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Mahama urges African leaders to secure continent’s health sovereignty
President John Dramani Mahama has rallied African leaders and global health executives to secure the continent’s health sovereignty through investment in health infrastructures, pharmaceutical and vaccines production.
WHO warns Africa risks losing decades of health gains as external funding declines
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that Africa risks losing decades of progress in tackling major health challenges unless governments increase domestic financing to strengthen health systems.
Ministry of Health opens recruitment for medical and dental officers
The Ministry of Health has announced the commencement of recruitment for the 36th batch of Medical Officers and Dentists who have successfully completed their House Job and have been verified by the Medical and Dental Council. According to a public announcement issued by the Ministry, the recruitment process will begin...
Africa must manufacture its own contraceptives to achieve health sovereignty – Dr Sennen Hounton
The Regional Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) for West and Central Africa, Dr Sennen Hounton, has called on African governments to invest in local manufacturing of contraceptives and essential medical products to reduce the continent’s dependence on external suppliers and strengthen health securit...
Deputy Health Minister urges Africa to boost domestic health financing
Deputy Minister of Health, Professor Grace Ayensu-Danquah, has called on African countries to increase domestic investment in healthcare, warning that the continent can no longer depend heavily on external donor funding to sustain its health systems. She said Africa’s long-term health security will depend on its abilit...
Self-medication threatens Ghana’s public health – KNUST Pharmacy HOD
The Head of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Professor Isaac Ayensu, has raised concerns over the increasing practice of self-medication and drug abuse in Ghana, warning that it poses serious risks to public health. Speaking ahead of...
Greater Accra Health Directorate condemns assault on midwife at Tema Community 22 Polyclinic
The Greater Accra Regional Health Directorate has strongly condemned the alleged assault of a midwife at Tema Community 22 Polyclinic by a relative of a patient, describing the incident as an unprovoked attack on a healthcare worker carrying out her professional duties.
'World-first' vaccine designed by artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence has been used to develop a "fundamentally new" type of vaccine that could protect against large swathes of viruses and prevent pandemics, say researchers. The team at the University of Cambridge say it is the first time a vaccine's key component has been designed entirely by AI and then trialled...
“Burnout is already happening”: GMA warns of deepening healthcare crisis
Ghana’s emergency healthcare system is nearing a tipping point, the Ghana Medical Association has warned, citing chronic infrastructure gaps, staffing shortages and weak coordination as key drivers of recurring crises. The warning follows recent congestion at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, where the main emergency uni...
The first five minutes: Why every Ghanaian should know basic life support- Lessons from recent tragedies
Every day, lives are lost not because modern medicine has failed, but because help did not arrive soon enough or because those present did not know what to do. Whether at home, at church, in a market, at work, or on the roadside, a person can suddenly collapse from cardiac arrest. In those first few minutes, the differ...
Ghana activates Ebola Response plan as outbreaks surge in DRC and Uganda
Ghana has intensified its national Ebola preparedness and response plan following outbreaks of the disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda. Dr Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe, Director of Public Health at the Ghana Health Service (GHS), said the country had strengthened surveillance, laboratory testing, case...
GHS distributes mosquito nets to schoolchildren, targets 1.5 million children under SMC
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has begun the 2026 Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) campaign, targeting 1.5 million children in seven regions.