Voices of Concern

08/10/2025

Proud moment for the Voices of Concern team.
Our founder and editor, Prince Ato Kwamena Koomson, has been named Best Male Storyteller in the 6th Cohort of the Next Generation Investigative Journalism (NGIJ) Fellowship of the Media Foundation for West Africa(MFWA)

This recognition celebrates his commitment to human stories that spark conversations and hold power to account.
We’re inspired to keep telling the stories that matter.

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07/10/2025

Is it fair for publicly funded hospitals to reject NHIS patients?

Full story here: http://bit.ly/4o5S2DT

07/10/2025

“You can take it to 37 ,” a staff member said when we presented our National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) card.

07/10/2025

Publicly Funded But Closed to the Public: Ghana’s Premium hospitals shut out NHIS Patients.

Story here: http://bit.ly/4o5S2DT

03/10/2025

Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) was created to protect patients from such hardship. Yet access remains uneven. Some of the country’s most advanced publicly funded hospitals — including the University of Ghana Medical Centre, the Bank Hospital, University Hospital – Legon and the Trust Hospital — do not accept NHIS cards.

The Hidden NumbersHypertension is a silent killer. According to the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey, 13 percent of adults aged 15–49 live with it.

09/09/2025

It should not be this way. Fans pay money, take time off, and endure traffic just to support the team. The least they deserve is a smooth, dignified entry into the stadium. Ticketing should not feel like war.

Getting into the stadium felt like a battle. It was not about who had a ticket, but who had the strength to push through. Families with children, women, the elderly — no one was spared. In the end, my friends and I entered without our tickets even being checked. It makes you wonder: why buy a tick...

07/08/2025

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