Health

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...

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...

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...

GHS confirms no cholera outbreak after floods, urges continued preventive measures

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has assured the public that no cholera outbreak has been recorded following the devastating floods that hit parts of...

Spike in homosexual HIV infections sparks grave concern from Ghana AIDS Commission

The Bono, Bono East and Ahafo Regional Coordinator of the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC), Ahmed Ibrahim Bambilla, has bemoaned the rapid spread of new...

EOCO picks up Weija Children’s Hospital contractor after meeting with Health Minister

The contractor in charge of the Weija Children's Hospital has reportedly been apprehended by officials from the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO). This...

FDA urges public to report fake medicines, side effects through Med Safety App

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has urged the public to report substandard or counterfeit medicines, as well as any side effects or adverse...

Upper East records 27 maternal deaths despite 100% antenatal care coverage

The Upper East Regional Health Directorate has achieved 100 per cent antenatal care coverage for pregnant women in the first half of 2026, but...

Agenda 111: No hospital is operational despite GH¢4.8bn spent – Health Minister

The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has disclosed that none of the hospitals under the Agenda 111 programme is currently operational despite about...

From Ashes to Hope: GMTF unveils ultra-modern Cardiac Cath lab at the National Cardiothoracic Centre to restore lifesaving heart care

The Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF) has inaugurated a reconstructed and expanded Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at the National Cardiothoracic Centre of the Korle Bu...

Korle Bu’s new Cath Lab marks ‘better recovery’ after 2025 fire setback – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has described the inauguration of a new Cath Lab at the National Cardio Centre of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital...

Men’s mental health matter

Men’s mental health is not a uniform issue; it is shaped by culture, ethnicity, and geography. In some cultures, traditional roles of masculinity are...

Weija Children’s Hospital: Health Minister denies facility completion, and some equipment not installed

The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has attributed the delay in operationalising the 120-bed Children's Specialist Hospital at Weija to the contractor's failure...

Health Directorate denies claims of child neglect at Dodowa hospital, threatens legal action

The Greater Accra Regional Health Directorate has rejected claims that a child died at the Shai-Osudoku District Hospital, Dodowa, due to neglect by medical...

61-year-old Ghanaian woman gives birth after pioneering stem cell-enhanced IVF procedure

A 61-year-old Ghanaian woman has finally given birth for the first time after undergoing a successful advanced medical procedure at Mary-Lucy Hospital at Awoshie...

Korle Bu seeks clarification from Mzbel over claims relative died after being denied hospital bed

The Management of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) has called on musician and media personality Mzbel to provide further information regarding claims made in...

Cardiology Centre on course for August completion as Ghana Medical Trust Fund, TTH management inspect project

Contractors working on the ultra-modern Cardiology Centre at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) have assured the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF) that the facility...