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Government underspending on healthcare despite GH¢34.1bn allocation – Dr Kingsley Agyemang claims
Ranking Member on Parliament's Health Committee, Dr. Kingsley Agyemang, has accused the Mahama led administration of failing to match its healthcare budget with actual spending, arguing that the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review exposes serious underperformance in the sector.
Sewua Hospital to be commissioned during Mahama’s next visit to Kumasi — Health Minister tells Otumfuo
The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has assured the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, that the Sewua Regional Hospital in the Ashanti region will soon be operationalised. He gave the assurance during a courtesy call on the Otumfuo at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi. Briefing Otumfuo on developments in the heal...
Medical Herbalists must lead with evidence-based healthcare revolution – GAMH president
The President of the Ghana Association of Medical Herbalists (GAMH), Dr M.H. Sandra Ashong, has urged practitioners to embrace innovation, research and evidence-based approaches to strengthen the future of herbal medicine in Ghana.
Retirees benefit from 7th health screening of Lordina Foundation
The Lordina Foundation has held its seventh quarterly health screening for the Retired Ministers and Spouses Association (RMSA) of the Assemblies of God Church, in the Greater Accra East and West regions.
Pan-African Parliament turns to traditional medicine to cut maternal and infant deaths
African countries are set to accelerate the integration of traditional medicine into their national health systems as part of a continental push to reduce preventable maternal and newborn deaths.
IMCC engages Health Ministry to revive sector devolution
The Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee (IMCC) on Decentralisation has initiated discussions with the Ministry of Health to revive Ghana’s long-standing health sector devolution agenda.
‘It’s not just an inconvenience’: We’ve underestimated the health impacts of heavy periods
Heavy menstrual bleeding is a serious health condition. Only now are we starting to understand what causes it – and how it can be treated.
HealthTech Ghana wins top innovation award as 37 Military Hospital diagnostic expansion takes shape
HealthTech Ghana Limited has been named Innovative Medical Technology Distribution Company of the Year at the 9th Ghana West Africa Business Excellence Awards (WABEA) 2026.
AGA commissions two modern health centres in Obuasi to expand healthcare access
AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) Obuasi Mine has strengthened its commitment to sustainable community development with the commissioning of two modern health facilities in its host communities. The mining company commissioned the Apitikooko Health Centre and Staff Quarters as well as the Dokyiwa/Binsere Health Centre as part of...
Ghana Free Primary Healthcare policy faces funding concerns — think tank
Ghana’s newly introduced Free Primary Healthcare Policy could significantly expand access to basic health services, but questions remain about how it will be sustainably financed, a policy analysis has warned.
Ghana free primary healthcare policy faces funding concerns, think tank says
Ghana’s newly introduced Free Primary Healthcare Policy could significantly expand access to basic health services, but questions remain about how it will be sustainably financed, a policy analysis has warned. The concerns were raised by the Centre for Health Policy and Development–Africa, led by its Executive Director...
Africa’s healthcare future depends on stronger policy, collaboration — Abyssinia Haile
Africa cannot achieve universal health coverage by focusing only on doctors and nurses, according to Abyssinia Haile, Government Relations and Strategic Communications Fellow (Ghana) at the Alexis Miranda Foundation, who says stronger investment in allied healthcare professionals and policy reform is critical to improv...