June 25
Ghana: Nation Records 15,290 New HIV Infections · Experts Call for Action
Ghana recorded 15,290 new HIV infections and 12,614 AIDS-related deaths in 2024, according to the latest national HIV estimates. Read more »
Ghana: 15,290 New Infections - a Wake-Up Call Ghana Must Heed
The latest national HIV estimates, which put new infections at 15,290 and AIDS-related deaths at 12,614 in 2024, present a sobering reminder that the fight against HIV and AIDS in… Read more »
June 22
Ghana: Sickle Cell Burden Demands National Response - Experts
Stakeholders have called for sustained investment and stronger partnerships to improve sickle cell care in the country, as thousands of patients continue to face challenges in… Read more »
Ghana: Ho West Assembly Empowers Persons With Disabilities With Skills, Funds
The Ho West District Assembly has equipped 64 persons living with various forms of disabilities with tools and financial support to enable them to become self-reliant. Read more »
Ghana: Sickle Cell Care Demands Urgent National Attentio
The growing burden of sickle cell disease in Ghana must no longer be treated as a peripheral health concern. Read more »
June 19
Africa: Merck Foundation, Tata Centre Train Health Workers in Oncology
Twenty-seven African countries, including Ghana, have benefited from specialised oncology training under a partnership between the Merck Foundation and the Tata Memorial Centre… Read more »
June 17
Ghana: Ebola Epidemic Yet to Peak - Red Cross
A Red Cross official said on Tuesday that the Ebola epidemic in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo had not yet peaked, and could last for a year. Read more »
Ghana: Afari Hospital - Only $500,000 Outstanding, Not $85m - Minority
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Minority Caucus in Parliament has denied claims by the government that a total of US$85 million remained outstanding to the contractor working on the… Read more »
June 15
Ghana: Ghana Needs 300,000 Units of Blood Annually - Health Minister
The Minister of Health, Mr Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has pledged government support to the National Blood Service (NBS) to help address the country's growing demand for blood. Read more »
Ghana: Flooding Raises Risk of Disease Outbreaks
The President of the Ghana Association of Public Health Technical Officers (GAPHTO), Mr Owusu Ansah Asante, has warned of a heightened risk of disease outbreaks if urgent… Read more »
June 11
Ghana: Minority MPs On Parliament's Health Committee Barred From Visiting Afari Hospital
Security personnel at the Afari Government Hospital yesterday turned away the Ranking Member of Parliament's Health Committee, Dr Nana Ayew Afriyie, and a delegation of Ashanti… Read more »
June 10
Ghana: Telecel Foundation Healthfest Extends Healthcare Service to Konongo
About 400 residents of Konongo and surrounding towns have received free, comprehensive health screenings through Telecel Ghana Foundation's Healthfest, which brought essential… Read more »
June 03
Ghana: SSNIT Launches Healthcare Scheme for Members
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has launched a healthcare scheme aimed at providing free medical healthcare to pensioners under the SSNIT pension scheme. Read more »
West Africa: Ghana's Tobacco Control Gains Under Threat - Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health has warned that emerging nicotine products are undermining Ghana's progress in tobacco control, with flavoured shisha and electronic cigarettes increasingly… Read more »
Ghana: Don't Derail Free Primary Health Care Programme... Dixcove Omanhene Warns
The Omanhene of Lower Dixcove, Nana Akwasi Agyeman IX, has cautioned against actions that could derail the success of the government's flagship Free Primary Health Care (PHC)… Read more »
June 04
Ghana: Acacia Health Insurance Introduces New Health Insurance Product for Retail Customers
Acacia Health Insurance, a leading private health insurance company and a member of the Enterprise Group, has launched a new retail health insurance product onto the Ghanaian… Read more »
May 29
Ghana: 'Too Weak to Cry' - Why Ghana Must Invest in Nutrition
At the nutrition ward of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Hospital at Kaleo in the Nadowli-Kaleo District of the Upper West Region, mothers sit quietly beside children whose bodies have become… Read more »
May 26
Ghana: Parliament Urged to Act On Growing Malnutrition Crisis
Nutrition experts have called on Parliament to urgently ensure that Ghana fulfils its international nutrition commitments to address the country's growing malnutrition crisis. Read more »
May 22
Ghana: 'Only 1 in 4 Severely Malnourished Children Receive Lifesaving Treatment'
Only 25 per cent, representing one in four Ghanaian children identified with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) receive the lifesaving Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) needed for… Read more »
May 21
Ghana: Ghana's Free Primary Healthcare Policy - a Transformational Step Toward Health Equity and Minimizing Progression of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Ghana has taken a bold, landmark step toward fair healthcare with the launch of the Free Primary Healthcare Program, a policy that could reshape the nation's health sector for… Read more »
May 20
Ghana: The Forgotten Fathers - Men Missing in Ghana's Fight Against Child Malnutrition
Every morning before sunrise in Ashalaja, a community in Accra, 43-year-old Sarah Yeboah wakes up to the same struggle. She lights her charcoal stove and prepares porridge while… Read more »
May 19
Ghana: At 79th World Health Assembly - Falling Health Aid Threatens Millions - Pres Mahama Cautions World Leaders
PRESIDENT John Dramani Mahama has warned that millions of lives across Africa are at risk as global health funding continues to decline. Read more »
Ghana: Govt Strengthens Border Screening Amid Ebola Concerns
Ghana is on high alert following confirmed outbreaks of Ebola in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Read more »
Ghana: Ministry of Health Recruits 7,551 Healthcare Professionals
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has recruited 7,551 healthcare professionals to boost Ghana's health workforce and strengthen quality healthcare delivery across the country. Read more »
May 18
Ghana: Ebola Outbreak - Ghana Has Not Recorded Any Suspected or Confirmed Case - MOH Assures Public
The Ministry of Health has assured the public that Ghana has not recorded any suspected or confirmed case of Ebola Virus Disease despite recent outbreaks reported in Uganda and the… Read more »
