Health

Mahama assures timely completion of LA General Hospital project

President John Dramani Mahama has reiterated government’s commitment to completing the La General Hospital reconstruction project, assuring that all necessary efforts are being made...

Ghana Medical Trust Fund and Free Primary Healthcare must never be scrapped – Akuapem Chief

Paramount Chief of the Akuapem Traditional Area, Oseadeeyo Kwasi Akuffo III, has called for the protection of two major healthcare interventions in Ghana—the Ghana...

Health Committee engages Ghana Medical Trust Fund on burden of non-communicable diseases

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Health has held a crucial meeting with the Ghana Medical Trust Fund to assess its role in addressing the...

Ghana launches a National Workplace HIV and Wellness Policy

Ghana has launched a new National Workplace HIV and Wellness Policy aimed at promoting healthier and stigma-free working environments across the country. The Deputy Minister...

Agenda 111: It is not realistic to complete all 111 hospitals in four years – Mintah Akandoh

The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has indicated that the current administration may not be able to complete all hospitals under the Agenda...

Deputy Health Minister Ayensu-Danquah appointed to AU Secretariat on global health

The Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Grace Ayensu Danquah, has been appointed as a Secretariat Member of the African High-Level Ministerial Committee (AHLMC) to...

Autism screening initiative brings hope, calls for improved support facilities

A significant step toward supporting children with autism has been taken through a recent screening exercise aimed at ensuring they receive the care and...

Rikair donates critical medical equipment to GMTF to support lifesaving care

A significant boost has been given to healthcare delivery in Ghana following a major donation of medical equipment by Rikair, led by its Board...

Ghana Medical Trust Fund expands renal care with new dialysis machines for Hohoe Hospital

The Ghana Medical Trust Fund has strengthened renal care services at the Volta Regional Hospital, Hohoe with the delivery of two new dialysis machines...

Mahama proposes cancer treatment centre in Tamale to expand specialist care in the North

President John Dramani Mahama has directed the Ministry of Health to begin plans for a cancer treatment centre in Tamale to reduce the need...

Ghana Health Service explains role of tricycles in Free Primary Healthcare

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has clarified the circulation of viral videos on social media that wrongly depict tricycles procured under the government’s Free...

Free Healthcare Programme: Tricycles are not ambulances – Mahama clarifies

President John Dramani Mahama has clarified that tricycles being distributed under the Free Primary Healthcare programme are not ambulances, but are intended to support...

United Party lauds Free Primary Healthcare, says policy originated from its manifesto

The United Party (UP) has commended President John Dramani Mahama for introducing the Free Primary Healthcare policy, describing it as a people-centred initiative aimed...

Safe Homes, Strong Society: Health advocate calls for counselling and justice for abuse victims

A medical doctor and child health advocate, Maame Serwaa Gyamfi Aboagye, has stressed the need for psychological support and counselling for victims of abuse,...

Safe Homes, Strong Society: Familiar faces often behind child abuse cases – Health Advocate warns

A medical doctor and child health advocate, Maame Serwaa Gyamfi Aboagye, has warned that many cases of child abuse are perpetrated by people known...

Safe Homes, Strong Society: Culture of silence hindering reporting of domestic abuse – Health advocate

A medical doctor and child health advocate, Maame Serwaa Gyamfi Aboagye, has raised concerns over what she describes as a growing “culture of silence”...

Safe Homes, Strong Society: Women must be ready for parenting before childbirth – Traditional Leader

A representative of traditional leader Odeneho Ofosu-Kwabi Ayebiahwe, Vivian Agyapomaah, has urged parents, especially women, to be fully prepared for the responsibilities of parenthood...

Livestream: Adom brands host dialogue on ending domestic violence

A special thought leadership programme on domestic violence is currently underway across Adom media platforms, bringing together key stakeholders to address abuse and promote...

Sucking a woman’s breast does not prevent cancer – Prof. Calys-Tagoe

Professor Benedict Calys-Tagoe, Head of the Department of Community Health, University of Ghana Medical School (UGMS), has dismissed the popular claim that sucking a...

GoldBod supports 6-year-old leukemia patient with $12,724 for life-saving surgery

The Ghana Gold Board (Ghana Gold Board) has extended financial assistance of US$12,724 to support the medical treatment of six-year-old Duwaa Afriyie Boakye Addei,...

Ahafo Minister appeals for medical store to strengthen healthcare

The Minister for the Ahafo Region, Charity Gardiner, has called on the Ghana Chamber of Mines to appeal to Newmont Gold Ghana to provide...

GHS confirms over 1000 cases of Mpox

The Ghana Health Service (Ghana Health Service) has confirmed four new cases of Mpox, bringing the national tally to 1,062 as of April 11,...

Lack of water at Anfoega Wademaxe CHPS compound disrupts healthcare delivery

The persistent lack of access to potable water at Anfoega Wademaxe in the North Dayi District of the Volta Region is undermining quality healthcare...

Free Primary Healthcare Policy at risk over poor lab systems in Ghana – GAMLS tells Govt

The Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS) has warned that weak laboratory systems could undermine the effectiveness and long-term sustainability of the government’s...

MoH opens portal for health professionals’ validation and posting

The Ministry of Health Ghana has announced the commencement of validation for qualified health professionals as part of its recruitment and posting process. In a...

Free primary healthcare a game-changer – Titus Beyuo

A member of Parliament’s Health Committee, Professor Titus Beyuo, has described Ghana’s newly launched Free Primary Healthcare initiative as a “game changer,” arguing that...

Low-cost lifesaver: Rural midwife designs basket for emergency newborn transfers in Bosomtwe

In the rural stretch linking Apinkra, Behenase, Nuaso and Kokrobikro in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti Region, the journey to advanced medical care...

Decentralise FDA to district level — NPP Communicator on the issue of illegal street drug hawking

Western Regional Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Issah Fuseini, has called on government to decentralise the Food and Drugs Authority to...

Mahama promises posting priority for health workers under free primary healthcare programme

President John Dramani Mahama has assured that health professionals and volunteers who participate in the government’s Free Primary Healthcare programme will be given priority...

Free primary healthcare policy to complement NHIS – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has clarified that the government’s Free Primary Healthcare Policy is intended to complement, not replace, the National Health Insurance Scheme...

Street drug hawkers also sell narcotics — Expert reveals

Governance and International Relations expert Mathias Bonzo-Ewereko Boateng has warned that illegal street drug hawkers are not only selling over-the-counter medicines but are also...

Illegal street drug hawking is a national security threat — Governance expert

Governance and International Relations expert Mathias Bonzo-Ewereko Boateng has described illegal street drug hawking as a major security threat that requires urgent national attention. Speaking...

Healing in borrowed spaces: Patients with different infectious diseases treated in makeshift wards

At the Emergency Operations Centre in Pantang, disease control officers monitor screens tracking infectious diseases across the regions. With surveillance systems in place, Director-General...

GH₵1.2bn Free Primary Healthcare plan ‘misplaced priority’ — Ayew Afriyie

The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Health Committee and Member of Parliament for Effiduase/Asokore, Dr Nana Ayew Afriyie, has criticised the government’s decision to commit...

Laboratory Scientist urges SHS authorities in Ahafo to prioritise student healthcare

A Medical Laboratory Scientist at Saint Elizabeth Hospital, Ransford Yakubu, has urged management of senior high schools in the Ahafo Region to prioritise the...

NHIS coverage rises to 66% in 2025, gaps remain – NHIA boss

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority, Dr Victor Bampoe, has disclosed that coverage under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)...

Mahama to launch Free Primary Health Care Programme on April 15 at Dodowa

President John Mahama will on Wednesday, April 15, launch the Government’s flagship health sector initiative, the Free Primary Health Care Programme, at Dodowa in...

Nambro and Bahyirenwere communities rent private house as CHPS to improve healthcare delivery

Nambro and Bahyirenwere communities in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region have rented a private house to serve as a...

Silent killers surge with NCDs now behind nearly half of deaths in Ghana – Health Minister

Ghana is facing a growing public health crisis, with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) now accounting for nearly half of all deaths, according to the Minister...

Gov’t explores three financing options to complete Agenda 111 hospitals

Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has disclosed that government is considering three financing options to ensure the completion of the Agenda 111 hospital projects. Speaking...