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Tema Port Director urges maritime workers to stay fit amid rising NCD deaths
The Director of Tema Port, Zumah Tebon esq, on Saturday, May 16, 2026, led staff, management and stakeholders of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority through a health walk aimed at promoting healthy living, workplace wellness and occupational safety within the port community. The exercise, dubbed ‘The Maiden Edition...
Ghana’s free primary healthcare programme: Advancing equitable access to health and strengthening financial security.
Significant Out- Of-Pocket (OOP) health spending has been a major hindrance to achieving universal health coverage and financial security over the years. In 2022, OOP health spending remained the main financing scheme in 30 low and lower-middle income countries according to WHO’s Global Health Expenditure Report (2024)...
EU, Germany inject €415,000 into Ghana’s pharmaceutical manufacturing drive
The European Union (EU) and the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development have formalised a €415,437.78 grant to launch the PharmaVax Programme.
Ban on ‘takeaway packs’ driven by serious health risks, EPA explains
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has defended the government’s decision to ban Styrofoam takeaway packs, insisting the move is aimed at protecting public health and tackling the country’s growing plastic pollution crisis.
Free Primary Healthcare: Community nurses to receive equipped backpacks — Dr Grace Ayensu-Danquah
Dr Grace Ayensu-Danquah has revealed that community health nurses under the government’s Free Primary Health Care initiative will be equipped with specially designed backpacks containing essential medical tools, as part of efforts to bring basic healthcare closer to communities.
Free Primary Health Care policy is NDC’s original idea — Dr Ayensu-Danquah
The Deputy Minister for Health, Dr. Grace Ayensu-Danquah, has rejected claims that the government’s flaggship proframme, Free Primary Health Care (FPHC) policy is a rebranded version of a previous programme
Free Primary Healthcare policy is NDC’s original idea — Dr Ayensu-Danquah
The Deputy Minister for Health, Dr. Grace Ayensu-Danquah, has rejected claims that the government’s flaggship proframme, Free Primary Health Care (FPHC) policy is a rebranded version of a previous programme
Free Primary Healthcare: Health doesn’t have a political colour – Deputy Health Minister tells NPP
The Deputy Minister for Health, Dr. Grace Ayensu-Danquah, has cautioned against politicising Ghana’s Free Primary Healthcare (FPHC) programme, insisting that healthcare delivery should remain focused on service rather than partisan credit.
Gov’t to roll out ‘health kiosks’ to boost access to Free Primary Healthcare
The Deputy Minister for Health, Dr. Grace Ayensu-Danquah, has announced plans by government to introduce health kiosks across the country to bring basic healthcare services closer to the people under the Free Primary Health Care Programme.
VAST Ghana calls for stronger excise tax regime to combat rising NCD burden
Vision for Accelerated Sustainable Development Ghana (VAST Ghana) has called for a comprehensive overhaul of Ghana’s excise tax regime, urging the government to increase taxes on tobacco products
NHIA suspends 3 pharmacies over suspected fraudulent NHIS claims
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has suspended three pharmacies from participating in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) over what it describes as suspected fraudulent claims and irregular service transactions.
Mahama directs Health Ministry to establish Tamale cancer treatment centre as new cardio facility nears completion
President John Dramani Mahama has asked the Ministry of Health to begin plans for a cancer treatment centre in Tamale, saying patients in northern Ghana should not have to travel south for specialist care.