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Government intensifies maternal mortality campaign, emergency care training
The government has intensified efforts to reduce maternal deaths and strengthen emergency healthcare delivery in the Northern Region as part of measures to build a healthier society. The Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Grace Ayensu-Danquah, is leading a series of community engagements and supporting specialised nursing t...
Voluntary HIV testing urged in Kadjebi
Mark Ati, the Kadjebi District HIV Focal Person, has urged residents to undergo voluntary HIV and AIDS testing to determine their status.
Postpartum depression is a medical condition, not laziness – Counselor Perfect
Counseling Psychologist and ADR Practitioner, Counselor Perfect has stressed that postpartum depression should be treated as a serious health issue, not dismissed as weakness or lack of effort.
Angry crowd sets Ebola hospital tents on fire in DR Congo
An angry crowd set alight a section of a hospital at the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after family and friends of a young man thought to have died from the virus were prevented from taking his body away for burial. “They started throwing projectiles at the hospital. […]
No bed syndrome is result of systemic failures, not lack of beds – Aurum Institute Ghana Director
Country Director of Aurum Institute Ghana, Nana Kofi Quakyi, has said Ghana’s “no bed syndrome” reflects deep weaknesses in the health system, warning that the issue is often wrongly reduced to the availability of beds in emergency units.
Ebola outbreak on track to be deadliest ever, WHO chief says
The current outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo is on track to surpass the deadliest outbreak of the disease ever, the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.
World Bank pushes for immediate opening of Weija Children’s Hospital
The World Bank has urged the Government of Ghana to expedite the operationalisation and opening of the Weija Paediatric Hospital, stressing that the multi-million-dollar health facility was constructed to strengthen the country’s healthcare delivery system, particularly for children. According to the Bank, the 120-bed...
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We don’t care about World Bank, gov’t issues – Weija residents on delayed Children’s Hospital [Audio]
Haruna Amidu, a resident of Weija, has called on government to immediately open the completed Weija-Gbawe Children’s Hospital, describing its continued closure as a waste of resources. Speaking in an interview on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem, he said residents are not interested in ongoing disagreements between government, the...
GH₵1.2bn Free Primary Healthcare plan ‘misplaced priority’ — Ayew Afriyie
The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Health Committee and Member of Parliament for Effiduase/Asokore, Dr Nana Ayew Afriyie, has criticised the government’s decision to commit GH₵1.2 billion annually to the proposed Free Primary Healthcare programme, describing it as a misplaced priority. His comments follow a disclosure...
NHIS coverage climbs to 66% in 2025 — NHIA CEO
The Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Dr Victor Bampoe, has disclosed that coverage under Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) increased from 57 per cent to 66 per cent in 2025. Speaking in an interview, Dr Bampoe said the improvement in coverage was achieved during t...
Free primary healthcare funding a misplaced priority — Ayew Afriyie
The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Health Committee and Member of Parliament for Effiduase/Asokore, Nana Ayew Afriyie, has criticised the government’s decision to allocate GH₵1.2 billion annually to the proposed Free Primary Healthcare programme, describing it as a misplaced priority. His remarks on JoyNews follow a di...
Ghana launches National Mental Health Campaign with 24/7 digital care platform
Jubilare Group, in collaboration with the Mental Health Authority of Ghana and 18 partner organisations, has launched the Mental Health Campaign 2026, outlining plans for the country’s first 24/7 remote mental healthcare platform and committing to provide screening, counselling, and support services to more than 1,000...