Health

2026 Budget is the most people-focused in years – Health Minister

The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has described the 2026 budget as “the most people-focused and health-centred budget” in recent years, emphasising government’s...

Zipline Ghana denies misusing drone service for non-essential deliveries

The Country Manager of Zipline Ghana, Daniel Kwaku Merki, has dismissed claims that the company’s drone delivery service is being misused to transport non-essential...

US pledges $150m to expand Zipline’s drone deliveries across Africa

The United States Government has pledged up to $150 million to support Zipline International Inc. in scaling up its drone-enabled medical delivery operations across...

Health Ministry inaugurates new reconstituted National Immunisation Technical Advisory Group

The Ministry of Health has officially inaugurated the newly reconstituted National Immunisation Technical Advisory Group (NITAG-Ghana), aimed at reinforcing evidence-based vaccine policy and enhancing...

Alpha Ladies set for December 13 charity event to support children with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus

Women-led humanitarian organization, Alpha Ladies, is preparing to host its annual charity donation event on December 13, 2025. This year’s initiative is dedicated to...

70% of newly posted doctors fail to report to assigned regions – GHS data

New data from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has revealed a shocking nationwide turnout gap, with 7 out of every 10 newly posted medical...

Minister of Health announces plan to establish three Catheterisation centres

The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, says the government is set to establish three catheterisation centres across the country as part of a...

Zipline drones delivering condoms, mosquito nets, needles and text textbooks – Health Minister

Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has revealed that drone delivery company Zipline Ghana has been transporting items beyond its core emergency mandate, raising...

Health Minister clarifies government-Zipline partnership, says contract under review for value for money

The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has dismissed claims that the government has halted its collaboration with medical drone service provider Zipline, clarifying...

Family planning acceptor rate increases in Ahafo Region – RHD

Managers of the Ahafo Regional Health Directorate (RHD) say the family planning acceptor rate in the region is rising, a development they describe as...

NHIA Central Regional Director warns health facilities to stop charging illegal fees

The Central Regional Director of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Kojo Sekyere Koi Thompson, has cautioned all National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) credentialed...

NHIA ready to implement 120% service tariff hike pending approvals

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Dr. Victor Asare Bampoe, has revealed that the Authority is prepared to roll...

Ghana hosts regional cross-border meeting to combat neglected tropical diseases

Ghana, alongside Burkina Faso, Togo, and Côte d’Ivoire, has launched a three-day cross-border meeting to strengthen collaboration in the fight against Onchocerciasis and Lymphatic...

NHIA CEO warns against unlawful hospital fees

NHIA CEO Dr. Victor Asare Bampoe has raised concerns over illegal fees being charged at some health facilities across Ghana. Speaking on Channel One TV,...

Breast milk in children’s eyes is dangerous, not a cure – Optometrist warns

A leading optometrist in the Upper West Region, Dr Zakaria Al-Hassan Baluri, has warned parents against applying breast milk to treat eye infections in...

Agenda 111 funding will take 193 years to complete hospitals – Atwima Nwabiagya North MP

The Member of Parliament for Atwima Nwabiagya North, Frank Yeboah, has criticised the government’s allocation of GHS100 million for the completion of 10 Agenda...

Zipline delivering less than 1% of core mandate – Prof. Beyuo

Member of Parliament for Lambussie and member of Parliament’s Health and Subsidiary Legislation Committees, Professor Titus Beyuo, has raised concerns over the effectiveness of...

Disruptive mindset from government – Dr. Afriyie on Zipline centres shutdown [Audio]

Ranking Member on Parliament’s Health Committee, Dr. Ayew Afriyie, has expressed serious concern over the closure of three Zipline drone delivery centres, warning that...

Former, current Ahafo Regional Ministers join forces to boost healthcare services

Former and current Ahafo Regional Ministers have teamed up to improve healthcare services for residents of the region. During a courtesy call on the Kenyasi...

Gov’t to release GH¢231m to clear outstanding nurses’ allowances within two weeks

Government has announced plans to release GH¢231 million within the next two weeks to settle outstanding allowances owed to nurses across the country. This follows...

Mpox cases reach 880, GHS urges public to stay alert

The Ghana Health Service has confirmed 11 new Mpox infections, raising the national case count to 880 as of November 20, 2025. The update follows...

Hypertension, diabetes, driving rising health costs — Dr Maxwell Antwi calls for innovative financing approaches

The Country Director of PharmAccess, Dr (Med) Maxwell Antwi, has cautioned that hypertension and diabetes are now consuming such a large share of Ghana’s...

Bekwai Government Hospital saves 80% of premature babies every month

The Bekwai Municipal Hospital has reported saving 80% of premature babies admitted each month, a success highlighted during the observance of World Premature Baby...

Child mortality figures “staggering, embarrassing” for Ghana – Rev. Steve Mensah

The General Overseer and Resident Pastor of the Charismatic Evangelistic Ministry, Rev. Steve Mensah, has expressed deep concern over the alarming rate of child...

Anytime a newborn dies, the cost to country is higher – Prof. Manu warns

Director of the Institute of Health Research at the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), Professor Alexander Manu, says that the death of...

We need more well-equipped neonatal care unit for preterm babies – Dr Nawaane

Chairman of Parliament’s Health Committee, Dr. Mark Kurt Nawaane, has called for urgent investment in well-equipped neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) across the country...

Marburg Virus Outbreak in Ethiopia prompts GHS alert

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has issued a public alert following the confirmation of a Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak in Ethiopia, calling for...

Health Minister announces recruitment of 13,500 nurses, pledges pending salaries by month-end

The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has announced the successful recruitment of 13,500 nurses and midwives, describing it as a major boost to...

Ahafo Minister warns health facilities over illegal NHIS fees

The Minister for Ahafo Region, Charity Gardiner, has cautioned health facilities in the region against demanding illegal fees from National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)...

Sekyere Afram Plains partners World Vision to boost health and WASH advocacy

The Sekyere Afram Plains District, in collaboration with World Vision Ghana, has launched a new Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) initiative aimed at improving...

65% of adult Ghanaians cannot afford healthy diets

Up to 65 per cent of adult Ghanaians are unable to afford a healthy diet daily. The recommended healthy diets consist of half a plate...

Experts warn Ghana risks ‘death care’ system if…

Health experts have issued strong warnings about the state of Ghana’s healthcare system, cautioning that years of poor prioritisation, weak institutional discipline, political interference,...

NHIA temporarily waives one-month waiting period for new and lapsed NHIS members

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has announced a temporary suspension of the one-month waiting period for newly registered members of the National Health...

Alcohol consumption causes 6 deaths every 6 minutes – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says alcohol consumption causes three million deaths every year, while six deaths are recorded every six minutes. It said alcohol...

First Lady takes health services to Sunyani as Bono Region battles high HIV rates

First Lady, H.E. Mrs Lordina Dramani Mahama, visited Sunyani on Thursday to organise a community health screening exercise in collaboration with the Ghana AIDS...

2026 budget: Government to build 6 new Regional Hospitals, launch MahamaCares for NCDs

Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has outlined major health sector initiatives in the 2026 Budget Statement, highlighting the government’s commitment to Universal Health...

E-health records disaster: Clinicians risk misdiagnosing patients after losing 5 years of medical data

Healthcare delivery across Ghana's public facilities is facing a critical challenge, as medical records dating back to 2020 have been rendered inaccessible following the...

Nearly 50,000 female condoms expire over low demand

Deputy Programme Manager of the National AIDS/STI Control Programme, Dr. Anthony Ashinyo, has revealed that close to 50,000 female condoms procured by the National...

Lightwave E-Healthcare expresses disappointment over treatment by Health Ministry

Senior Project Manager at Lightwave E-Healthcare Solutions, Eric Agyei, has expressed deep disappointment over what he describes as unfair treatment of the company by...

Lightwave E-Healthcare denies hosting Ghana’s health data in India

Senior Project Manager at Lightwave E-Healthcare Solutions, Eric Agyei, has refuted claims by the Minister of Health that the company’s data servers for the...