March 26
Ghana: Govt to Improve Health Sector Through Agenda 111 - NR Minister
The Northern Regional Minister, Alhaji Shani Alhassan Shaibu, has reaffirmed government's commitment to improve the general health infrastructure to propel the attainment of the… Read more »
January 30
Ghana: Dr Bawumia Shows Love to Cured Lepers, Lists Govt's Interventions Against Disease
The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has reiterated his call for an end to stigmatisation against cured lepers, as he assures of the government's unwavering commitment to… Read more »
November 23, 2023
Ghana: Ghana to Eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases By 2030 - Dr Chrysantus Kubio
The Savannah Regional Director of Ghana Health Service, Dr Chrysantus Kubio, has stated that Victims of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) suffer disfigurement and disabilities… Read more »
November 16, 2023
Ghana: Ministry of Health Launches National Diabetes Guideline
The Ministry of Health has launched the National Diabetes Guidelines to serve as a roadmap for healthcare professionals to outline best practices and evidence-based approaches to… Read more »
October 26, 2023
Ghana: Sanitation Minister Launches 'Hand Hygiene for All' Strategy
The Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Dr Freda Akosua Prempeh, has launched a 'Hand Hygiene for All Strategy and Roadmap' to mark Global Handwashing Day. Read more »
October 17, 2023
Ghana: Antiretroviral Drugs Cleared From Port - Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has said the anti-retroviral medications that were delayed at the Tema Port have been successfully cleared. Read more »
August 22, 2023
Ghana: Ghs Recruits 33,000 New Staff
The Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye has disclosed that the service had recruited more than 33,000 new staff to increase the staff… Read more »
July 19, 2023
Ghana: Vice President Bawumia Cuts Sod for 100-Bed Agenda 111 Hospital At Ejura
Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has broken ground for construction works to begin on a 100-bed district hospital for the Ejura Sekyere Odumasi District in the Ashanti Region. Read more »
May 29, 2023
Ghana: COVID-19 No Longer a Public Health Emergency Issue in Ghana, World
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said Ghanaians can now breathe a collective sigh of relief as Covid-19 is no longer a public health emergency of international concern. Read more »
May 25, 2023
Ghana: Mental Health Authority (MHA) Commemorates World Schizophrenia Day
Ghana has joined the world to commemorate World Schizophrenia Day with the theme, "Celebrating the Power of Community Kindness" on Wednesday in Accra. Read more »
May 24, 2023
Ghana: Govt Steadfast in Improving Health Facilities in the Country-Oti Regional Minister
The Oti Regional Minister, Mr Joshua Gmayenaam Makubu, has said government is committed to improving health facilities in the country, hence, the Agenda 111 Hospital projects… Read more »
May 22, 2023
Ghana: Ghana Receives 12 Million Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines, Antivirals
Ghana has received 12 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines and antivirals from the US Government for the treatment of COVID-19 disease. Read more »
April 26, 2023
Ghana: 43,588 Newly Qualified Nurse Assistants, Nurses and Midwives Inducted Into the Nurses and Midwifery Council
43,588 newly qualified Nurse Assistants, Nurses and Midwives have been inducted into the Nurses and Midwifery Council. Read more »
May 10, 2023
Ghana: National Vaccine Institute Board Inaugurated
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has inaugurated the governing board of the National Vaccine Institute (NVI) to develop policy direction and implementation for vaccine… Read more »
Ghana: 37 Military Hospital Nursing and Midwifery Training College Commences Sale of Online Admission E-Voucher
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) wishes to inform the general public that the Nursing and Midwifery Training College, 37 Military Hospital has commenced the sale of online admission… Read more »
Ghana: Recall of Polyfort Suspension in Nigeria
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has announced the immediate recall, in Nigeria, of all batches of Polyfort Suspension, an antacid used for the treatment of heartburn,… Read more »
May 04, 2023
Ghana: GHS Urges Public to Take Precautionary Measures Against Lassa Fever
Ghana has recorded a total of 27 cases of Lassa Fever following the confirmation of two cases in the Greater Accra Region on February 24, 2023, with one person dying from the… Read more »
April 28, 2023
Ghana: Ghana Commemorates 2023 World Malaria Day
The Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Ghana Health Service (GHS) have joined the rest of the world to mark the 2023 World Malaria Day under the theme: "Time to deliver zero malaria:… Read more »
April 25, 2023
Ghana: Malaria Prevalence in Children Declines By a Third in Eight Years.
Findings from the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) has shown that the prevalence of malaria in children has declined over the past eight years, falling by more than a… Read more »
April 18, 2023
Ghana: President Akufo-Addo Cuts Sod for Vaccine Manufacturing Plant
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cut the sod for construction work to begin on DEKs Vaccines Ltd, a private sector-led consortium of Ghanaian pharmaceutical companies. Read more »
April 11, 2023
Ghana: Desist From the Use of Narcotic Drugs - Eastern Regional Minister
The Eastern Regional Minister, Mr. Seth Kwame Acheampong, has advised students of the Koforidua Senior High Technical School to desist from the use of narcotic drugs. This, he said… Read more »
Ghana: KMA and Its Road Safety Partners Organise Workshop for Senior Editors in Kumasi
In a bid to promote road safety and public health related issues, the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS), Vital Strategies and… Read more »
March 20, 2023
Ghana: Minister Urges Residents to Take Covid-19 Vaccines
The Upper East Regional Minister, Mr Stephen Yakubu, has launched Covid-19 Emergency Response Project (CERP) at Bolgatanga last Friday. Read more »
March 14, 2023
Ghana: Ghana, Vatican to Cooperate On Climate Crisis, Human Trafficking, Health Promotion and Human Dignity
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said Ghana looks forward to continuous cooperation with the Vatican to address vexed issues of the climate crisis, human trafficking and… Read more »
March 02, 2023
Ghana: MoH Launches Public Health Strategic Plan
The Ministry of Health has launched the public health workforce strategic plan to guide the restructuring of the human resource of the public health workforce. Read more »