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Health Minister unveils nationwide preventive care expansion plan
The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has announced a major shift in Ghana’s healthcare delivery system, with renewed focus on prevention rather than treatment. Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen show, he said the government aims to move from “sick care” to true healthcare by encouraging regular medical chec...
GMTF launches nationwide specialist training initiative to strengthen healthcare delivery
The Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF) has launched a nationwide initiative to support specialist training for healthcare professionals as part of efforts to strengthen Ghana’s health workforce and improve healthcare delivery. The move forms part of the Trust Fund’s four core mandates and places emphasis on developing spe...
Ghana needs GH₵1.2bn annually to deliver free primary healthcare – Mintah Akandoh
The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has indicated that the government will need a minimum of GH₵1.2 billion each year to implement its Free Primary Healthcare policy, highlighting the scale of investment required to reform healthcare delivery across the country.
Abronye DC case: Detention doesn’t take away right to healthcare – Martin Kpebu
Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has stated that individuals in state custody retain their constitutional right to healthcare, stressing that detention does not strip a person of access to medical treatment.
Amissah Death Report: Fix system failures but ensure individual accountability — Fiifi Boafo
Former Head of Public Affairs at the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Fiifi Boafo, has called for both systemic reforms and individual accountability following the release of the investigative report into the death of Charles Amissah.
Upper West records 45% drop in maternal deaths ahead of free primary healthcare rollout
The Upper West Region has recorded a nearly 45% reduction in maternal deaths and is now counting down to the rollout of Free Primary Healthcare in 10 municipalities and districts, covering about 790,000 people. Health authorities say the policy has the potential to transform healthcare delivery, but only if all stakeho...
Charles Amissah’s Death: A lot of the blame must go to the ambulance service – Dr Yankson
A legal practitioner and former General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Justice Yamson, has placed significant responsibility for the death of 29-year-old Charles Amissah on the ambulance service.
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...
Free Primary Healthcare policy ‘needless’ – NPP Deputy Communications Director
Deputy Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Jennifer Oforiwaa Queen, has criticised the government’s Free Primary Healthcare policy, describing it as unnecessary given existing challenges in the country. Speaking on UTV Ghana, she argued that the policy duplicates the role of the National Health In...
Free primary healthcare a game changer — Prof. Titus Beyuo
A member of Parliament’s Health Committee, Professor Titus Beyuo, has described Ghana’s newly launched Free Primary Healthcare initiative as a “game changer,” arguing that it introduces the country’s first coordinated national system for disease prevention and adult health screening. The Free Primary Healthcare initiat...
Experts push for consumer-led healthcare reforms at inaugural Consumer Health Week
Health experts, policymakers and regulators have called for a shift toward consumer-led healthcare reforms at Ghana’s inaugural Consumer Health Week (CHW), stressing the need to place patients at the centre of the country’s health system.
Stroke survivors demand inclusive healthcare, urgent policy interventions nationwide
Stroke survivors and advocates have urged government to improve healthcare access and support systems to reduce disability.