Investigations by The Globe newspaper have uncovered at the 37 Military Hospital near the Flagstaff House in Accra a massive medical waste scandal, the type of which has led to health authorities losing their jobs in other countries, with others serving severe jail terms for endangering public health.

Members of the Society of Private Medical and Dental Practitioners in the Ashanti region have declared their inability to participate in the pilot Capitation exercise under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).

The Tamale Teaching Hospital recorded five new births, three males and two females, in the early hours of the New Year, 2012.