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Pharmaceutical society warns of disease outbreaks after devastating floods
The Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH) has warned of an increased risk of disease outbreaks following Monday's devastating floods, urging residents in affected communities to observe strict hygiene and sanitation measures to prevent a secondary public health crisis.
90 million Africans living with hepatitis B, C undiagnosed – Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has raised concerns about the persistent health challenges facing Africa, warning that millions of people across the continent continue to live with serious diseases without diagnosis or access to timely treatment.
Patient’s allegedly relative assault nurse at Tema Community 22 Polyclinic
An attempt to enforce routine visiting regulation has allegedly resulted in the assault of a nurse at Tema Community 22 Polyclinic.
KATH doctors call for urgent opening of Afari and Sewua hospitals
A doctors’ association at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has urged authorities to urgently operationalise the Afari Military Hospital and Sewua Government Hospital to ease severe congestion and bed shortages at the facility. The call was made by Dr. Michael Leat, Chairman of the Komfo Anokye Doctors’ Associa...
Over-reliance on imported medicines threatens national security – Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana
The Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana says Ghana’s over-reliance on imported drugs for public use amounts to growing threats to national security.
Tema records 333 adolescent pregnancies in 2025 despite interventions
Health authorities in the Tema Metropolis have expressed concern over persistent adolescent pregnancies despite ongoing efforts to expand adolescent-friendly health services and reproductive health programmes. Data presented by the Tema Metropolitan Health Directorate at its 2025 Annual Health Performance Review showed...
99.3% covered, 1,200 infected: Ghana’s HIV blind spot
Today is Zero HIV Stigma Day.
Health Minister suspends KATH CEO over emergency admissions announcement
The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has directed the Board of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) to suspend the hospital’s Chief Executive Officer for two weeks with immediate effect. The directive, contained in a letter dated June 5, 2026, cites the CEO’s announcement on the suspension of admission...
Ebola’s mortality rate stands at 30–50% – Health Minister urges early reporting
Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has cautioned the public over Ebola preparedness, stressing that the disease carries a mortality rate of between 30 and 50 per cent, making early detection and reporting critical to saving lives. Speaking on JoyNews’ AM Show on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, the minister urged individuals...
Why some African nations are turning down Trump aid money
After dismantling the main US body for delivering foreign assistance last year, the Trump administration is again offering hundreds of millions of dollars to African countries to support their healthcare structures and help fight disease. But the new deals come with conditions attached and as a result, face resistance...
Lab scientists at KATH join calls for reinstatement of suspended CEO
Medical laboratory scientists at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) have thrown their support behind the hospital’s suspended chief executive officer, arguing that a controversial decision to temporarily halt emergency admissions was necessary to protect patients amid severe resource constraints. The Ghana Associati...
“Unacceptable and criminal”: GRNMA condemns assault on midwife
The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has condemned the assault of a senior staff midwife at the Tema Community 22 Polyclinic, calling for urgent measures to protect healthcare workers nationwide. In a statement signed by its President Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo and General Secretary David Tenkorang...