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RAN-Africa seeks details of Agenda 111 private partnerships through RTI
The Right Accountability Network Africa (RAN-Africa) has filed a Right to Information (RTI) request with the Ministry of Health seeking comprehensive details on proposed partnerships between government and private entities to complete the stalled Agenda 111 hospital projects. The request, dated August 11, 2026, and sig...
Ghana’s emergency care crisis: Dr. Asiedu Sarpong calls for preventative approach to healthcare reform
Democracy and Development Fellow in Health at the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Dr. Kwame Asiedu Sarpong, has urged a fundamental shift towards preventative measures and addressing underlying systemic issues.
What everyone should know about C-sections
Most people have heard the term. Far fewer truly understand what it means, involves, what it demands, and why it matters to talk about it. To understand more about C-sections and its impacts, we need to start at the very beginning.
UMA improves healthcare access in Asutifi North with GH₵700k ‘Kim Taylor Legacy’ Walkway
The Underground Mining Alliance (UMA), a service provider at Newmont Ahafo mines, has commissioned and handed over a GH₵700,000 walkway to the Asutifi North Government Hospital, turning a long-standing movement difficulty into a path of dignity.
The wind brings dust and death; Experts say northern Ghana’s Meningitis crisis is predictable and preventable
Cerebrospinal meningitis kills dozens of people across northern Ghana every dry season, according to the Ghana Health Service, with at least 11 deaths already in 2026.
Health workers’ refusal of posting to Krachi West undermines healthcare delivery
Health workers’ refusal to accept postings to Krachi West Municipality in the Oti Region is increasingly undermining healthcare delivery, according to the Municipal Health Director, Victor Ahiaba. Speaking to Adom News, Victor Ahiaba said the municipality continues to struggle with inadequate permanent staff, a situati...
GMA clarifies KATH A&E congestion, says no emergency patients were turned away
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) says the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) did not turn away emergency patients during recent congestion at its Accident and Emergency (A&E) Centre, clarifying public concerns over temporary measures introduced at the facility.
Health Minister clarifies free primary healthcare scope
The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has clarified that teaching hospitals and regional hospitals will not be included in the government’s Free Primary Health Care initiative. Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen show, he explained that the policy will focus on Community-based Health Planning and Services (CH...
Jimah Labs launches diagnostic and imaging centre with free health screening at Abuakwa
Residents of Abuakwa and surrounding communities witnessed a significant milestone in healthcare delivery as Jimah Labs Diagnostics and Imaging Centre officially opened its doors to the public with a free health screening exercise. The event attracted healthcare professionals, community leaders, dignitaries, and hundre...
They were born with twisted feet. They learned to walk
Her feet will be twisted inward and downward, a condition as old as human history, yet one that most Ghanaians still cannot name. In many homes, the grandmother will say the child will grow out of it.
Beckoning hope: A new dawn for cancer care in Ghana
The vision behind the Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Comprehensive Cancer Care Centre of Excellence can transform cancer treatment, research and medical training across West Africa. On a quiet morning at a hospital in Accra, a mother waits anxiously outside a consulting room while doctors examine her teenage daughter. The family...
“Help your mother region” — Abdallah to North East health professionals
Abubakari Abdallah, former North East Regional Director of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), is urging local doctors working outside the region to come back and serve. He made the call on Tuesday (24 March 2026) at the 2025 annual health sector performance review meeting in Nalerigu, highlighting the need to improve heal...