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“We Serve, But We’re Stuck”: The silent struggle of a Ghanaian nurse
Somewhere in a remote community in a deprived part of Ghana, a nurse rises before the dawn chorus. Once again, she prepares for duty alone. Her spouse, also a health professional or other professional within the same national system, works hundreds of miles away. Months have turned into years. Transfer requests have be...
Health Ministry partners Belgian team to tackle medical waste at Korle Bu
The Ministry of Health has initiated steps to strengthen medical waste management in Ghana’s health sector, beginning with an assessment visit to the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital.
“Men are not good at seeking help” — physician raises mental health alarm
A physician specialist, Dr Joojo Aryee, has called for stronger national attention to men’s mental health, warning that cultural expectations and poor health-seeking behaviour are driving many men to present at health facilities only when conditions have become severe. Speaking on the Asaase Breakfast Show’s health seg...
Ernest Chemists supports Ghana Prisons as medicine shortage deepens healthcare crisis
Ghana’s prison system is facing a growing healthcare challenge, with authorities confirming critical shortages of essential medicines affecting both inmates and officers across the country.
10% of drug users in Ghana started before age 15 – NACOC
The Director-General of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), Major General Maxwell Obuba, has raised concerns over the increasingly young age at which some people in Ghana begin using drugs. According to him, a 2025 study by the University of Ghana School of Public Health found that 10% of people who use drugs sta...
Bed shortages push nearly 3000 patients into corridor care in UK
Fresh data released by the United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS) has revealed the extent of pressure on hospitals across England, with almost 3,000 patients each day being treated in corridors and other improvised spaces because of a severe shortage of hospital beds.
Daily pill to help keep weight off after stopping obesity jabs
A new daily pill could help people coming off weight-loss jabs remain slim, latest research says.
HIV still public health concern — GAC
The Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) has said despite progress made in the HIV fight in the country, the disease still remains a public health concern. He has, therefore, called on the media to help with continuous public education, accurate reporting and responsible storytelling about the disease in order to enhance people...
Napo donates medical equipment to KATH children’s ward to mark his birthday
Former Energy Minister and NPP Vice Presidential Candidate, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has donated a range of medical equipment to the Children’s Ward of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) as part of activities marking his birthday.
Over 9,000 Ghanaian children receive free life-changing treatment for clubfoot as experts push for early detection
More than 9,000 Ghanaian children have been quietly transformed by a free treatment most families have never heard of. Today, on World Clubfoot Day, their stories demand our attention — and our action. Somewhere in Ghana today, a baby is being born with clubfoot. Chances are, her family has never heard of it. Her feet...
Mahama Cares: Government lists hospitals approved for Ghana Medical Trust Fund support
The government has announced a list of hospitals across the country designated to process applications for support under the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, popularly known as Mahama Cares, as authorities move to operationalise the healthcare intervention programme. The Minister of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofo...
4 fruits that can help reduce breast cancer risk, says an Oncologist
Breast cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers among women, and while no single food can prevent it, research continues to reveal that what’s on your plate matters.