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Mid-Year Budget: Gov’t targets 150 underserved districts under Free Primary Healthcare Policy

The government has announced that the first phase of the Free Primary Healthcare Policy will target 150 underserved districts across the country as part...

From overcrowded wards to record births: How one maternity block is redefining maternal healthcare in Keta

What was once a maternity ward struggling with congestion, inadequate space and overstretched resources has become one of the busiest centres for childbirth in...

Ghana Medical Trust Fund boosts Tamale Teaching Hospital NICU with oxygen equipment

The Ghana Medical Trust Fund has donated five oxygen concentrators, including a mobile oxygen concentrator, to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the...

Self-medication threatens Ghana’s public health – KNUST Pharmacy HOD

The Head of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Professor Isaac Ayensu, has...

FDA shuts down 44 food facilities over safety breaches

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has shut down 44 food manufacturing facilities, including sachet water producers and cold stores, for failing to comply...

Premier Health donates 20 wheelchairs to KATH amid acute shortage in A&E unit

The Accident and Emergency Unit of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) continues to face mounting pressure as it attends to hundreds of emergency...

Deputy Health Minister urges Africa to boost domestic health financing

Deputy Minister of Health, Professor Grace Ayensu-Danquah, has called on African countries to increase domestic investment in healthcare, warning that the continent can no...

Mahama urges bold action to tackle Africa’s growing health challenges

President John Dramani Mahama has called for renewed political commitment and bold action to address Africa's persistent health challenges, warning that millions of people...

Mount Camel Foundation, partners complete 22 life-saving cardiac procedures worth GH₵2m at Korle Bu

Mount Camel Foundation, in collaboration with the National Cardiothoracic Centre (NCTC) at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (MahamaCares) and Africa...

Korle-Klottey, Tema and Accra Metro lead HIV table in Greater Accra – AIDS Commission

The Ghana AIDS Commission has revealed that about 337,435 people are currently living with HIV in Ghana, with the Greater Accra Region recording the...

Ghana backs UNAIDS’ “40+20” milestone to end AIDS by 2030 as AU leaders prepare to meet in Accra

Ghana has pledged its full support for the UNAIDS “40+20” global milestone, a new roadmap under the Global AIDS Strategy 2026–2031 aimed at expanding...

Synchora Health pilots digital immunization reminder system in Ashanti Region

Ghanaian digital health startup Synchora Health has launched a pilot electronic immunization follow-up system across three health facilities in the Juaben Municipal District of...

AU Health Commissioner pushes for stronger domestic financing of Africa’s health systems

African Union (AU) Commissioner for Health, Ambassador Amma Twum-Amoah, has urged African countries to reduce their dependence on external donor support and build resilient...

Kumasi Evangel Choir donates GH¢21,000 to KATH Paediatric Oncology Unit

The Kumasi Evangel Choir, a choral group in the Ashanti Region, has donated GH¢21,000 to support cancer care for children at the Paediatric Oncology...

Health Ministry dismisses SABC’s false report on Ebola outbreak in Ghana

The Ministry of Health has dismissed as false and misleading reports circulating on social media claiming that Ghana has recorded 2,300 Ebola cases and...

KATH appeals for support as wheelchair shortage hampers patient care

The Accident and Emergency Unit of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) is facing increasing pressure as it attends to hundreds of emergency cases...

Ghana records decline in new HIV infections and AIDS deaths in 2025 – AIDS Commission report

Ghana has recorded a decline in new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths, with the latest national estimates showing progress in the country’s response to...

Mahama to host AU Extraordinary Summit on Universal Health Coverage in Accra

President John Dramani Mahama will host the African Union (AU) Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government in Accra from...

Vehicle smoke contains cancer-causing agents – Health experts warn

Smoke from vehicle exhausts contains cancer-causing substances, health experts have warned, as a new study indicates that air pollution has become Ghana’s leading cause...

What if we could regrow our teeth, instead of filling?

Teeth play greater roles in our health than many realise. Problems with our tooth can be the cause of life threatening infections. Dental issues,...

From promise to impact: GMTF already saving lives, Administrator tells majority caucus

The Ghana Medical Trust Fund has moved beyond legislation to become a life-saving national institution, with dozens of patients already receiving critical medical interventions...

Health Ministry blames poor management, not shortage, for “no-bed syndrome”

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has dismissed claims of a nationwide shortage of hospital beds, insisting that current data shows bed occupancy levels at...

HASAG demands migration of health accountants onto Controller and Accountant General’s payroll

The leadership of the Health Accounting Staff Association of Ghana (HASAG) is calling for the migration of its members onto the payroll platform of...

Central Region moves to tackle cholera outbreak 

The Central Regional Health Directorate has launched an intensive public-education campaign urging stakeholders to strengthen cholera-prevention measures across the region. The initiative targeted market women,...

Weija Children’s Hospital set to open after EOCO secures handover agreement

The Weija Children's Hospital is set to open to the public following a successful agreement brokered by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO)...

Ghana Medical Trust Fund, WHO discuss partnership to improve specialised healthcare

The Ghana Medical Trust Fund has held discussions with the World Health Organisation (WHO) on strengthening collaboration to improve access to specialised healthcare services...

Health Ministry warns nursing training college heads over admission quotas, timeline breaches

The Ministry of Health is warning of strict compliance with admission guidelines issued to heads of health training institutions for this year’s admission window. Director...

Apollo outbreak hits Sefwi Wiawso; health authorities issue public health alert

Health authorities in the Sefwi Wiawso Municipality of the Western North Region have issued a public health alert following an outbreak of Acute Haemorrhagic...

“Samansaman” in action: KMA taskforce storms Adum over unhygienic food practices

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has intensified its sanitation enforcement campaign, launching a fresh crackdown on food vendors operating under unhygienic conditions in the...

Four patients receive first treatments at new cardiac catheterisation laboratory at Korle Bu

Four patients have become the first beneficiaries of treatment at the newly commissioned Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory (Cath Lab) at the National Cardiothoracic Centre (NCTC)...

NHIS tariffs to increase in August as government cracks down on illegal co-payments – Health Minister

The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has announced that tariffs under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) will be increased from August 2026...

A happy wife makes a happy home

Men, by nature, often tend to be domineering and inward-looking. Many derive emotional fulfilment from their achievements and their role as providers. In pursuing these...

37 Military Hospital appeals for help to identify patient’s relatives

The 37 Military Hospital has appealed to the public to help locate the relatives of an unidentified patient who has been cleared for discharge...

Toxic milk: How e-waste pollution at Agbogbloshie is contaminating Ghana’s food chain

For decades, thick black smoke from the burning of discarded electronics at Agbogbloshie has represented Ghana’s growing electronic waste crisis. Now, scientists say the impact...

Most young Ghanaians want marriage and children but jobs and finances stand in the way – UNFPA Report

Most young Ghanaians still aspire to get married and have children, but financial insecurity and unstable employment are preventing many from realising those goals,...

National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving proceeds support Korle Bu Renal Unit with GH¢100,000

The Planning Committee of the National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving has donated GH¢100,000 to the Renal Unit of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital...

Ghana Medical Trust Fund reviews Cape Coast Teaching Hospital partnership to improve specialist care

The Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF) has intensified efforts to strengthen specialist healthcare delivery in the country with a working visit to the Cape...

AGA commissions two modern health centres in Obuasi to expand healthcare access

AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) Obuasi Mine has strengthened its commitment to sustainable community development with the commissioning of two modern health facilities in its host...

Dementia in Ghana: Study finds 23.4% of adults over 40 at risk as experts call for national care policy

Nearly one in four adults aged 40 and above in parts of Ghana’s Ashanti Region are at risk of developing dementia, a finding experts...

Government intensifies maternal mortality campaign, emergency care training

The government has intensified efforts to reduce maternal deaths and strengthen emergency healthcare delivery in the Northern Region as part of measures to build...