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Calls grow for NHIS to cover prescription glasses after over 500 miss free eye care in Bono Region
Calls are mounting for the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to extend coverage to prescription glasses and low-vision aids after a four-day free eye care outreach in Ghana’s Bono Region screened 867 people but was unable to attend to more than 500 others due to limited capacity.
Menstrual poverty: United Pension Trustees calls for an end to menstruation stigma
United Pension Trustees is advocating an end to the stigma surrounding menstruation, stressing that open dialogue and access to sanitary products are essential for protecting girls’ health and future.
Recruitment failures reveal hidden youth health crisis — Old Tafo MP warns
Member of Parliament foe Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah has warned of a growing national crisis in youth drug abuse and mental health, following revelations that more than 6,000 applicants failed medical screening in the ongoing security services recruitment exercise. Assafuah who is Ranking Member on Parliament’s You...
“We are not dealing with the real matter”: Ghana must tackle all plastics, not just styrofoam — Baiden
Ghana risks making only marginal progress in its fight against plastic pollution if it focuses narrowly on banning styrofoam while ignoring the broader plastic waste stream, sustainability advocate Sammy King Baiden has warned. Speaking on the Asaase Breakfast Show on Thursday (28 May), Baiden described the planned res...
Prudential Bank launches World Cup-themed employee step challenge
Prudential Bank has launched the second edition of its Step Challenge, an employee health and fitness initiative scheduled to run from July to the end of September 2026. The initiative will combine physical activity with a football-themed virtual journey through the 48 nations participating in the challenge, beginning...
Menstrual Hygiene Day: Period should not cost a future
Every month, millions of women and girls across Ghana face a silent struggle that continues to undermine their dignity, education, health and economic participation: period poverty. For many girls, menstruation is not merely a biological process. It is a monthly source of anxiety, stigma, and financial stress. Some mis...
Braces beyond treatment: Gen Z’s fashion craze and the hidden dental risks
At the time, children who wore spectacles were often perceived as intelligent, affluent or “Dbee” [dada ba] and, depending on whom you asked, more attractive. The stereotype became so entrenched that spectacles were commonly associated with class prefects, school prefects, science students and self-proclaimed serious s...
FACT CHECK: Ashanti Regional Minister’s claim that Akufo-Addo commissioned Sewua Hospital before 2024 election FALSE!
A claim by Ashanti Regional Minister Dr Frank Amoakohene that former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo commissioned the Sewua Hospital before the 2024 general election has been found to be false when compared with official records of the project. Speaking on Ahenfie TV, a Kumasi-based radio station on Wednesday (27...
Akatsi South records gains in health, education, revenue mobilisation – MCE
The Akatsi South Municipality has recorded significant progress in health, education, water, sanitation, and infrastructure development under the government’s ‘Resetting Ghana’ agenda, Daniel Dagba, Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), has announced.
Africa’s pharmaceutical manufacturing vision becoming a reality – Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has declared that Africa’s vision of building a strong pharmaceutical manufacturing industry is steadily becoming a reality, urging leaders across the continent to intensify efforts to reduce dependence on imported medicines and medical supplies. Addressing Heads of State and Government on...
Africa’s pharmaceutical manufacturing plan goes beyond paper – Mahama
President John Mahama says Africa's vision of building a robust pharmaceutical manufacturing industry is steadily becoming a reality, calling on African leaders to accelerate efforts to reduce the continent's dependence on imported medicines and medical supplies.
Ho Teaching Hospital launches Environmental Sustainability and Beautification Initiative
The Ho Teaching Hospital (HTH) has officially launched an environmental sustainability and beautification initiative aimed at transforming the Hospital into a serene, patient-friendly, and internationally competitive healthcare environment.