April 14
Ghana: Health Minister Moves to Clear Stuck Family Planning Supplies At Ports
THE Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has assured that urgent steps are being taken to clear family planning commodities that have remained stuck at the country's ports… Read more »
April 08
Ghana: Ghana Loses Over Gh¢13bn Annually ...After Scrapping of E-Levy, Covid-19 Levy, Betting Tax - CPs
The abolition of the Electronic Levy (E-Levy), COVID-19 Levy and Betting Tax cost Ghana more than GH¢13 billion annually in lost revenue, the Centre for Policy Scrutiny (CPS)… Read more »
Ghana: Poor Nutrition Hampering Prospects of Children to Attain Educational Goals
Poor nutrition and limited parental support is hampering the ability of children in Ghana to achieve their educational goals, the Co-founder and Executive Director of Learning… Read more »
Ghana: World Autism Day - Govt Urged to Prioritise Inclusive Education
The government has been urged to prioritise the implementation of inclusive education to ensure that children with special needs are accepted and given access to quality education.… Read more »
Ghana: Moh Launches Maternal Mental Health Policy
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has launched a Maternal Mental Health Policy (MMHP) to integrate mental health care into Ghana's health system, targeting pregnant women and new… Read more »
April 09
Ghana: Western Region Steps Up Drive for Quality Primary Healthcare
The Western Regional Directorate of the Ghana Health Service is intensifying efforts to provide quality and accessible primary healthcare to residents. Read more »
Ghana: Mepe Queenmother Concerned About Rising Teenage Pregnancy
The Queenmother of Mepe Traditional Area, Mamaga Adzo Sreku III, has raised alarm over the increasing cases of teenage pregnancy in her community, describing it as a major… Read more »
Ghana: President Mahama Secures France's Health Platform Support for Ghana
Ghana has been selected as the first beneficiary of France's National Health Platform. Read more »
April 07
Ghana: President Mahama Co-Chairs High-Level Segment of Global One Health Summit With French President
President John Dramani Mahama, founder of the Accra Reset Initiative is co-chairing the High-Level segment of the global One Health Summit with French President Emmanuel Macron. Read more »
April 08
Ghana: Mahama Calls for Urgent Action to Tackle Rising Global Health Threats
PRESIDENT John Dramani Mahama has called for urgent global action to tackle rising health threats. Read more »
April 01
Ghana: IMCC Engages Health Ministry to Revive Health Sector Devolution
The Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee (IMCC) on Decentralisation has initiated discussions with the Ministry of Health to revive Ghana's long-standing health sector… Read more »
Ghana: Decentralising Health - A Promise Whose Time Has Come
The renewed push to devolve Ghana's health sector is both timely and necessary. Read more »
West Africa: Cancer Care in West Africa - Why One Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (Sbrt) Case Signals a Turning Point
The story of cancer care in Africa is largely defined not by what is possible locally, but by what is available beyond the continent's borders. This challenge is becoming more… Read more »
March 31
West Africa: Ghana to Experience Extreme Heat Conditions in Coming Years - Gmet
Ghanaians should brace for extreme heat conditions in the coming years as climate change is expected to push temperatures higher, a new Climate Atlas by the Ghana Meteorological… Read more »
Ghana: Nhia Deploys Boats to Improve Healthcare Access On Volta Lake
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has procured four motorized boats to transport staff across Volta Lake, aiming to improve access to healthcare in island and… Read more »
March 30
Ghana: Prof. Tagoe Calls for Holistic Approach to TVET
A former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Prof. Emeritus Clifford N. B. Tagoe, has called for a more holistic approach to promoting and mainstreaming Technical,… Read more »
Ghana: Use Part of 'Mahama Cares' to Tackle Air Pollution - Govt Urged
Dr. Lawrencia Osae-Nyarko of the Public Health Research Unit of the Water Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-WRI) has called on the… Read more »
March 24
West Africa: Ghana Anti-Doping Act, 2024 (Act 1116) - the Legal Foundation for Clean Sports
Sport has long been celebrated as a symbol of fairness, discipline and human excellence. Doping remains one of the greatest threats to fairness and integrity in sport. The fight… Read more »
March 25
Ghana: Govt Distributes Free Sanitary Pads to Schoolgirls in Accra
The government has intensified efforts to combat period poverty and improve menstrual hygiene among schoolgirls, with the distribution of free sanitary pads to vulnerable… Read more »
March 19
Ghana: 158 Benefit From Assemblies of God Free Medical Outreach in Ashanti Region
The General Superintendent of Assemblies of God, Ghana, Rev. Stephen Wengam, and his wife, Lady Mrs Monica Wengam, have sponsored a free medical outreach for retired ministers,… Read more »
March 16
Ghana: Lordina Mahama Inaugurates Renovated Anyima Health Centre
As part of its medical outreach, the Lordina Foundation has renovated and equipped the Anyima Health Centre in the Kintampo South District in Bono East Region. Read more »
Ghana: Lordina Mahama Announces Upcoming Free Primary Health Care Programme
The First Lady, Lordina Dramani Mahama, has announced that the government will soon launch a Free Primary Health Care Programme aimed at improving access to healthcare across the… Read more »
March 12
Ghana: 1,000 Women Die During Childbirth Last Year - GHS
NEARLY 1,000 women died during childbirth across health facilities in the country last year. Read more »
March 10
Ghana: MTN Hands Over Gh¢15m Emergency Unit to Ho Teaching Hospital
The MTN Ghana Foundation has inaugurated and handed over a GH¢15 million accident and emergency unit to the Ho Teaching Hospital here on Thursday. The well-equipped facility… Read more »
Ghana: Step Up Fight Against HPV, Cervical Cancer - Prof. Obiri-Yeboah
A Professor of Clinical Microbiology at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Prof. Dorcas Obiri-Yeboah, has called for urgent attention to address the issues of Human Papillomavirus… Read more »
