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Ghana marks milestone with first locally manufactured anti-snake venom
Ghana has taken a bold step toward pharmaceutical self-reliance with the market authorization of the country’s first locally manufactured anti-snake venom, a breakthrough revealed...
It’s the quality, not the access – NVI boss on Ghana’s health crisis
Ghana must urgently address the quality of healthcare delivery, not just access, if it hopes to reduce preventable deaths and meet health equity targets,...
Mpox concerns heighten as Ashanti Region tests 10 suspected cases
Health authorities in the Ashanti Region are ramping up surveillance on Mpox, though the region has yet to record any case.
The Ghana Health Service...
GHS confirms 10 new Mpox cases, total infections rise to 19
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed 10 new cases of Mpox, formerly known as Monkeypox, bringing the total number of recorded infections in...
KNUST research suggests parasitic worm infections may lower COVID-19 severity
A new study by the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, has shown that people with parasitic worm infections may experience milder...
Parliamentarians unite for immunisation financing in Africa and Asia, resulting in the Istanbul call...
In the heart of Istanbul, a powerful alliance emerged last week as 21 Members of Parliament (MPs) from across Africa and Asia gathered with...
Ghana achieves 97% reduction in malaria deaths
Ghana has been able to reduce deaths caused by malaria by over 97% between 2014 and 2024.
In addition, outpatient department cases have declined by...
Uganda declares end to latest Ebola outbreak
Uganda on Saturday declared an end to the country's latest outbreak of Ebola, three months after authorities confirmed cases of the highly infectious and...
AMMREN commemorates 2025 African vaccination week and child health in Ghana
Remarks by the African Media and Malaria Research Network (AMMREN) at a Webinar for Journalists to Commemorate the 2025 African Vaccination Week and Child...
Newborns to receive Hepatitis B vaccinations from October
From October this year, all newborns will be vaccinated against Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) at birth, the Programme Manager of the Expanded Programme on...
Paediatric Society of Ghana debunks autism myths, urges early intervention
The Paediatric Society of Ghana (PSG) has issued a public statement to address and clarify misconceptions surrounding Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), following a viral...
GHS launches targeted polio immunisation campaign in Asutifi North
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) in the Asutifi North District of the Ahafo Region has launched a targeted immunisation campaign against poliomyelitis (polio) for...
Let’s be vigilant, increase surveillance for meningitis – GHS Director General
The Acting Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Professor Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, has urged stakeholders in the Upper East Region to be...
African Swine Fever outbreak in Damongo kills hundreds of pigs
An outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) has reportedly hit Damongo, the capital of the Savannah Region, leading to the deaths of hundreds of...
HFFG calls for increased and equitable allocation in health budget
Hope for Future Generations (HFFG) and its partners have called on the government to prioritize sustainable and equitable health financing to drive progress toward...
Man, 35, arrested for smuggling drugs through Aflao Border
A 35-year-old Nigerian national, Obinna Robinson, has been arrested by a joint security team at the Aflao Border for allegedly smuggling Hepatitis B medication...
Dr. Bernice Makafui Brempong honoured by Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang
Dr. Bernice Makafui Brempong, Senior Executive in charge of Investments in Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals at the Office of the President, has been honoured at...
Solutions to TB and HIV benefit all of us, North and South
In the west of Kenya, near the shores of Lake Victoria, where I come from, a tuberculosis outbreak is no different from one that...
Supreme Court rejects Trump’s request to keep billions in foreign aid frozen
A divided Supreme Court on Wednesday, March 5 rejected the Trump administration’s request to keep billions of dollars in foreign aid approved by Congress...
Akufo-Addo’s management of COVID-19 was pivotal in NPP’s 2020 victory – John Boadu
Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, has credited the party’s success in the 2020 election to former President Nana...
BoG assures parliament on procurement process for new headquarters
Stephen Yankyera Amoh, a technical member of the team that accompanied the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Johnson Asiama, to Parliament, has...
I’m operating from the new BoG headquarters – Dr. Asiama
The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Johnson Asiama, has confirmed that he is operating from the newly constructed headquarters of the central...
Discussion for the new headquarters started in 2011 – BoG Governor
The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr. Johnson Asiama, has disclosed that discussions surrounding the construction of a new headquarters for the...
‘The old Bank of Ghana HQ lacked structural integrity’ – BoG Governor
The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Johnson Asiama, has stated that the old headquarters of the central bank lacked structural integrity, making...
BoG Governor reveals $11m cost for furnishing new headquarters
The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr. Johnson Asiama, has revealed that furnishing the central bank’s newly constructed headquarters will cost $11.1...
BoG Governor reaffirms commitment to price stability, financial strength
The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Johnson Asiama, has reaffirmed the central bank’s commitment to maintaining price stability, strengthening the financial sector,...
Teenager arrested for allegedly shooting ‘Okada’ rider to death
A teenage boy is alleged to have shot and killed a commercial motorcycle rider, commonly known as an ‘Okada’ rider, at Adugyama in the...
TiC storms Nigeria for Ghana Independence Day party
One of Africa’s finest music exports, TiC, known in private life as Nana Kweku Okyere Duah, is set to thrill fans in Nigeria on...
Heritage Month: Kofi Okyere-Darko urges media to play 70% Ghanaian music
The Director of Diaspora Affairs at the Office of the President, Kofi Okyere-Darko, has urged Ghanaian media to dedicate at least 70 percent of...
Krachi East MP donates learning materials to schools
The Member of Parliament for Krachi East, Nelson Djabab, has partnered with the Fountain of Comfort Foundation (FOC) to donate essential learning materials to...
Mahama cannot stop galamsey – Odike [Video]
Founder and leader of the United Progressive Party (UPP), Akwasi Addae Odike, has cast doubt on the National Democratic Congress' (NDC) ability to end...
Health Ministry dismisses claims on completed Agenda 111 hospitals
The Ministry of Health has refuted claims by former Finance Minister Dr. Amin Adams that three hospitals under the Agenda 111 project were completed,...
Uganda reports second Ebola death, a 4-year-old, WHO says
A second Ebola patient, a four-year-old child, has died in Uganda, the World Health Organization said, citing the country’s health ministry.
The fatality brings the...
Farmers say bird flu a ‘crisis’ as egg prices soar
For Brian Kreher, a fourth-generation farmer in the small town of Clarence, New York, the latest outbreak of bird flu has meant many sleepless...
Exposé on Indian pharma firm illegally exporting highly addictive opioids to Ghana and West...
An Indian pharmaceutical company is manufacturing unlicensed, highly addictive opioids and exporting them illegally to West Africa where they are driving a major public...
GHS intensifies vaccination as cholera outbreak claims 40 lives
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is intensifying vaccination and sensitisation as a cholera outbreak claims 40 lives and infects over 6,000 people nationwide.
The outbreak,...
GHS begins cholera vaccination drive amid rising cases
The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has commenced a cholera vaccination campaign in Accra to combat the escalating...
EU provides GHC 1.6m to Ghana to aid cholera fight
The European Union (EU) has allocated GHC 1.6 million (€100,000) in humanitarian funding to aid communities affected by the ongoing cholera outbreak.
The outbreak, which...
50 countries affected by USAID freeze, says WHO
Programmes to tackle HIV, polio, mpox and bird flu have been affected by the freeze on tens of billions of dollars of overseas aid...
GHS to embark on cholera vaccination for children in Accra Metro
The Ghana Health Service has announced a cholera vaccination campaign targeting children across the Accra Metropolitan area.
This initiative is part of efforts to combat...