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Ghana Health Service dismisses reports of diarrhoea outbreak in Gomoa East
The Gomoa East District Health Directorate of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has refuted media claims that 20 diarrhoea cases have been recorded in...
Ghana Health Service confirms 2 Mpox cases in Accra
Health authorities have confirmed two new cases of Mpox in the Accra Metropolitan Area of the Greater Accra Region.
Consequently, the Ghana Health Service (GHS)...
Ghana Health Service reshuffles senior staff in major structural overhaul
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has reshuffled and reassigned over a dozen key officials in a move that the new Director-General says is aimed...
Stop charging washroom fees in hospitals — Ghana Health Service to Directors
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has issued a directive banning the collection of fees for the use of washrooms in all its health facilities.
The...
Ghana Health Service declares Greater Accra cholera-free
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has officially declared the Greater Accra Region cholera-free, after going 30 consecutive days without recording a single case.
The announcement...
Ghana Health Service reassigns Regional Directors
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has reassigned 15 Regional Health Directors as part of efforts to strengthen healthcare delivery across the country.
The new appointments,...
Ghana Health Service to embark on polio vaccination
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is set to launch a crucial polio vaccination campaign aimed at safeguarding young children from the debilitating disease.
The campaign...
COVID-19: Ghana Health Service reminds public of ongoing vaccination exercise
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) and partners under the Ministry of Health have reminded members of the public about the ongoing National COVID-19 Vaccination...
Four measures Ghana Health Service has prescribed amid harsh weather conditions
As Ghana grapples with harsh weather conditions characterized by dryness, dust, and elevated temperatures, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has issued a set of...
Ghana Health Service sends SoS message over antiretroviral drugs
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is warning of the possible worsening of the conditions of HIV patients if the government fails to address the difficulty...
Ghana Health Service probes death of 19-year-old law student
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is investigating the unfortunate passing of Nana Obeng, a 19-year-old second-year law student at the University of Ghana, at...
Ghana Health Service issues alert on new mosquito species
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed the presence of a new mosquito vector called Anopheles stephensi in the country.
The new vector was confirmed...
Ghana Health Service rolls latest COVID-19 campaign
The Ghana Health Service will from Friday, January 20 to January 24, roll out the latest phase of a nationwide mass vaccination exercise to...
Covid-19: Ghana Health Service warns of new variant
The Ghana Health Service (GHS), ahead of the yuletide, has warned a new variant of COVID-19 could be recorded if the necessary protocols are...
Ghana Health Service resumes Covid-19 vaccination exercise ahead of Christmas
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has begun another phase of the covid-19 vaccination exercise which is the fifth ahead of Christmas and New Year...
COVID-19: Ghana Health Service begins vaccination campaign as cases soar
The Ghana Health Service is urging all and sundry to get vaccinated.
As Covid-19 active cases soar, the Service is worried efforts to clamp down...
Ghana Health Service issues public alert on Lassa Fever outbreak
The Ghana Health Services (GHS) has cautioned all Divisional Directors, Regional Deputy Directors of the Service and public health care facilities of the likelihood...
Suspend all Hearts of Oak games – Ghana Health Service instructs
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has recommended that all games involving Hearts of Oak be suspended due to an outbreak of "Influenza A subtype...
Ghana Health Service to begin mass drug administration for onchocerciasis
The Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Programme of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) will from Monday, August 23 begin a Mass Drug Administration (MDA) for...
Ghana Health Service probes alleged sale of Covid-19 vaccines
The Ghana Health Service says it is launching an administrative inquiry into the theft of some Covid-19 vaccines by three health professionals in the...
Ghana Health Service lists approved covid-19 testing centres
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has published a list of some 15 laboratories it said are certified to conduct a covid-19 test.
They are 10...
Coronavirus: Ghana Health Service ‘gags’ staff
The Eastern Regional Directorate of the Ghana Health Service has directed health personnel to desist from engaging the media on the Covid-19 pandemic...
Ghana Health Service releases details about Covid-19 patients
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has shared data on the number of patients who have recovered and those responding to treatment.
According to the Service,...
Ghana Health Service reacts to nurse’s murder
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Tuesday said it has received with shock the sad news of the murder of one of its dedicated...
Gov’t withdraws appointment of Dr Bafuor Awuah as Ghana Health Service boss
The appointment of the new Director-General of the Ghana Health Service has been withdrawn.
Dr Baffour Awuah confirmed the withdrawal to JoyNews Wednesday.
No reasons, according to...
Ghana Health Service CEO gets retirement contract extension by a year
Director General of the Ghana Health Service, Anthony Nsiah Asare has gotten his employment contract extended to May 22, 2020.
A statement signed by the...
Ghana Health Service allays fears over new malaria vaccine (Audio)
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is urging the...
Ghana Health Service issues Ebola alert
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has advised the public to intensify preventive measures against the deadly Ebola virus after it resurfaced in DR Congo...
Ghana Health Service is inept – Physician Assistants say as they demand release...
The Leadership of the Ghana Physician Assistants Association have mounted a spirited defense for embattled member who has been incarcerated following the death of...
Ghana Health Service on high alert as Lassa Fever outbreak hits Nigeria
Ghana Health Service is on high alert following confirmation by Nigeria that there has been an outbreak of the deadly Lassa Fever in 18...
Ghana Health Service issues alert on swine flu outbreak
The Ghana Health Service has issued an alert over the outbreak of Swine Flu (H1N1) in the country following the death of four students...
Ghana Health Service to deal with erring doctors
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said it would not countenance any action or practices by medical doctors likely to impact negatively on quality...
Ghana Health Service distributes vaccines
Government’s inability to procure vaccines on time to restock hospitals that needed them caused a shortage in supply three weeks ago.
However, distribution commenced Wednesday,...
Health Top-Up Services transforms public health, safety in Ghana
Health Top-Up Services (HTU), a privately owned Ghanaian company, has spent the past 15 years promoting better care and wellbeing through the distribution of...
Strike by nurses disrupts healthcare services across Ghana
The ongoing strike by nurses in public hospitals across Ghana continues to severely impact healthcare delivery, leaving patients stranded and medical services disrupted.
In many...
Ghana Blind Union advocates for advanced healthcare services for members
The Executive Director of the Ghana Blind Union, Dr. Peter Obeng-Asamoah, has urgently appealed to the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to broaden its...
Rubella on the rise in the Volta Region – Ghana Health Service
The Ghana Health Service has indicated that the Volta Region has recorded increasing cases of Rubella and measles outbreaks.
This has been blamed on vaccine...
KIA Covid tests: Frontiers Healthcare Services gained $84m while Ghana got under $7m
After a year-long legal battle initiated by JoyNews under the Right to Information Act, the extent of the revenue imbalance that has favoured Frontiers...
Expanding and improving mental health care services in Ghana
Diana Adom*, 54, was diagnosed with schizophrenia eight years ago, a mental health condition that devastated her life before she finally got the care...