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JOICFP, Upper Manya Health Directorate sign MoU for health promotion
The Japanese Organisation for International Cooperation in Family Planning (JOICFP) and the Upper Manya Krobo District Health Administration (UMKDHA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote quality healthcare in the district. To this end, JOICEF has handed over a Maternal Neonatal Child Health (MNCH)...
Korle Bu Polyclinic receives anti-bed sore mattresses to improve patient care
The Korle Bu Polyclinic and Family Medicine Department has received eight anti-decubitus mattresses to support the care of bedridden patients and help prevent pressure ulcers among long-term patients
Ghana’s favourite sausages might be costing your kids more than you think
They’re on every plate. In school lunchboxes, at kids’ parties, in chop bars from Accra to Kumasi. Chicken franks and sausages have become the easy win for busy parents and picky eaters.
Galamsey chemicals and air pollution linked to rising diabetes risk in children
Dr. Benson Owusu, a public health expert, is raising alarm over the growing exposure of children to toxic heavy metals from illegal mining and open burning, warning that contamination from galamsey operations and air pollution could increase the risk of diabetes and other life-threatening diseases. Korle Bu Teaching Ho...
FAO report warns of food safety risks linked to recycled plastics and alternative food packaging
A new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has raised concerns over the potential food safety risks associated with recycled plastics and alternative food contact materials used in food packaging. The report, titled Food Safety Implications of Recycled Plastics and Alternative Food Cont...
Ghana Health Service enhances Hantavirus surveillance
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says it has enhanced surveillance in Ghana after an outbreak of Hantavirus on a cruise ship, which has now docked in Cape Verde. In a statement the GHS assured that no case of Hantavirus has been recorded in Ghana, but enhanced surveillance measures have been instituted following the dock...
There is nothing like ‘no-bed syndrome’ – Dr Nsiah-Asare
Former Director-General of the Ghana Health Service and former Presidential Advisor on Health, Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare, has rejected the popular description of overcrowded emergency wards as “no-bed syndrome,” arguing that it oversimplifies deeper structural challenges within the health system. His comments follow the r...
Medical negligence continues to claim lives every day – CDD-Ghana’s Abena Addo
Vera Abena Addo, Programmes Officer at CDD-Ghana responsible for Elections, Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption, has called for significant reforms in the country’s healthcare system following the death of 29-year-old Charles Amissah.
Ghana’s healthcare crisis a system failure, not a few bad staff – Arthur Kennedy
US-based Ghanaian medical doctor and former New Patriotic Party presidential aspirant, Dr Arthur Kobina Kennedy, has criticised what he describes as the narrow focus of the Prof. Agyeman Badu Akosa Committee report into the death of 29-year-old engineer Charles Amissah, insisting that Ghana’s healthcare crisis is the r...
WHO intensifies response as Ebola outbreak kills dozens in DR Congo
The World Health Organisation has stepped up emergency support to the Democratic Republic of the Congo following the confirmation of an Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in the country’s north-eastern Ituri Province. Health authorities say at least 67 suspected community deaths linked to the outbreak have already been recorded...
Mangione admits killing healthcare CEO and pleads guilty to federal charges
Luigi Mangione has admitted to killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson after pleading guilty to federal charges of interstate stalking resulting in death.
NHIA pays over GH¢157m in claims to health facilities nationwide
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has disbursed more than GH¢157 million in claims to healthcare service providers across the country in April 2026, as part of efforts to sustain uninterrupted healthcare delivery under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). According to a statement from the Authority...