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We are moving into homes – Health Minister unveils nationwide screening drive
Government is set to roll out a nationwide, home-based health screening programme as part of a broader push to strengthen primary healthcare and tackle the growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
Ghana launches a National Workplace HIV and Wellness Policy
Ghana has launched a new National Workplace HIV and Wellness Policy aimed at promoting healthier and stigma-free working environments across the country. The Deputy Minister for Health, Dr Grace Ayensu-Danquah, launched the policy on behalf of the Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh. She called on employers and...
Ghana cannot end fistula with awareness alone
After two decades of advocacy, obstetric fistula still exposes deep failures in equity, emergency care and political accountability in Ghana. For two decades, Ghana has marked the occasion with campaigns, conferences and commemorative days dedicated to ending obstetric fistula. Yet, for too many poor women and girls, e...
Stakeholders advocate comprehensive nutrition financing
The Deputy Director of Nutrition Ghana Health Service (GHS), Olivia Timpo, has advocated Multiple Micro-Nutrients Supplements (MMS) to be part of routine ante- natal care services to address nutritional issues of pregnant women. The MMS has 15 micronutrients including Folic Acid and B Vitamins which are very essential...
Deputy Health Minister Ayensu-Danquah appointed to AU Secretariat on global health
The Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Grace Ayensu Danquah, has been appointed as a Secretariat Member of the African High-Level Ministerial Committee (AHLMC) to help lead the reform of the global health architecture in a way that benefits the continent and its citizens. The AHLMC is a flagship African Union initiative aim...
Ghana records over 7,000 obstetric fistula cases amid call for improved maternal healthcare
Health experts are calling for urgent action to address obstetric fistula in Ghana, revealing that more than 7,000 women are currently living with the condition nationwide. The disclosure was made during an awareness campaign for World Obstetric Fistula Day held in Kumasi under the theme: “Her Health Is a Right: Invest...
Ebola spread in DR Congo ‘deeply alarming’, MSF warns
The rapid spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has created a "deeply alarming" situation, the medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has warned.
Ghana introduces a National Workplace HIV and Wellness Policy
Ghana has launched a new National Workplace HIV and Wellness Policy aimed at promoting healthier and stigma-free working environments across the country.
Ashanti ICGC churches walk to support mental health
Branches of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) in the Ashanti Region have again demonstrated their commitment to the community after embarking on a 12-kilometre-distance mental awareness health walk, dubbed ‘Life Walk’. This is aimed at raising funds to support mental health, an annual event that has become...
Free primary healthcare policy to boost access, cut cost barriers – Health Minister
The minister for health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, says the government will fully cover the cost of primary healthcare services under a new policy aimed at improving access and strengthening preventive healthcare delivery nationwide. The initiative, known as the Free Primary Health Care programme, is designed to remove f...
Ghana records over 7,000 obstetric fistula cases amid calls for better maternal healthcare
Health experts are calling for urgent action to tackle obstetric fistula in Ghana, revealing that more than 7,000 women are currently living with the condition nationwide.
Mahama assures timely completion of LA General Hospital project
President John Dramani Mahama has reiterated government’s commitment to completing the La General Hospital reconstruction project, assuring that all necessary efforts are being made to deliver the facility for public use. He gave the assurance during a working visit to the project site on Friday, April 24, where he ins...