Ghana: 'Scrap Taxes On Sanitary Pads to Make Them Affordable'

A total of 48 non-governmental organisations and civil society organisations (CSOs) have called on the government to scrap the 20 per cent luxury tax and the 15 per cent Value… Read more »

Ghana: Marking World Hypertension Day... Amid 100 Percent Increase in the Cost of Measuring Blood Pressure

It was intriguing to me when I walked into a pharmaceutical shop to measure my blood pressure (BP) and I was told to pay GH¢2.00 for the service. Not quite long, I usually go… Read more »

Ghana: Let's Eradicate Tobacco!!

Yesterday, Ghana joined the rest of the world to celebrate World No Tobacco Day. Read more »

Ghana: SC Declares COVID-19 Restrictions Unconstitutional

The Supreme Court (SC) yesterday declared as unconstitutional government's reliance on Article 21 of the 1992 Constitution, to impose restrictions during the outbreak of the… Read more »

Ghana: Tobacco-Related Illnesses - ... More Than 6,700 Ghanaians Die Every Year

More than 6,700 Ghanaians die every year due to tobacco-related illnesses, MrKwakuAgyeman -Manu, the Minister for Health has stated. Read more »

Ghana: 30,000 School Girls to Receive Free Sanitary Pads

About 30,000 school girls in underprivileged communities in the country are expected to receive free sanitary pads and menstrual hygiene education over the next three years,… Read more »

Ghana: Kofih Hands Over 520 Pints of Blood to NBS

The Ghana Chapter of the Korean Foundation for International Healthcare (KOFIH) Global Alumni has handed over 520 pints of blood to the National Blood Service (NBS) and two other… Read more »

Ghana: Rebecca Foundation, Chinese Embassy Hold Free Medical Screening for Motherly Love Foundation Orphanage

The Rebecca Foundation, Chinese Embassy and the Chinese Medical Team in Ghana on Sunday conducted free medical screening and presented items to the Motherly Love Foundation… Read more »

Ghana: Accountability in COVID-19 Fund Appropriate

On Sunday, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said in a nationwide broadcast that the COVID-19 pandemic was not used as a conduit by his government to siphon money or engage in… Read more »

Ghana: COVID-19 Funds Were Judiciously Used

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has dispelled the notion that resources and money received during the COVID-19 crisis were not properly accounted for by his government. Read more »

Ghana: Gomoa West Constituency MP Presents Hockey Equipment to Apass

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Gomoa West Constituency, Mr Richard Gyan-Mensah, has donated hockey equipment to the Apam Senior High School (APASS) in the Central Region on… Read more »

Ghana: Girl Guides Calls for an Increase in Access to Menstrual Products

The Kokrobite chapter of the Ghana Girl Guides Association (GGGA) is advocating for an increase in access to menstrual products for girls in schools across the country to help… Read more »

Ghana: Global Winnebarian Donates Medical Equipment to Winneba Government Hospital

Global Winnebarian, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has donated medical equipment and assorted items worth GH¢350,000 to the Winneba Government Hospital in the Central… Read more »

Ghana: WEMSA, NAS Organises Basic Life Support Training for Bishop Boys' School

As part of the World Emergency Medical Service Day (WEMSA), the National Ambulance Service (NAS) on Monday organised Basic Life Support training session for Accra Bishop Boy's… Read more »

Ghana: MHA Worried Over Increasing Cases of Schizophrenia ...8,446 Persons Diagnosed of Condition

The Mental Health Authority (MHA) has expressed concern over the rising cases of Schizophrenia in the country. Read more »

Ghana: Menstruation Not By Choice!

I experienced my first menstrual flow in Primary 6. I did not tell anybody about it. Not even my mother! Frankly, I do not know why I did not tell her but somehow I managed the… Read more »

Ghana: Starlife Assurance Pays Medical Bills for 20 New Mothers

A total of 20 new mothers at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Tamale Teaching Hospital and Mother and Child Hospital, Kasoa have had their bills paid… Read more »

Ghana: Family Renovates Maternity Ward At 37 Military Hospital

The Director General of the Ghana Armed Forces Medical Services, Brigadier General Raymond Ewusi, has called on organisations and like-minded individuals to help renovate some old… Read more »

Ghana: Ghanaians Urged to Consume More Organic Foods

Organic foods have more beneficial nutrients to the human body than inorganic ones, an agronomist, Mr Daniel Baisie has said. Read more »

Ghana: COVID-19 Pandemic - Ghana Lifts Restrictions At Ports of Entry

With immediate effect, the government has lifted all COVID-19 restrictions at the country's ports of entry. Read more »

Ghana: Forum to Highlight Need for Soil Health Policy for Ghana Held

A forum to highlight the need for a soil health policy for Ghana has been held in Accra. Read more »

Ghana: Experts Poised to Prevent Medicine-Related Problems

Some 35 technical experts and representatives of pharmaceutical regulatory bodies from five Anglophone countries have met in Accra to deliberate on ways to improve… Read more »

Ghana: World Hypertension Day - 'Measure Your Blood Pressure Accurately, Control It, Live Longer'

World Hypertension Day (WHD) is aimed at raising attention on the importance of a better hypertension control. This important worldwide activity, started by the World Hypertension… Read more »

Ghana: Seek Professional Care for Ear Infections in Children... Parents Urged

An Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Nurse at the Madina Polyclinic, Rawlings Circle, Ms Esther Osei, has urged parents to seek professional care for the treatment of ear infections in… Read more »

West Africa: West Africa Pharmacy, Healthcare Exhibition Opens in Accra

West African pharmaceutical experts yesterday converged in Accra for the second edition of the West Africa pharmacy and healthcare exhibition. Read more »