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Styrofoam not biodegradable, poses serious health risks – EPA CEO warns
The Chief Executive Officer of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Prof. Nana Ama Browne Klutse, has urged Ghanaians to stop using styrofoam products, warning that they are not biodegradable and pose significant environmental and health risks.
People-centred healthcare begins with access, not policy – WHO to Ghana
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged Ghana to place communities – not health systems – at the centre of ongoing healthcare reforms, stressing that Universal Health Coverage will only become a reality when people can easily access quality healthcare where they live. Speaking at the opening of the 2026 Christian...
GHS commends CHAG for delivering healthcare to hardest-to-reach areas
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has commended the Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG) for its longstanding commitment to delivering healthcare in some of the most remote and underserved communities
Nova Wellness CEO urges Ghanaians to embrace simple ‘biohacks’ for better health and longer lives
Founder of Nova Wellness Center, Dr Naa Asheley Ashietey, has urged Ghanaians to adopt simple, cost-free lifestyle habits that can significantly improve their physical and mental wellbeing, arguing that many people overlook basic health practices in favour of more expensive interventions.
Tamale Teaching Hospital NICU receives five oxygen concentrators to support newborn care
The Ghana Medical Trust Fund has donated five oxygen concentrators, including one mobile oxygen concentrator, to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Tamale Teaching Hospital to support the care of newborns requiring oxygen therapy.
Birim North appeals for urgent postings, as only three doctors serve over 87,000 people
The Birim North District Health Directorate in the Eastern Region has appealed to the government and the Ghana Health Service to urgently deploy more medical doctors to the district, warning that the current shortage is placing immense pressure on healthcare delivery. Speaking to Adom News, the Birim North District Hea...
Medical and Dental Council worried over growing misconduct complaints against health professionals
The Chairman of the Medical and Dental Council, Professor Agyeman Badu Akosa, has expressed concern over the increasing number of malpractice and professional misconduct complaints against health professionals in Ghana.
Komfo Anokye Blood Bank appeals for more donors amid fears of blood shortage due to rising road crashes
The Blood Bank at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) is appealing for voluntary blood donation to help avert a possible shortage, as the increasing number of road traffic accidents continues to put pressure on the facility’s blood reserves.
Herbal medicine experts call for unified regulations, stronger support for industry growth
Herbal medicine experts have called on the government to establish a unified national standard for herbal medicines and improve the implementation of Ghana’s Essential Herbal Medicines List to support the growth of the sector. They warned that inconsistencies in regulatory processes and challenges with procurement syst...
Manuel Koranteng writes: Work, wellbeing and why Ghana’s workplace culture needs an immediate rethink
In many workplaces in Ghana, personal emergencies are only justified when there’s total immobility. But what does that mean? Ghana’s workplace culture will be the end of us. Stay with me. Last Sunday, I saw a flurry of posts about how important fathers, especially the ‘intentional’ ones, have been in people’s lives. Ho...
Northern Ghana bears highest hepatitis B burden as Health Ministry strengthens elimination efforts
More than three million Ghanaians are estimated to be living with hepatitis B, while about 500,000 others have hepatitis C, according to the Ghana Health Service, as authorities intensify efforts to reduce the country’s viral hepatitis burden. The country records more than 10,000 new hepatitis infections annually, with...
Health Ministry awaiting financial clearance to recruit 8,000 nurses — Akandoh tells Otumfuo
The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has disclosed that the government is awaiting financial clearance from the Ministry of Finance to recruit an additional 8,000 nurses this year. Speaking during a courtesy call on the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi, the Minister said nea...