private sector to take more active part in service delivery. We are keenly examining the challenges you face with the National Health Insurance Scheme and ...