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Krachi West MP commissions CHPS compound for Kadentwe community
The Member of Parliament for Krachi West, Helen Adwoa Ntoso, has officially commissioned a new Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compound for Kadentwe and surrounding settlements, including Adankpa, in the Krachi West Municipality. The facility, designed to expand healthcare infrastructure in the area...
Free Primary Healthcare a “national reset”—Health Minister urges early care
The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has described the government’s Free Primary Healthcare policy as a major “reset” of Ghana’s health system, urging citizens to take advantage of it by seeking medical care early and embracing routine screening.
Health Minister details scope of Ghana’s primary healthcare policy
The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has detailed the scope of Ghana’s primary healthcare policy, describing it as the foundation of a strong and resilient health system capable of meeting the majority of the country’s medical needs. Speaking at the Government Accountability Series in Accra on Monday, April...
Principal Medical Herbalist outlines key risk factors for erectile dysfunction
Principal Medical Herbalist at Medi Moses Clinic, Dr. Prince Osei, has outlined key risk factors that can lead to erectile dysfunction, grouping them into three main categories—physical, psychological, and medication-related. Speaking on Accra-based UTV, he explained that physical factors are often linked to underlying...
KNUST marks 75th anniversary with medical outreach at Anwomaso
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has reaffirmed its commitment to community service and public health by organising a Medical and One Health Outreach at Anwomaso as part of activities marking its 75th anniversary. The outreach, led by the University’s College of Health Sciences, brought to...
Evidence: Afari Military Hospital is not 98% complete
The 500-bed military hospital at Afari in the Ashanti Region was not 98 per cent complete when the New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration was leaving office in January 2025. And it is nowhere near 98 per cent complete in June 2026. The false claim that the hospital was 98 per cent complete when the NPP left office is...
24,000 medical equipment worth GH¢500 million for primary healthcare – Health Minister
Health Minister, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has revealed government is investing more than GH¢500 million in medical equipment to strengthen primary healthcare delivery across the country as it rolls out the Free Primary Healthcare programme. The sector minister says over 24,000 pieces of medical equipment will be procured...
CHAG, NHIA -and PharmAccess implement Digital Health Programme to transform blood pressure control in Ghana
A digital health programme being implemented in Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG) facilities has more than doubled blood pressure control among patients living with hypertension, offering fresh hope in the fight against one of Ghana's leading non-communicable diseases.
Free Primary Healthcare to be launched on Wednesday — Health Minister
The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has announced that government is set to officially launch its free primary healthcare policy on Wednesday, as part of a phased nationwide rollout aimed at improving access and strengthening service delivery.
First person gets new experimental vaccine for Ebola
The first volunteer in the world, a 37-year-old UK man called Ed Hunt, has received an experimental vaccine against the Ebola virus. Hunt said he wanted to help after seeing news reports of the deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The vaccine, designed using the same technology as one of the UK’...
NACP Programme Manager urges Ghanaians at high risk of HIV to consider Lenacapavir for prevention
The Programme Manager of Ghana’s National AIDS/STI Control Programme (NACP), Dr. Emmanuel A. A. Teviu, has encouraged Ghanaians who are HIV-negative but at substantial risk of acquiring HIV to consider Lenacapavir, a new long-acting antiretroviral medicine that has shown significant promise in HIV prevention. Speaking...
Three Accra hospitals face GHC20m lawsuit over Charles Amissah death
A doctor has sued three major hospitals in Ghana, several health workers and the Attorney General over the death of her brother following a road accident in Accra. Dr Matilda Amissah is seeking 20 million Ghana cedis in damages, alleging that a series of failures by medical staff contributed to the death of 29-year-old...