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Ghana intensifies Ebola surveillance at borders, health facilities
Ghana has intensified surveillance at its points of entry and health facilities amid concerns over the spread of Ebola in parts of Africa, Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has said. Akandoh said the country had activated its surveillance systems at airports and other points of entry, as well as at health faciliti...
Probe finds medical neglect, not injuries, killed Charles Amissah
A committee investigating the death of a road accident victim, Charles Amissah, has concluded that failures in emergency medical care — not the initial injuries — led to his death, raising fresh concerns about hospital response systems in Ghana. Amissah, a 29-year-old engineer with Promasidor Ghana Limited, was knocked...
SDA offers to partner government to complete selected Agenda 111 projects
The Ghana Adventist Health Services of the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church has expressed readiness to partner the government to complete and operationalise selected Agenda 111 health projects. The commitment was made when a delegation from the SDA, led by Dr James Antwi, met the minister for health, Kwabena Mintah A...
Health Minister assures full implementation of Akosa Committee recommendations on Charles Amissah death
The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has assured that all recommendations contained in the Akosa Committee report investigating the death of Charles Amissah will be fully implemented.
GMA calls for fairness and due process over disciplinary action in Charles Amissah report
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has called for fairness, transparency, and due process in the handling of disciplinary actions arising from the investigative report into the death of Charles Amissah.
GMTF, Atlantic Lifesciences explore local production of cancer, heart medicines to cut treatment costs
The Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF) is exploring a strategic partnership with Atlantic Lifesciences Limited and the PharmaNova Group to locally manufacture critical medicines for cancer, cardiovascular diseases and other chronic conditions. The proposed collaboration is aimed at reducing the cost of treatment for thous...
Trump signs executive order aimed at reducing number of recommended childhood vaccines
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday aimed at reshaping the federal government’s approach toward childhood vaccines, insisting that infants should receive fewer immunizations over a longer period despite little scientific evidence supporting such sweeping changes. The wide-ranging order proposes r...
Dry boreholes, dry wells: changing weather patterns deepens Atebubu’s water crisis — but new solutions offer hope
At 4:00 every morning, 40-year-old Fati Abdullai wakes up with one goal: to find water. Carrying two metal bowls on her head, she walks through the dark streets of Atebubu in Ghana’s Bono East Region. If she is lucky, she returns home with just two bowls of water. But even that is not enough. “You […]
Historic relief for Bono East as Holy Family Hospital receives first dialysis machines from GMTF
Residents of the Bono East Region have received a major boost in healthcare delivery following the presentation of the first-ever dialysis machines to the Holy Family Hospital in Techiman. The Ghana Medical Trust Fund on Friday donated two dialysis machines to the hospital, ending years of difficulty for patients who p...
Afenyo-Markin demands urgent inclusion of hernia treatment in Medical Trust Fund
The Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has called for the government to urgently integrate hernia treatment into the Ghana Medical Trust Fund.
Kidney health in the spotlight: SHEILD Ghana issues urgent call for national action on World Kidney Day
As the global community marks the 20th anniversary of World Kidney Day on March 12, 2026, Sustainable Health Education and Interventions Limited (SHEILD) Ghana has issued a clarion call for a robust national response to the rising tide of kidney disease.
FDA sounds alarm over toxic ‘Sukudai’ cocktail
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has issued an urgent public alert following the discovery of a dangerous, unregistered substance being sold under the name ‘Sukudai’.